Holosteric

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Holosteric \Hol`o*ster"ic\, a. [Holo + Gr.stereo`s solid.]
     Wholly solid; -- said of a barometer constructed of solid
     materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure
     without the use of liquids, as the aneroid.
     [1913 Webster]