nos to chineæ, nostoc heæ, nos to chaceæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. nostoc, and fem. pl. adj. suff. -ineæ, -eæ, -aceœ.] Bot.: A sub-order of Confervacese, or order of Algales, green-spered Alge, eon sisting of plants having minute unbranched, usually moniliform, microscopic filaments, at rest or oscillating, imbedded in a ma of more or le firm gelatinous matter. The species are found on damp ground or floating at the bottom of water. nos-to-mā-ni-a, subst . [Gr. nostos =return, and mania =madne .] Mental Pathol .: An aggravated form of nostalgia, amounting to madne . nos-tril, *nose-thirl, *nose-thril, *nose thrill, *nose-thurle, *nos-trelle, subst . [A. S. nósdhyrl, from nósu =the nose, and dhyrel , thyrel a perforation; thyrlian =to bore, to drill.] [DRILL, v ., THRILL.] I. Ordinary Language: 2864