Neu`ro*tom"ic*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to neurotomy.
Neu*rot"o*mist (?), n. One who skilled in or practices neurotomy.
Neu*rot"o*my (?), n. [Neuro- + Gr. &?; to cut.] 1. The dissection, or
anatomy, of the nervous system.
2. (Med.) The division of a nerve, for the relief of neuralgia, or for
other purposes. Dunglison.
||Neu"ru*la (?), n. [NL., dim. of Gr. &?; a nerve.] (Zoöl.) An embryo
||or certain invertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is
||first developed.
Neu"ter (?), a. [L., fr. ne not + uter whether; akin to E. whether. See
No, and Whether, and cf. Neither.] 1. Neither the one thing nor the
other; on neither side; impartial; neutral. [Archaic]
In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our enemy;
for Providence never stands neuter.
South.
2. (Gram.) (a) Having a form belonging more especially to words which
are not appellations of males or females; expressing or designating
that which is of neither sex; as, a neuter noun; a neuter termination;
the neuter gender. (b) Intransitive; as, a neuter verb.
3. (Biol.) Having no generative organs, or imperfectly developed ones;
sexless. See Neuter, n., 3.
Neu"ter, n. 1. A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is
either indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral.
The world's no neuter; it will wound or save.
Young.
2. (Gram.) (a) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words
which have the terminations usually found in neuter words. (b) An
intransitive verb.
3. (Biol.) An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its
maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones,
as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; esp.,
one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as
of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the
community, and are called workers.
Neu"tral (?), a. [L. neutralis, fr. neuter. See Neuter.] 1. Not engaged
on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more
contending parties; neuter; indifferent.
The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but constantly takes
part one way or the other.
Shaftesbury.
2. Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or
pronounced.
Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, And neutral some,
in her fantastic eye.
Sir J. Davies.