Defn: The process of separating a fusible substance from one less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation. Ure.
ELISON E*li"son, n. Etym: [L. elisio, fr. elidere, elisum, to strike out: cf. F. élision. See Elide.]
1. Division; separation. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together.
ELISOR
E*li"sor, n. Etym: [F. éliseur, fr. élire to choose, L. eligere. See
Elect.] (Eng. Law)
Defn: An elector or chooser; one of two persons appointed by a court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the coroners are disqualified.
ELITE e`lite", n. Etym: [F., fr. élire to choose, L. eligere. See Elect.]
Defn: A choice or select body; the flower; as, the élite of society.
ELIX
E*lix", v. t. Etym: [See Elixate.]