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n. 1. same as Ethiopia.
Syn. -- Ethiopia, Yaltopya [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to Abyssinia. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abyssinian gold, an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zink. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native of Abyssinia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of the Abyssinian Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to an achene. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; skull. ] 1. (Physiol.) Partial or total absence of the skull. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. (Zool.) The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the amphioxus, in which no skull exists. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wanting a skull. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. acroceraunius, fr. Gr. &unr_; high, n. pl. &unr_; heights + &unr_; thunderbolt. ] Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of “thunder-smitten” peaks (now Kimara), between Epirus and Macedonia. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Actiniæ E. Actinias [ Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray. ] (Zool.) (a) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidæ. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones. [ See Polyp. ]. (b) A genus in the family Actinidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. any sea anemone or related animal.
Syn. -- actinia, actiniarian [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the order comprising sea anemones.
Syn. -- order Actiniaria, Actinaria, order Actinaria [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. any sea anemone or related animal.
Syn. -- actinia, actinian [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ From Adanson, a French botanist. ] (Bot.) A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, Adansonia digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and Adansonia Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth. D. C. Eaton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, goat + &unr_;, n. pl., heads. ] (Arch.) Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture, representing rams' heads or skulls. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Eternal; everlasting; lasting for an indefinitely long time; immortal; not subject to death. Opposite of mortal. “Æonian hills.” Tennyson.
Syn. -- eonian [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of or pertaining to an eon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey. -- n. A native of Albania. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Also . (Biogeography) Pertaining to or designating the humid division of the Transition zone extending across the northern United States from New England to eastern Dakota, and including also most of Pennsylvania and the mountainous region as far south as northern Georgia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. 1 a small genus of chiefly American herbs.
Syn. -- genus Allionia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.
Syn. -- genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeast Asia and Polynesia.
Syn. -- genus Alstonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow.
Syn. -- amenorrhea [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From sal ammoniac, which was first obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning camel's dung. See Ammoniac. ] (Chem.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn. It is very soluble in water, forming a moderately alkaline solution, and is used in aqueous solution as a household cleaning agent, such as for cleaning grease from glass. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

or , n. [ L. Ammoniacum, Gr. 'ammoniako`n a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See Ammonite. ] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Iran in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in alcohol, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

{ } a. Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ammoniacal engine, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force. --
Sal ammoniac [ L. sal ammoniacus ], the salt usually called chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. 1. treat with ammonia; expose to ammonia [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with ammonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; native from Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America.
Syn. -- genus Amsonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Anglo'cf + mania. ] A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One affected with Anglomania. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + mani`a madness. ] A extravagant fondness for flowers. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who east human flesh. [ Ludicrous ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to antimony. -- n. (Med.) A preparation or medicine containing antimony. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antimonial powder, a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; -- also called James's powder. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Combined or prepared with antimony; as, antimoniated tartar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Aonia, a part of Bœotia, in Greece. ] Pertaining to Aonia, in Bœotia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aonian fount, the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the Muses. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. aphonia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; voiceless; 'a priv. + &unr_; voice: cf. F. aphonie. ] (Med.) Loss of voice or vocal utterance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to the archegonium.
Syn. -- archegoniate, archegonical. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to an archegonium.
Syn. -- archegonial [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. bearing archegonia.
Syn. -- archegonial [ PJC ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Argentina or its inhabitants. Argentinian tago
Syn. -- Argentine [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Argentina. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a genus comprising the orange tortrix.
Syn. -- genus Argyrotaenia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a resident of Arizona.
Syn. -- Arizonan [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a country in the Caucasus, formerly a part of the Soviet Union. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ Cf. F. Arménien, L. Armenias, fr. Armenia. ] Of or pertaining to Armenia. [ 1913 Webster ]

Armenian bole, a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc. --
Armenian stone. (a) The commercial name of lapis lazuli. (b) Emery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic. [ 1913 Webster ]