n. [ Gr.
I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of abiogenesis. Huxley, 1870. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis.
n. (Biol.) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Biol.) Produced by spontaneous generation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Biol.) Same as Abiogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
n.
adj.
a. See under Force. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.[ F., from It. gabbione a large cage, gabion, from gabbia cage, L. cavea. See Cage. ]
n. [ F. gabionnade. ]
n. [ F. gabionnage. ] (Mil.) The part of a fortification built of gabions. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. a. Furnished with gabions. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. See Gabionade. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Labium + dental. ] (Phonetics) Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the lips and teeth, as f and v. --
a. [ Labium + nasal. ] (Phonetics) Formed by the lips and the nose. --
n. [ Labium + -plasty. ] (Surg.) A plastic operation for making a new lip, or for replacing a lost tissue of a lip. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. [ From Labium. ] (Bot.) Having the appearance of being labiate; -- said of certain polypetalous corollas. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Fierce. [ Obs. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. scabiosus, from scabies the scab: cf. F. scabieux. ] Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous;
n. [ Cf. F. scabieuse. See Scabious, a. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus
Sweet scabious.