See Also: hylic(medicine)
hylic(dictionary)
hylic tumour(medicine)

bumkin (iou) and hylic (iou)


bumkin (iou)



bumkin noun. . M17.
[Dutch boomken (also boompje), from boom tree, boom + -ken -KIN.]
Nautical. A short boom, esp. on the stern to sheet the mizzen-sail.

hylic (iou)



hylic adjective. M19.
[Late Latin hylicus from Greek hulikos, from hule HYLE: see -IC.]
Pertaining to matter, material.
hylicist noun a materialist L19.