Sy*cee" (?), n. [Said to be from a Chinese word, se-tze or se-sze,
meaning, fine silk, and to be so called because if pure it may be drawn
out into fine threads.] Silver, pounded into ingots of the shape of a
shoe, and used as currency. The most common weight is about one pound
troy. [China] McElrath.
Sych`no*car"pous (?), a. [Gr. &?; much or frequent + &?; fruit.] (Bot.)
Having the capacity of bearing several successive crops of fruit
without perishing; as, sychnocarpous plants.
Sy"cite (?), n. [Gr. &?; figlike, fr. &?; a fig.] (Min.) A nodule of
flint, or a pebble, which resembles a fig. [Obs.]
Syc`o*cer"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid
obtained by the oxidation of sycoceryl alcohol.
Syc`o*ce"ryl (?), n. [Gr. &?; a fig + &?; wax + -yl.] (Chem.) A
radical, of the aromatic series, regarded as an essential ingredient of
certain compounds found in the waxy resin of an Australian species of
fig.
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