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 Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye.
  • adjective (Chem.) Of or pertaining to iridium; -- said specifically of those compounds in which iridium has a relatively high valence.

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  • 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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  • 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