Definition of consist

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Consist (v. i.) To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; -- followed by in..

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Tetrasyllabical :: Tetrasyllabical (a.) Consisting of, or having, four syllables; quadrisyllabic..
Polyembryonate :: Polyembryonate (a.) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic..
Synod :: Synocil (n.) A sense organ found in certain sponges. It consists of several filaments, each of which arises from a single cell..
Cotton :: Cotton (n.) A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half..
Follicular :: Follicular (a.) Like, pertaining to, or consisting of, a follicles or follicles..
Foam :: Foam (n.) The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by violent agitation or fermentation; froth; spume; scum; as, the foam of the sea..
Leadhillite :: Leadhillite (n.) A mineral of a yellowish or greenish white color, consisting of the sulphate and carbonate of lead; -- so called from having been first found at Leadhills, Scotland..
Glyconic :: Glyconic (a.) Consisting of a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; -- applied to a kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry..
Tetracolon :: Tetracolon (n.) A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines..
Mass :: Mass (n.) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass..
Rota :: Rota (n.) An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members..
Recrementitious :: Recrementitious (a.) Of or pertaining to recrement; consisting of recrement or dross.
Snare :: Snare (n.) An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion..
Ovule :: Ovule (n.) The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen..
Epiblastic :: Epiblastic (a.) Of or relating to, or consisting of, the epiblast..
Rouge :: Rouge (n.) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide. It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a cosmetic, etc. Called also crocus, jeweler's rouge, etc..
Kaleidophone :: Kaleidophone () An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations..
Calcareo-bituminous :: Calcareo-bituminous (a.) Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen..
Tern :: Tern (a.) Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.
Uniplicate :: Uniplicate (a.) Having, or consisting of, but one fold..
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