INFUSORY
In*fu"so*ry, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Infusorial.
INFUSORY
In*fu"so*ry, n.; pl. Infusories (. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Infusoria; — usually in the pl.
-ING -ing.
1. Etym: [For OE. -and, -end, -ind, AS. -ende; akin to Goth. -and-, L. -ant-, -ent-, Gr.
Defn: A suffix used to from present participles; as, singing, playing.
2. Etym: [OE. -ing, AS. -ing, -ung.]
Defn: A suffix used to form nouns from verbs, and signifying the act of; the result of the act; as, riding, dying, feeling. It has also a secondary collective force; as, shipping, clothing.
Note: The Old English ending of the present participle and verbal noun became confused, both becoming -ing.