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- English Word Vary Definition To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England.
- English Word Vary Definition To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.
- English Word Vary Definition To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason.
- English Word Vary Definition To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men vary in opinion.
- English Word Vary Definition Alteration; change.
- English Word Varying Definition of Vary
- English Word Varying Definition a. & n. from Vary.
- English Word Vas Definition A vessel; a duct.
- English Word Vasa Definition of Vas
- English Word Vasa deferentia Definition of Vas
- English Word Vascula Definition of Vasculum
- English Word Vascular Definition Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically (Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts, or tubes, for the circulation of sap.
- English Word Vascular Definition Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals, including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals, etc.
- English Word Vascular Definition Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.
- English Word Vascular Definition Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants, that is, the phaenogamous plants, all of which are vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are cellular only.
- English Word Vascularities Definition of Vascularity
- English Word Vascularity Definition The quality or state of being vascular.
- English Word Vasculose Definition One of the substances of which vegetable tissue is composed, differing from cellulose in its solubility in certain media.
- English Word Vasculum Definition Same as Ascidium, n., 1.
- English Word Vasculum Definition A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in collecting plants.
- English Word Vase Definition A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.
- English Word Vase Definition A vessel similar to that described in the first definition above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust. of Niche.
- English Word Vase Definition The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite capital; -- called also tambour, and drum.
- English Word Vase Definition The calyx of a plant.
- English Word Vase-shaped Definition Formed like a vase, or like a common flowerpot.
- English Word Vaseline Definition A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under Petrolatum.
- English Word Vasiform Definition Having the form of a vessel, or duct.
- English Word Vaso-inhibitory Definition See Vasodilator.
- English Word Vasoconstrictor Definition Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vasohypertonic.
- English Word Vasoconstrictor Definition A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise blood pressure.