Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume DEEu·tych"i·an·ism (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Eutyches and his followers. Eux·an"thic (?) a. (Chem.) Having a yellow color; pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, euxanthin. -- Euxanthic acid (Chem.), a yellow, crystalline, organic acid, extracted from euxanthin. Eux·an"thin (?), n. [Gr. ? well + ? yellow.] (Chem.) A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also puri, purree, and Indian yellow. Eux"e·nite (?), n. [Gr. ? hospitable. So named because it contains a number of rare elements.] (Min.) A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium, with some other metals. E·va"cate (?), v. t. [Pref. e- + vacate.] To empty. [Obs.] Harvey. E·vac"u·ant (?), a. [L. evacuans, -antis, p. pr. of evacuare: cf. F. évacuant.] Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. -- n. (Med.) A purgative or cathartic. E·vac"u·ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evacuated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Evacuating.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See Vacate.] 1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish. 2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.] Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning. 3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels. 4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress. The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country. |