| Sclerotic 1. (a.) Hard; firm; indurate; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. 2. (a.) of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical. 3. (a.) Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed. 4. (n.) The sclerotic coat of the eye. 5. (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye. Thesaurus Entries accepted, acclaimed, admired, admitted, advocated, applauded, approved, calcified, callous, calloused, case-hardened, cried up, crusted, crusty, crystallized, favored, favorite, fossilized, granulated, hardened, highly touted, hornified, in good odor, incrusted, indurate, indurated, lapidified, ossified, petrified, popular, received, recommended, reinforced, rigidified, sclerotic, set, solidified, steeled, stiffened, strengthened, supported, toughened, vitrified, well-thought-of |