occludent

& s. [Lat. occludens, pr. par. of occludo to shut up.] [OCCLUDE.] A. As adj .: Serving to shut or close up. B. As subst.: Anything which shuts or closes up. *õc-clûse', adj . [Latin occlusus , pa. par. of occludo.] [OcCLUDE.] Shut up, closed. "The appulse is plenary and occluse ." -Holder. oc-clû-şion, s. [Lat. occlusio , from occlusus = occluse (q. v.).] I. Ord. Lang.: The act of shutting up or closing "By constriction and occlusion of the orifice of the matrix."- Howell : Letters , bk. i., § iii., lett. 20. IMG:content-0220.png:[blocks in formation] II. Technically: occlusion 1. Chem.: The act or state of absorbing. 2. Pathol.: The term is used almost exclusively with reference to the vagina. occlusion of gases, s. Chem. The absorption of gases by metals, first observed by Deville and Troost. Palladium foil at a temperature of 90° to 97° absorbs or condenses 643 times its volume of hydrogen. Platinum wire at a low red heat takes up four volumes of hydrogen, while iron wire at the same temperature absorbs 4'15 volumes of carbonic oxide. *oc-crus-tāte, v . t. [Latin oc-, and crus to =to encrust (q. v.).] To encrust; to enclose as in a crust; to harden, to encase. oc-cult, a . [French occulte, from Lat.occult us = hidden.] Secret or hidden from the eye or understanding; not seen or understood; mysterious, invisible, unknown, undetected. "What kind of thing is this strange occult quality called ill-nature?"-South: Sermons, vol. vi., ser. 4. occult-crime, s. Scots Law : A crime committed in secret or privacy. toccult-diseases, s. pl. Pathol.: Diseases the nature, progre , and treatment of which remain hidden. Such a cla ification can be only temporary and provisional.