hypochil, hypochil1um

[Pref. hypo-, and Gr. cheilos =the lip.] Bot.: The lower part of the lip of some orchids. hy-po-chlör-ite, s. [Gr. hypochlōros =greenish yellow. Named on account of the green chlorite like color.] 1. Min .: A brittle mineral of feebly vitreous luster, occurring crystalline and earthy. Composition: Silica, 50-24; alumina, 1465; oxide of bismuth, 13-03; protoxide of iron, 10:54; phosphoric acid, 9.62, with a trace of manganese. Found in Saxony and at Voigtland. ( Dana .) 2. Chem.: A salt of hypochlorous-acid (q. v.). [BLEACHING-POWDER.] hy-po-chlör-ous, a. [Prefix hypo-, and English chlorous.] (See the compound.) hypochlorous-acid, s. Chem.: HCIO. A monobasic acid, obtained by di olving chlorine monoxide Cl2O in water, also by pa ing HCl through a warm solution of permanganic acid and then distilling; also by pa ing chlorine into water containing calcium carbonate in suspension CaCO3+H2O+2C12=CO2+CaCl2+2HCIO. The aqueous solution has a yellow color and powerful bleaching properties. It oxidizes arsenic and iodine. When mixed with hydrochloric acid the gases are decomposed, chlorine being liberated HCIO+HCl=H2O+C12. Hypochlorous acid unites directly with ethene C2H2, forming glycol-chlorhydrin CH2OH CH2Cl. The salts of hypochlorous acid are called hypochlorites. They are unstable and give off oxygen, and are converted into a mixture of chlorite, chlorate, and chloride. thy-pô-chon-dre (dre as der), thy-po-chondry, 8. [HYPOCHONDRIASIS.] hỹ-pô-chon-dri-a, s . [HYPOCHONDRIASIS.] hỹ-pô-chon-dri-ăc, *hỹ-po-chon-dri-ăck, a. & s. [Eng. hypo chondri ( a ); -ac . ] A. As adjective : 1. Pertaining to or connected with the hypochondrium. 3. Suffering from hypochondria; having a disordered mind. "The hypochondriac visionary." -V. Knox: E ays, No. 22. 4. Causing hypochondria, melancholy, or lowne of spirits. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph =f hypochondriac-regions B. As subst.: A person suffering from or affected with hypochondria. "Terror has frequently excited languid hypochondriacs to exertions." Cogan: On the Pa ions, vol. i., pt. ii., ch. iii. hypochondriac-regions, s. pl. [ABDOMEN.] hỹ-pô-chon-dri-ac-al, a. [English hypochon driac; -al.] Hypochondriac. "Under the power of hypochondriacal melancholy."Sharp: Sermons, vol. iii., ser. 2. hy-po-chon-dri-ac-al-ly, adv. [English hypochondriacal; -ly.] In a hypochondriac or melancholy manner. hy-pô-chon-dri-a-çişm, s . [English hypochondriac; -ism.] The condition or state of being af fected with hypochondria. hy-pô-chon-dri-a-sis, s . Lat. hypochondria (q. v.).] [Mod. Latin, from Path.: A complaint, usually of adult males, characterized by absurd attention to their real or supposed bodily ailments and sensations, with lo of spirits and want of feeling for others.