Ethiop
(E"thi*op E`thi*o"pi*an) , n. [L. Aethiops, Gr. to burn + face.] A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also,
in a general sense, a negro or black man.
Ethiopian
(E`thi*o"pi*an, E`thi*op"ic) a. Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians.
Ethiopic
(E`thi*op"ic), n. The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient Abyssinian empire
(in Ethiopia), now used only in the Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also called Geez.
Ethiops
(E"thi*ops) n. [NL. See Ethiop.] (Old Chem.) A black substance; — formerly applied to various
preparations of a black or very dark color. [Written also Æthiops.] [Obs.]
Ethiops martial (Old Chem.),
black oxide of iron. — Ethiops mineral (Old Chem.), black sulphide
of mercury, obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur. — Ethiops per se (Old Chem.), mercury in
finely divided state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by shaking it up or by exposure
to the air.
Ethmoid
(Eth"moid Eth*moid"al) a. [Gr. like a sieve; sieve + from: cf. F. ethmoïde, ethmoïdal.] (Anat.)
(a) Like a sieve; cribriform. (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone.
Ethmoid bone (Anat.),
a bone of complicated structure through which the olfactory nerves pass out of
the cranium and over which they are largely distributed.
Ethmoid
(Eth"moid) n. (Anat.) The ethmoid bone.
Ethmotrubinal
(Eth`mo*tru"bi*nal) a. [Ethmoid + turbinal.] See Turbinal. - - n. An ethmoturbinal
bone.
Ethmovomerine
(Eth`mo*vo"mer*ine) n. [Ethmoid + vomerine.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the region of the
vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull.
Ethmovomerine plate (Anat.),
a cartilaginous plate beneath the front of the fetal brain which the ethmoid
region of the skull is developed.