n.
Pronunciation: h ī - ' päs-t ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ta · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: Late Latin, substance, sediment, from Greek, support, foundation, substance, sediment, from hyphistasthai to stand under, support, from hypo- + histasthai to be standing ― more at STAND
Date: 1590
1 a : something that settles at the bottom of a fluid b : the settling of blood in the dependent parts of an organ or body
2 : PERSON 3
3 a : the substance or essential nature of an individual b : something that is hypostatized
4 [ New Latin, from Late Latin] : failure of a gene to produce its usual effect when coupled with another gene that is epistatic toward it
– hy · po · stat · ic \ ˌ h ī -p ə - ' sta-tik \ adjective
– hy · po · stat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb