Defn: Sycophancy. [Obs.]
SYCOSIS
Sy*co"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A pustular eruption upon the scalp, or the beared part of the face, whether due to ringworm, acne, or impetigo.
SYDEROLITE
Syd"er*o*lite, n.
Defn: A kind of Bohemian earthenware resembling the Wedgwood ware.
SYE
Sye, obs. imp. of See.
Defn: Saw. Chaucer.
SYENITE Sy"e*nite, n. Etym: [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called granite. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes contains nephelite (elæolite) or leucite, and is then called nephelite (elæolite) syenite or leucite syenite.
SYENITIC
Sy`e*nit"ic, a. Etym: [Written also sienitic.]
1. Relating to Syene; as, Syenitic inscriptions.