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‖n. [ NL. See acetone; Urine. ] (Med.) Excess of ketone bodies (including acetone, acetoacetic acid and beta-hydroxybutyric acid) in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes
Syn. --ketonuria [ AS ]

‖n.; pl. Acini [ L., grape, grapestone. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc. (b) A grapestone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray. ] (Zool.) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adnubilatus, p. p. of adnubilare. ] Clouded; obscured. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. E. Agnuses L. Agni [ L., a lamb. ] Agnus Dei. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ Gr. &unr_; a willowlike tree, used at a religious festival; confused with &unr_; holy, chaste. ] (Bot.) A species of Vitex (Vitex agnus castus); the chaste tree. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]

And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., lamb of God. ] (R. C. Ch.) (a) A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag. (b) A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope. (c) A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words “Agnus Dei.” [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., Scythian lamb. ] (Bot.) The Scythian lamb, a kind of woolly-skinned rootstock. See Barometz. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Said to be the native name for man. ] One of a peculiar race found primarily in Hokkaido, in the northern part of the empire of Japan, the Kurile Islands, and nearby. They are believed to be the native inhabitants of the Japanese islands. The Ainus are stout and short, with hairy bodies. Also called Aino and hairy Ainu. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

{ ‖ } n. [ L. ala wing + terni three each. ] (Bot.) An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus) belonging to the buckthorns. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. albumen + Gr. o'y^ron urine. ] (Med.) A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. albus white. ] (Bot.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to alphanumerics.
Syn. -- alphanumeric, alphameric, alphamerical [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Computers) using or consisting of only alphabetical and numerical characters; -- contrasting with binary or control. alphanumeric characters
Syn. -- alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical [ PJC ]

n. 1. a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation marks. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The metallic element forming the base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. Also called aluminium. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

‖n.; pl. Alumni [ L., fr. alere to nourish. ] A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Amanuenses [ L., fr. a, ab + manus hand. ] A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OF. amenuisier. See Minute. ] To lessen. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) The quantity of electricity delivered in hour by a current whose average strength is one ampère. It is used as a unit of charge quantity; the Ampere hour is equal to 3600 coulombs. The terms and are sometimes similarly used. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; up + E. electrotonus. ] (Physiol.) The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. [ 1913 Webster ]

The annual overflowing of the river [ Nile ]. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

A thousand pound a year, annual support. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (R. C. Ch.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who writes for, or who edits, an annual. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Yearly; year by year. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. annuaire. ] Annual. [ Obs. ] -- n. A yearbook. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A priest employed in saying annuals, or anniversary Masses. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. annuens, p. pr. of annuere; ad + nuere to nod. ] Nodding; as, annuent muscles (used in nodding). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Annuity. ] One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Annuities [ LL. annuitas, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annuité. ] A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Annulled p. pr. & vb. n. Annulling. ] [ F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See Null, a. ] 1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct.
And all her various objects of delight
Annulled. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties? Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; nullify; destroy. See Abolish. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. annularis, fr. annulis ring: cf. F. annulaire. ] 1. Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Banded or marked with circles. [ 1913 Webster ]

Annular eclipse (Astron.), an eclipse of the sun in which the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central part of the sun's disk, leaving a complete ring of light around the border. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Annular condition or form; as, the annularity of a nebula. J. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an annular manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. annularis. See Annular. ] Having the form of a ring; annular. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ Neut. pl., fr. L. annulatus ringed. ] (Zool.) A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to Annelida, including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See Annelida. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Annulata. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. [ L. annulatus. ] 1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Annulata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A circular or ringlike formation; a ring or belt. Nicholson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of annulus. ] 1. A little ring. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) A little circle borne as a charge. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That may be Annulled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who annuls. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. annulement. ] The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Annuloida. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. annulus ring + -oid. ] (Zool.) A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths and echinoderms. [ Written also Annuloidea. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A division of the Invertebrata, nearly equivalent to the Articulata. It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda. By some Zoologists it is applied to the former only. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Annulosa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. annulus ring. ] 1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ringlike segments; ringed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Annuli [ L. ] 1. A ring; a ringlike part or space. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geom.) (a) A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other. (b) The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) Ring-shaped structures or markings, found in, or upon, various animals. [ 1913 Webster ]