English English Dictionary

A white crystalline tasteless substance extracted from gum storax, and consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with cinnamic alcohol.

A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances. Styrax officinalis yields storax, and S. Benzoin yields benzoin.

Same as Storax.

See Styrolene.

An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C8H8, obtained by the distillation of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic acid, and by the condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant, aromatic, mobile liquid; -- called also phenyl ethylene, vinyl benzene, styrol, styrene, and cinnamene.

A white crystalline substance having a sweet taste and a hyacinthlike odor, obtained by the decomposition of styracin; -- properly called cinnamic, / styryl, alcohol.

A hypothetical radical found in certain derivatives of styrolene and cinnamic acid; -- called also cinnyl, or cinnamyl.

Choke damp.

See Stithy.

The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.

Liability to be sued; the state of being subjected by law to civil process.

Capable of being sued; subject by law to be called to answer in court.

To persuade.

Suasible.

To assuage.

Spread equally over the surface; uniform; even.

Capable of being persuaded; easily persuaded.

The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.

Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory.

Tending to persuade; suasive.