n. [ Cf. F. amidine, fr. amido&unr_; starch, fr. L. amylum, Gr. &unr_; fine meal, neut. of &unr_; not ground at the mill, -- hence, of the finest meal; 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, mill. See Meal. ] (Chem.) Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems.
Syn. -- class Aphasmidia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 an antiviral drug, (C10H13N5O4) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine. an analog of thymidine, it inhibits the replication of the viral chromosome.
Syn. -- AZT, zidovudine[ generic ], 3'-azido 3'-deoxythymidine, Retrovir[ Trademark ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. 1. of or pertaining to bromide (definition 2). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. conventional or trite; repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse -- of sayings, assertions, or discourses; as, bromidic sermons.
Syn. -- commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Bromide + idiom. ] A conventional comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides{ 2 }; a bromide{ 3 }. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ From Cumin. ] (Chem.) A strong, liquid, organic base, C3H7.C6H4.NH2, homologous with aniline. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A liquid organic base, C10H13.NH2, derived from cymene. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to remove the moisture from (air or another gas); to reduce the humidity of; as, The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer.
Syn. -- make less humid. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

{ } n. [ Gr. desmo`s chain + e'i^dos form. ] (Bot.) A microscopic plant of the family Desmidiæ, a group of unicellular algæ in which the species have a greenish color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of two coalescing halves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dimidiatus, p. p. of dimidiare to halve, fr. dimidius half. See Demi-. ] 1. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed. (b) Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dimidiated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimidiating. ] 1. To divide into two equal parts. [ Obs. ] Cockeram. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) To represent the half of; to halve. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dimidiatio. ] The act of dimidiating or halving; the state of being dimidiate. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. The state of being fumid; smokiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hemi- + ditone. ] (Gr. Mus.) The lesser third. Busby. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of increasing the moisture content; -- usually used of gases, especially air.
Syn. -- moisturization. [ PJC ]

n. A device that increases the moisture content of the air; -- used to avoid excessive dryness in buildings, which can cause irritation to the throat. Compare dehumidifier.
Syn. -- moisturization. [ PJC ]

v. t. to render (gases, especially air) humid or to increase the moisture content of; as, We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house.
Syn. -- moisturize, make humid, make more humid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. humidité. ] 1. Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; -- used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as clothing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: The content of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percent of the maximum amount of water vapor that the air can hold at the given temperature; also called relative humidity. The capacity of the air to hold moisture increases with temperature, so if the temperature changes without changing the absolute content of the atmospheric moisture, the relative humidity will also change. [ PJC ]

relative humidity Same as humidity{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

☞ In hygrometrical reports (as of the United States Signal Service) complete saturation of the air by water vapor is designated by a relative humidity of 100, and its partial saturation by smaller numbers in direct proportion to the actual content of water vapor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Golf) a long iron{ 5 } with a nearly vertical face.
Syn. -- two iron. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to ancient Numidia in Northern Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]

Numidian crane. (Zool.) See Demoiselle, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Zool.) A subfamily of birds including the guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar.
Syn. -- subfamily Numididae, subfamily Numidinae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Oxygen + amido + -ine. ] (Chem.) One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. One of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems.
Syn. -- class Phasmidia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form of a pyramid; pyramidal. “ A pyramidical rock.” Goldsmith. “Gold in pyramidic plenty piled.” Shenstone. -- Pyr`a*mid"ic*al*ly, adv. Pyr`a*mild"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Pyramidia [ NL., from L. pyramis. See Pyramid. ] The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Math.) Half of a diameter; a right line, or the length of a right line, drawn from the center of a circle, a sphere, or other curved figure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) An imperfect octave. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) An imperfect or diminished fifth. Busby. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Half or imperfect transparency; translucency. [ R. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) An imperfect or diminished fourth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. semi- + ditone: cf. It. semiditono. Cf. Hemiditone. ] (Gr. Mus.) A lesser third, having its terms as 6 to 5; a hemiditone. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to, or accomplished in, half a day, or twelve hours; occurring twice every day. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to, or traversed in, six hours, or in half the time between the rising and setting of a heavenly body; as, a semidiurnal arc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Spermidia [ Nl., fr. Gr. spe`rma seed. ] (Bot.) An achenium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. timiditas: cf. F. timidité. ] The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being tumid. [ 1913 Webster ]