See Also:

abducent (iou) and nil(1) (iou)


abducent (iou)



abducent adjective. L17.
[Latin abducent-, abducens pres. pple of abducere: see ABDUCE, -ENT.]
Anatomy. Of a muscle or nerve: concerned with abduction (sense 2); spec. designating or pertaining to the sixth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles concerned with the lateral movement of the eyeballs.

nil(1) (iou)



nil noun1.M16.
[Persian nil: see ANIL.]
Any of various indigo-yielding leguminous plants of the genus Indigofera; indigo dye. M16-M19.
A kind of convolvulus with blue flowers. L16-M18.