With all the necromantics of their art.
Young.
{ Nec`ro*man"tic (?), Nec`ro*man"tic*al (?) }, a. Of or pertaining to
necromancy; performed by necromancy. -- Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly, adv.
Nec"ro*nite (?), n. [Gr. &?; a dead body.] (Min.) Fetid feldspar, a
mineral which, when struck, exhales a fetid odor.
Ne*croph"a*gan (?), a. [See Necrophagous.] (Zoöl.) Eating carrion. --
n. (Zoöl.) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the
larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle.
Ne*croph"a*gous (?), a. [Gr. &?; eating corpses; &?; a dead body + &?;
to eat: cf. F. nécrophage.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga;
eating carrion. See Necrophagan.
Nec`ro*pho"bi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a dead body + &?; to fear.]
An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies.
Nec"ro*phore (?), n. [Gr. &?; a dead body + &?; to bear.] (Zoöl.) Any
one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied
genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle.
Ne*crop"o*lis (?), n.; pl. Necropolises (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; a
dead body, adj., dead + &?; city.] A city of the dead; a name given by
the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern
burial places; a graveyard.
Nec"rop*sy (?), n. [Gr. &?; a dead body + &?; sight: cf. F. nécropsie.]
(Med.) A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See
Autopsy.
{ Nec`ro*scop"ic (?), Nec`ro*scop"ic*al (?) }, a. [Gr. &?; a dead body
+ -scope.] Or or relating to post-mortem examinations.
Ne*crose" (?), v. t. & i. (Med.) To affect with necrosis; to undergo
necrosis. Quain.
Ne*crosed" (?), a. (Med.) Affected by necrosis; dead; as, a necrosed
bone. Dunglison.
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||Ne*cro"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to make dead, to
||mortify, &?; a dead body.] 1. (med.) Mortification or gangrene of
||bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed
||to its death by molecular disintegration. See Caries.
2. (Bot.) A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up
from the bark to the center.
Ne*crot"ic (?), a. (Med.) Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue;
characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process.
Nec"tar (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] 1. (Myth. & Poetic) The drink of the
gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring
beverage.