Hyoscyamine :: Hyoscyamine (n.) An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia, duboisine, etc..

Hyoscyamus :: Hyoscyamus (n.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade family; henbane.

Hyoscyamus :: Hyoscyamus (n.) The leaves of the black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles..

Scybala :: Scybala (n. pl.) Hardened masses of feces.

Scye :: Scye (n.) Arm scye, a cutter's term for the armhole or part of the armhole of the waist of a garnment..

Scyle :: Scyle (v. t.) To hide; to secrete; to conceal.

Scylla :: Scylla (n.) A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying Between Scylla and Charybdis, signifying a great peril on either hand..

Scyllaea :: Scyllaea (n.) A genus of oceanic nudibranchiate mollusks having the small branched gills situated on the upper side of four fleshy lateral lobes, and on the median caudal crest..

Scyllarian :: Scyllarian (n.) One of a family (Scyllaridae) of macruran Crustacea, remarkable for the depressed form of the body, and the broad, flat antennae. Also used adjectively..

Scyllite :: Scyllite (n.) A white crystalline substance of a sweetish taste, resembling inosite and metameric with dextrose. It is extracted from the kidney of the dogfish (of the genus Scylium), the shark, and the skate..

Scymetar :: Scymetar (n.) See Scimiter.

Scypha :: Scypha (n.) See Scyphus, 2 (b)..

Scyphae :: Scyphae (pl. ) of Scyph.

Scyphi :: Scyphi (pl. ) of Scyphu.

Scyphiform :: Scyphiform (a.) Cup-shaped.

Scyphistoma :: Scyphistoma (n.) The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian..

Scyphistomae :: Scyphistomae (pl. ) of Scyphistom.

Scyphistomata :: Scyphistomata (pl. ) of Scyphistom.

Scyphobranchii :: Scyphobranchii (n. pl.) An order of fishes including the blennioid and gobioid fishes, and other related families..

Scyphomeduse :: Scyphomeduse (n. pl.) Same as Acraspeda, or Discophora..

Scyphophori :: Scyphophori (n. pl.) An order of fresh-water fishes inhabiting tropical Africa. They have rudimentary electrical organs on each side of the tail.

Scyphus :: Scyphus (n.) A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk..

Scyphus :: Scyphus (n.) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers..

Scyphus :: Scyphus (n.) A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen..

Scythe :: Scythe (n.) An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use..

Scythe :: Scythe (n.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.

Scythe :: Scythe (v. t.) To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.

Scythed :: Scythed (a.) Armed scythes, as a chariot..

Scytheman :: Scytheman (n.) One who uses a scythe; a mower.

Scythemen :: Scythemen (pl. ) of Scythema.

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