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

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

n. a natural family of succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds.
Syn. -- family Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis [ 1913 Webster ]

Amazon ant (Zool.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ Named from the river Amazon. ] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; shapeless; 'a priv. + morfh` form + &unr_; animal. ] (Zool.) Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_; flowery + &unr_; animal + -oid. See Zooid. ] (Bot.) One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + &unr_; animal. ] (Zool.) The class of the Cœlenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Anthozoa. -- n. One of the Anthozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. anti- + ozone. ] (Chem.) A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparently antagonistic to ozone, converting it into ordinary oxygen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'archai^os ancient + zw^, on animal. ] (Zool.) Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) formed in or belonging to the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era. archaeozoic life forms
Syn. -- archeozoic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. 'archai^os ancient + zw^, on animal. ] the time from 1.5 billion to 5 billion years ago; the time when the earth's crust formed; a time when only unicellular organisms and the earliest forms of life are present.
Syn. -- Archeozoic, Archeozoic era, Archaeozoic era [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the time from 1.5 billion to 5 billion years ago, when the earth's crust was formed; the time when only unicellular organisms and the earliest forms of life are present. Same as Archaeozoic.
Syn. -- Archaeozoic, Archeozoic era, Archaeozoic era [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. 1 (Geol.) same as archaeozoic.
Syn. -- archaeozoic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

/mhw>, a. See Arrhizal, Arrhizous, Arrhythmic, Arrhythmous. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

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

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; not rooted; 'a priv. + &unr_; a root. ] (Bot.) Destitute of a true root, as a parasitical plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`rqron joint + &unr_; animal, fr. &unr_; an animal. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Articulata; articulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ascidium + zooid. ] (Zool.) One of the individual members of a compound ascidian. See Ascidioidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Scots Law) A juror. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ See Azote. ] (Chem.) A combining form of azote; (a) Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc. (b) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azobenzene, azobenzoic, etc. These compounds furnish many artificial dyes. See Diazo-. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Azo- + benzene. ] (Chem.) A substance (C6H5.N2.C6H5) derived from nitrobenzene, forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. See Azoth. ] Lit.: Quicksilver; hence: pl. (Mining) Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury. [ Sp. Amer. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; life, from &unr_; to live. ] Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; as, the azoic. rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

Azoic age (Geol.), the age preceding the existence of animal life, or anterior to the paleozoic tome. Azoic is also used as a noun, age being understood. See Archæan, and Eozoic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Azote. ] (Org. Chem.) Any of a large class of compounds characterized by a five-membered ring which contains an atom of nitrogen and at least one other noncarbon atom (nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur). The prefixes furo-, thio, and pyrro- are used to distinguish three subclasses of azoles, which may be regarded as derived respectively from furfuran, thiophene, and pyrrol by replacement of the CH group by nitrogen; as, furo-monazole. Names exactly analogous to those for the azines are also used; as, oxazole, diazole, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Azo- + oleic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of ferns, someties placed in its own family Azollaceae.
Syn. -- genus Azolla. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a family designation used in some classifications for the genus Azolla.
Syn. -- family Azollaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. not divided into zones; -- opposite of zonal. azonal heating [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; zone, region. ] Confined to no zone or region; not local. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Azores. -- n. A native of the Azores. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. azote, fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; life; -- so named by Lavoisier because it is incapable of supporting life. ] Same as Nitrogen. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] A switch or whip. [ Sp. Amer. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Nitrogenized; nitrogenous. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Med.) the accumulation of an abnormally large amount of nitrogen-containing waste products, such as urea, in the blood; uremia. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to azotemia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ LL. azoch, azoth, fr. Ar. az-zauq mercury. ] (Alchemy) (a) The first principle of metals, i. e., mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them. (b) The universal remedy of Paracelsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote; nitric; as, azotic gas; azotic acid. [ R. ] Carpenter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of azotous, or nitrous, acid with a base; a nitrite. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Azotized (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Azotizing (&unr_;). ] To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Azote + -meter. ] (Chem.) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Nitrous; as, azotous acid. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL.; azote + Gr. &unr_; urine. ] (Med.) Excess of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or . (Painting) A French school of the middle of the 19th century centering in the village of Barbizon near the forest of Fontainebleau. Its members went straight to nature in disregard of academic tradition, treating their subjects faithfully and with poetic feeling for color, light, and atmosphere. It is exemplified, esp. in landscapes, by Corot, Rousseau, Daubigny, Jules Dupré, and Diaz. Associated with them are certain painters of animals, as Troyon and Jaque, and of peasant life, as Millet and Jules Breton. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]