n. [ Sp. See Azoth. ] Lit.: Quicksilver; hence: pl. (Mining) Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury. [ Sp. Amer. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Chalaza + -gamy, as in polygamy. ] (Bot.) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryosac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle. It was originally discovered by Treub in Casuarina, and has since been found to occur regularly in the families Betulaceæ and Juglandaceæ. Partial chalazogamy is found in Ulmus, the tube here penetrating the nucleus midway between the chalaza and micropyle. -- Chal`a*zo*gam"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ F. gazogène; gaz gas + -gène, E. -gen. ] A portable apparatus for making soda water or aërated liquids on a small scale. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G., akin to AS. heretoga, lit., army leader. See Harry, and Duke. ] A member of the highest rank of nobility in Germany and Austria, corresponding to the British duke. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; root + -gen: cf. F. rhizogène. ] (Bot.) Prodicing roots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) One of a proposed class of flowering plants growning on the roots of other plants and destitute of green foliage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Schizo- + genesis. ] (Biol.) Reproduction by fission. Haeckel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Schizognathous. ] (Zool.) Any bird with a schizognathous palate. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) The schizognathous birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The condition of having a schizognathous palate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Schizo- + Gr. &unr_; the jaw. ] (Zool.) Having the maxillo-palatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, grouse, and many other birds. [ 1913 Webster ]