Defn: See Here, pron. Chaucer.
HIRCIC
Hir"cic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. hircique. See Hircin.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; — applied by
Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to
which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that substance.
The substance has also been called hircin. Watts.
HIRCIN
Hir"cin, n. Etym: [L. hircus, he-goat, buck: cf. F. hircine.] (Chem.)
Defn: Hircic acid. See Hircic. [R.]
HIRCINE; HIRCINOUS
Hir"cine, Hir"ci*nous, a. Etym: [L. hircinus, fr. hircus hegoat: cf.
F. hircin.]
1. Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats.
2. Of a strong goatish smell.
HIRE
Hire, pron. [Obs.]
Defn: See Here, pron. Chaucer.