Vocabulary : Ergat to Ergotine

Ergat : To deduce logically, as conclusions.
Ergmeter : An instrument for measuring energy in ergs.
Ergo : Therefore; consequently; -- often used in a jocular way.
Ergograph : An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a single muscle or set of muscles, the rate of fatigue, etc.
Ergometer : A device for measuring, or an instrument for indicating, energy expended or work done; a dynamometer.

Ergon : Work, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is equivalent. ;; = Erg.
Ergot : A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea. ;; The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding. ;; A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint. ;; See 2d Calcar, 3 (b).
Ergotic : Pertaining to, or derived from, ergot; as, ergotic acid.
Ergotin : An extract made from ergot.
Ergotine : A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.

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