a. [ L. ab + E. actinal. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; -- opposed to
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a. Of or pertaining to abietin;
n. [ F. abstinence, L. abstinentia, fr. abstinere. See Abstain. ]
The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Penance, fasts, and abstinence,
To punish bodies for the soul's offense. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Abstinence. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. abstinent, L. abstinens, p. pr. of abstinere. See Abstain. ] Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
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adv. With abstinence. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; as an accommodating man, spirit, arrangement. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A combination of acetic acid with glycerin. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; agate. ] (Zool.) A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Biol.) Tissue which is not stained by fluid dyes. W. Flemming. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ From the name of the plant. ] (Chem.) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum. Eng. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth. L. Agassiz. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray. ] (Zool.) An order of Anthozoa, including those which have simple tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the Alcyonaria, whether forming corals or not. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -form. ] Having a radiated form, like a sea anemone. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_; ray. ] The property of radiant energy (found chiefly in solar or electric light) by which chemical changes are produced, as in photography. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray. ] (Chem.) A supposed metal, said by Phipson to be contained in commercial zinc; -- so called because certain of its compounds are darkened by exposure to light. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Chemistry in its relations to actinism. Draper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -gram. ] A record made by the actinograph.
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n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -graph. ] An instrument for measuring and recording the variations in the actinic or chemical force of rays of light. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -oid. ] Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -lite. ] (Min.) A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Min.) Of the nature of, or containing, actinolite. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -logy. ] The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the actinic or chemical rays. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; part. ] (Zool.) One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the Cœlenterata. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -meter ]
a. Pertaining to the measurement of the intensity of the solar rays, either
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n. [ From actinomyces, the genus of the organism in which they were first found. ]
n. [ From actinomyces, the genus of the organism in which they were first found. ] The most well-known of the actinomycins (
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
adj. (Med.) Of or pertaining to actinomycosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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