n. [ L. abdomen + Gr.
prop. n.
n. [ NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk father of musk,
n. Address; greeting. [ R. ] J. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To adjoin; to lie alongside. [ Obs. ] “The shores which to the sea accost.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. accostable. ] Approachable; affable. [ R. ] Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Her.) Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ (a) L. acerosus chaffy, fr. acus, gen. aceris, chaff; (b) as if fr. L. acus needle: cf. F. acéreux. ] (Bot.)
a. Full of heaps. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Sour like vinegar; acetous. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. acetositas. See Acetous. ] The quality of being acetous; sourness. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ Gr.
n. [ See Acosmism. ] One who denies the existence of the universe, or of a universe as distinct from God. G. H. Lewes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; anything twisted. ] (Bot.) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spiral form. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To put forth the first sprout. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having acrospores. [ 1913 Webster ]
prep. [ Pref. a- + cross: cf. F. en croix. See Cross, n. ] From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over;
To come across,
To go across the country,
adv.
The squint-eyed Pharisees look across at all the actions of Christ. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
pr>(&unr_;), n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; extreme + &unr_; order, line, verse. ]
Double acrostic,
adv. After the manner of an acrostic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL. ] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by Actinomyces bovis in cattle and by Actinomyces israeli or Arachnia propionica in man. It is characterized by hard swellings usually in the mouth and jaw. In man the disease may also affect the abdomen or thorax. In cattle it is called also
n. [ Gr. &unr_; ray + &unr_; body. ] (Zool.) The entire body of a cœlenterate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; bone. ] (Anat.) One of the bones at the base of a paired fin of a fish. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray + &unr_; mouth. ] (Zool.) The mouth or anterior opening of a cœlenterate animal. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. actuosus. ] Very active. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Abundant activity. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Terminating in a flat, narrow end. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL.; adeno- + sclerosis. ] (Med.) The hardening of a gland.
a. Like a gland; full of glands; glandulous; adenous. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖interj. [ Sp., fr. L. ad to + deus god. Cf. Adieu. ] Adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among Spanish-speaking people;
☞ This word is often pronounced but the Spanish accent, though weak, is on the final syllable. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Physiol.) The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and triolein. It solidifies after death. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. [ L. adeps, adipis, fat, grease. ] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty. [ 1913 Webster ]
Adipose fin (Zool.),
Adipose tissue (Anat.),
n. [ L. adosculari, adosculatum, to kiss. See Osculate. ] (Biol.) Impregnation by external contact, without intromission. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n.
n. [ Aëro- + Gr. &unr_; knowing, knowledge: cf. F. aérognosie. ] The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Aëro- + Gr. &unr_; to look out. ] (Biol.) An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Aëro- + Gr. &unr_; a looking out; &unr_; to spy out. ] The observation of the state and variations of the atmosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. aerosus, fr. aes, aeris, brass, copper. ] Of the nature of, or like, copper; brassy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Aëro- + siderite. ] (Meteor.) A mass of meteoric iron. [ 1913 Webster ]
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