Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the iris of the eye.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
iridian . - Pertaining to or containing iridious irigenin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of or pertaining to iridium; -- said specifically of those compounds in which iridium has a relatively high valence.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry containing
tetravalent iridium - adjective medicine Of or relating to the
iris of the eye.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or containing iridium
- adjective of or relating to the iris of the eye
Etymologies
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irid(ium) (Neo-Latin, itself from Latin iris, from Greek iris) + -ic, hence cognate with Etymology 2
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irid- + -ic
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Examples
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When, however, a true _adhesion_ between corneal and iridic tissue takes place the filtration angle is not so easily opened.
iridic commented on the word iridic
A perfect monovocalic, as mollusque observes; what's more, that triad of three lovely short i's is balanced by three shapely consonants. An evocative denotation merely confirms this word's place in the first rank of underrated latinates.
(Five stars; would adopt as a username again.)
March 9, 2010