kinless loons

pl. A name given by the Scotch to the judges sent among them by Cromwell, because they distributed justice impartially, without being influenced by family or party ties. kin-ni-kin-ic', kin-ni-kin-nick', s . [American Indian. A composition consisting of dried leaves and bark of red sumac or red willow, used by the North American Indians for smoking. ki-no, s. (Fr.) 1. Chem.: A kind of gum, which exudes from certain trees, and is dried without artificial heat. There are four varieties imported into this country -viz., the East Indian or Malabar Kino from Ptero Butea frondosa; African or Gambia Kino from P. carpus marsupium ; Bengal or Butea Kino from erinaceus; and Australian, Botany Bay, or Eucalyptus Kino from Eucalyptus rostrata . It consists of dark-red angular fragments, rarely larger than a pea, and easily splitting into still smaller pieces. In cold water they sink, partly di olving, and forming a very astringent solution. It is very soluble in spirits of wine, affording a dark-reddish, slightly acid solution. Inits general behavior kino closely resembles catechu, and yields by similar treatment the same products. It is administered in medicine as an astringent. 2. Phar .: The inspi ated juice of various plants. [1.] It is brought to this country in small angular pieces, constituting broken reddish-black tears, ruby-red at the edges, shining and brittle, in powder a dark-red. Compound powder of kino and tincture of kino are powerful astringents. It is given in pyrosis and diarrhea, as an injection in urethral catarrh or gonorrhea, and as a gargle in relaxed throat; sometimes also it is chewed. ( Garrod .) kin'-ō-in, s. [Eng., ., kino; -in.] Chem.: C14H12O6. A reddish crystalline body obtained by boiling Malabar kino with dilute hydrochloric acid, and shaking up the filtrate with ether. It is slightly soluble in cold water, but very soluble in hot water and in alcohol. Its solutions may be evaporated without alteration, but they decompose on long exposure to the air. ki-nol-ô-gỹ, 8. [Gr. kineō -to move, and logos a discourse.] A name given to that branch of physics which treats of the laws of motion. IMG:content-0254.png:[blocks in formation] kirn *kin'-rěd, *kin-rede, s . [KINDRED.] *kin'-ric, s . [Eng. kin ( g ); suff. -ric domino in; as in bishopric, .] A kingdom.