Sup"pu*ra*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. suppuratif.] Tending to suppurate;
promoting suppuration.
Suppurative fever (Med.), pyæmia.
Sup"pu*ra*tive, n. (Med.) A suppurative medicine.
Sup"pu*tate (?), v. t. [L. supputatus, p. p. of supputare. See
Suppute.] To suppute. [Obs.]
Sup`pu*ta"tion (?), n. [L. supputatio: cf. F. supputation.] Reckoning;
account. [Obs.]
Sup*pute" (?), v. t. [F. supputer, or L. supputare; sub under + putare
to reckon.] To reckon; to compute; to suppose; to impute. [Obs.]
Drayton.
Su"pra (?), adv. [L.; akin to super. See Super-.] Over; above; before;
also, beyond; besides; -- much used as a prefix.
Su`pra-a*cro"mi*al (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above the acromial process
of the scapula.
Su`pra-an"gu*lar (?), a. (Anat.) See Surangular.
Su`pra-au*ric"u*lar (?), a. (Zoöl.) Situated above the ear coverts, or
auriculars; -- said of certain feathers of birds. -- n. A
supra-auricular feather.
Su"pra-ax"il*la*ry (?), a. (Bot.) Growing above the axil; inserted
above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous.
Su`pra*bran"chi*al (?), a. (Zoöl.) Situated above the branchiæ; --
applied especially to the upper division of the gill cavity of bivalve
mollusks.
{ Su`pra*cho"roid (?), Su`pra*cho*roid"al (?), } a. (Anat.) Situated
above the choroid; - - applied to the layer of the choroid coat of the
eyeball next to the sclerotic.
Su`pra*cil"i*a*ry (?), a. (Anat.) Superciliary.
Su`pra*clav"i*cle (?), n. (Anat.) A bone which usually connects the
clavicle with the post-temporal in the pectorial arch of fishes.
Su`pra*cla*vic"u*lar (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Situated above the clavicle.
(b) Of or pertaining to the supraclavicle.
{ Su`pra*con"dy*lar (?), Su`pra*con"dy*loid (?), } a. (Anat.) Situated
above a condyle or condyles.
Su`pra*cos"tal (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above, or on the outside of,
the ribs.
Su`pra*cra"ni*al (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above, or in the roof of, the
cranium.
Su`pra*cre*ta"ceous (?), a. (Geol.) Lying above the chalk;
Supercretaceous.
Su`pra*de*com"pound (?), a. (Bot.) More than decompound; divided many
times.
{ Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal (?), Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al (?), } a. (Bot. &
Zoöl.) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the
supra- esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also supra-
œsophagal, and supra-œsophageal.]
Su`pra-eth"moid (?), a. (Anat.) Above, or on the dorsal side of, the
ethmoid bone or cartilage.
Su`pra*fo`li*a"ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Inserted into the stem above the
leaf, petiole, or axil, as a peduncle or flower.
Su`pra*glot"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above the glottis; -- applied
to that part of the cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords.
Su`pra*he*pat"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Situated over, or on the dorsal side
of, the liver; -- applied to the branches of the hepatic veins.
Su`pra*hy"oid (?), a. (Anat.) Hyomental.
Su`pra-il"i*um (?), n. (Anat.) The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end
of the ilium of some animals.
Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an (?), n. [Supra- + lapse: cf. F. supralapsaire.]
(Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who believed that God's
decree of election determined that man should fall, in order that the
opportunity might be furnished of securing the redemption of a part of
the race, the decree of salvation being conceived of as formed before
or beyond, and not after or following, the lapse, or fall. Cf.
Infralapsarian.
Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an, a. Of or pertaining to the Supralapsarians, or
their doctrine.
Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an*ism (?), n. The doctrine, belief, or principles of
the Supralapsarians.
Su`pra*lap"sa*ry (?), a. Supralapsarian.
Su`pra*lap"sa*ry, n. A Supralapsarian.
Su`pra*lo"ral (?), a. (Zoöl.) Situated above the lores; as, the
supraloral feathers of a bird. -- n. A supraloral feather.
{ Su`pra*lu"nar (?), Su`pra*lu"na*ry (?), } a. Beyond the moon; hence,
very lofty.
Su`pra*max"il*la (?), n.; pl. Supramaxillæ (&?;). (Anat.) The upper jaw
or maxilla.
Su`pra*max"il*la*ry (?), a. (Anat.) (a) Situated over the lower jaw;
as, the supramaxillary nerve. (b) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.
Su`pra*mun"dane (?), a. Being or situated above the world or above our
system; celestial.
Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ism (?), n. The state of being supernatural; belief in
supernatural agency or revelation; supernaturalism.
Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ist, n. A supernaturalist.
{ Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ist (?), Su`pra*nat`u*ral*is"tic (?), } a. Of or
pertaining to supernaturalism; supernaturalistic.
Su`pra*oc*cip"i*tal (?), a. (Anat.) Situated over, or in the upper part
of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. -- n. The
supraoccipital bone.
Supraoccipital bone (Anat.), a bone on the dorsal side of the great
foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the
adult, but distinct in the young.
Su`pra*oc"u*lar (?), a. (Zoöl.) Above the eyes; -- said of certain
scales of fishes and reptiles.
Su`pra-œ*soph"a*gal (?), a. (Anat.) See Supra-esophagal.
{ Su`pra*or"bit*al (?), Su`pra*or"bit*ar (?), } a. (Anat.) Situated
above the orbit of the eye.
Supraorbital point (Anat.), the middle point of the supraorbital line,
which is a line drawn across the narrowest part of the forehead,
separating the face from the cranium; the ophryon.
Su*prap"e*dal (?), a. (Zoöl.) Situated above the foot of a mollusk; as,
the suprapedal gland.
Su`pra*pro"test (?), n. (Mercantile Law) An acceptance of a bill by a
third person after protest for nonacceptance by the drawee. Burrill.
{ Su`pra*pu"bi*an (?), Su`pra*pu"bic (?), } a. (Anat.) Situated above,
or anterior to, the pubic bone.
Su`pra*re"nal (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the
kidneys. -- n. A suprarenal capsule.
Suprarenal capsules (Anat.), two small bodies of unknown function in
front of, or near, the kidneys in most vertebrates. Also called renal
capsules, and suprarenal bodies.
{ Su`pra*scalp"u*lar (?), Su`pra*scalp"u*la*ry (?), } a. (Anat.)
Situated above, or on the anterior side of, the scapula.
Su`pra*sphe*noid"al (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above the sphenoidal bone;
as, the suprasphenoidal appendage, or pituitary body.
Su`pra*spi"nal, a. (Anat.) (a) Situated above the vertebral column. (b)
Situated above a spine or spines; supraspinate; supraspinous.
{ Su`pra*spi"nate (?), Su`pra*spi"nous (?), } a. (Anat.) Situated above
a spine or spines; especially, situated above, or on the dorsal side
of, the neural spines of the vertebral column, or above, or in front
of, the spine of the scapula.
Su`pra*sta*pe"di*al (?), a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating,
that part of the columella of the ear which projects above the
connection with the stapes, as in many animals. -- n. The
suprastapedial part of the columella.
Su`pra*ster"nal (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the
sternum.
Su`pra*tem"po*ral (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above the temporal bone or
temporal fossa. -- n. A supratemporal bone.
Su`pra*troch"le*ar (?), a. (Anat.) Situated over or above a trochlea or
trochlear surface; -- applied esp. to one of the subdivisions of the
trigeminal nerve.
Su`pra*vag"i*nal (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above or outside a sheath or
vaginal membrane.