n. (Chem.) A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe (Abies pectinata). Eng. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Diminishing; as, an ablatitious force. Sir J. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Obtained from plants by distillation. [ Obs. ] Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to accremention. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See accresce, Increment. ] (Physiol.) The process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respects like the individual from which it proceeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. addititius, fr. addere. ] Additive. [ R. ] Sir J. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ L. adjectitius. ] Added; additional. Parkhurst. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adscitus, p. p. of adsciscere, asciscere, to take knowingly; ad + sciscere to seek to know, approve, scire to know. ] Supplemental; additional; adventitious; ascititious. “Adscititious evidence.” Bowring. -- Ad`sci*ti"tious*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. the membranous outer covering of an organ or blood vessel. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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

a. [ L. adventitius. ] 1. Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent.
Syn. -- accidental; casual; incidental; additional; supervenient; foreign. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

To things of great dimensions, if we annex an adventitious idea of terror, they become without comparison greater. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Nat. Hist.) Out of the proper or usual place; as, adventitious buds or roots. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) Acquired, as diseases; not hereditary. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Med.) Occurring in an unusual place or arising from an external source. Stedman 25 [ PC ]

-- Ad`ven*ti"tious*ly, adv. -- Ad`ven*ti"tious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;) stone, fr. &unr_; eagle. ] See Eaglestone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. a- not + L. glutire to swallow. ] (Med.) Inability to swallow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. a- not + L. glutire to swallow. ] (Med.) Inability to swallow; dysphagia.
Syn. -- dysphagy. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. (Min.) A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of Albert, New Brunswick. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. altitudo, fr. altus high. Cf. Altar, Haughty, Enhance. ] 1. Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when from the sensible or apparent horizon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geom.) The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Height of degree; highest point or degree. [ 1913 Webster ]

He is [ proud ] even to the altitude of his virtue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. pl. Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. [ Colloq. ] Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The man of law began to get into his altitude. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Meridian altitude, an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian. See Meridian, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to height; as, altitudinal measurements. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine of antitheists. -- An`ti*the*is"tic a. [1913 Webster]

n. A disbeliever in the existence of God. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Antitheses. /plu> [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to set against, to oppose; 'anti` against + &unr_; to set. See Thesis. ] 1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, “The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself.” “He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen.” [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Opposition; contrast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. antitheton, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, antithetic. ] An antithetic or contrasted statement. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way antithesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Pref. anti- + toxin. ] A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Anat.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See Ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Anat.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; turn, &unr_; to turn. ] (Bot.) At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. opposed to trusts, monopolies, or other large combinations of business or capital which threaten fair competition; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices; -- of laws and regulations.
Syn. -- antimonopoly. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. 1. having ability to to suppress or relieve coughing; -- of chemical substances. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. a medicament used to suppress or relieve coughing; an antitussive substance. Codeine is one such commonly used antitussive. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. Antitypical. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; of corresponding form; 'anti` against + &unr_; type, figure. See Type. ] That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to antitypes.
Syn. -- antitypical [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type. -- An`ti*typ"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Resisting blows; hard. [ Obs. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Opposition or resistance of matter to force. [ R. ] Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Aorta + -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the aorta. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; deceit, fr. &unr_; to deceive; it having been often mistaken for other minerals. ] (Min.) Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. pl. apotactitae, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; set apart; &unr_; from + &unr_; to arrange, ordain. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. appetit, F. appétit, fr. L. appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See Petition, and cf. Appetence. ] 1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind. [ 1913 Webster ]

The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men must have appetite before they will eat. Buckle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. [ 1913 Webster ]

It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Tendency; appetency. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

In all bodies there as an appetite of union. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The thing desired. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Power being the natural appetite of princes. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of, but regularly it should be followed by for before the object; as, an appetite for pleasure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. appetitio: cf. F. appétition. ] Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. appétitif. ] Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive power or faculty. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. aptitude, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus. See Apt, and cf. Attitude. ] 1. A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn. [ 1913 Webster ]

He seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the management of irregular troops. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation. [ 1913 Webster ]

That sociable and helpful aptitude which God implanted between man and woman. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Readiness in learning; docility; aptness. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was a boy of remarkable aptitude. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Suitable; fit. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. argentum silver. ] (Min.) Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. arreptitius. ] Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Odd, arreptitious, frantic extravagances. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Adscititious. ] Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious; additional; assumed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Homer has been reckoned an ascititious name. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ascriptitius, fr. ascribere. ] 1. Ascribed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Added; additional. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

An ascriptitious and supernumerary God. Farindon. [ 1913 Webster ]