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a. (Bot.) Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Adynamia. [ R. ] Morin. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; marriage. ] (Bot.) Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen from another of the same species; cross-fertilization. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ami, fr. L. amicus. ] A friend. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'amy`elos without marrow. ] (Med.) Characterized by lack of the spinal cord. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

‖n.; pl. -læ /plu>. [ L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See Almond. ] 1. An almond. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Anat.) (a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx. (b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Bot.) Akin to, or derived from, the almond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Med.) An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds. Bailey. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A salt of amygdalic acid. Called also mandelate. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. [ L. amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. 'amygda`lh, 'amy`gdalon. See Almond. ] Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; as, amygdalic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An organic acid (C6H5.CH(OH).COOH) extracted from bitter almonds; called also mandelic acid and α-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. amygdalum almond + -ferous. ] Almond-bearing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. amygdalinus. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, almonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; almond + -oid: cf. F. amygdaloïde. ] (Min.) A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. 1. Almond-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. amylum starch + -yl. Cf. Amidin. ] (Chem.) A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C5H11, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. amylum starch, Gr. &unr_;. See Amidin. ] Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Org. Chem.) Any of eight isomeric liquid alcohols (C5H11.OH), transparent, colorless liquids. It is the hydroxide of amyl. Also called amylic alcohol. The amyl alcohol obtained from fusel oil is mostly isoamyl alcohol (3-methyl-1-butanol or 1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane), with some sec-amyl alcohol (2-methyl-1-butanol or 2-pentanol), and has a characteristic peculiar odor. Other than n-amyl alcohol (also called 1-pentanol) the other isomeric pentanols are not usually refered to as amyl alcohol. The amyl alcohol mixture in fusel oil forms a colorless liquid with a peculiar cough-exciting odor and burning taste. It is used as a source of amyl compounds, such as amyl acetate, amyl nitrite, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. (Chem.) A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, C5H10, of the ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of the group. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amylic alcohol (Chem.), same as amyl alcohol. --
Amylic fermentation (Chem.), a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced. Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A yellowish oily volatile liquid, C5H11NO2, used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. amylum starch + NL. bacterium. See Bacterium. ] (Biol.) A microörganism (Bacillus amylobacter) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction. Sternberg. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Amylum + -gen. ] (Chem.) That part of the starch granule or granulose which is soluble in water. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Amylum + genesis. ] The formation of starch. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to amylogen. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Forming starch; -- applied specif. to leucoplasts. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. [ L. amylum starch + -oid. ] Resembling or containing starch; starchlike. AS
Syn. -- starchlike, amylaceous [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A starchlike substance. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

2. (Med.) Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins deposited in the organs under some pathological conditions, such as amyloidosis; they are composed of linear nonbranching fibrils when viewed under the electron microscope. Stedman 25 [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

Amyloid degeneration (Med.), Same as amyloidosis; -- called also waxy degeneration or lardaceous degeneration. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. (Med.) A disorder characterized by deposit of extracellular amyloid{ 2 } in organs or tissues in an amount that interferes with normal function of the affected organ; it is often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma. Called also amyloid degeneration waxy degeneration and lardaceous degeneration. [ WordNet 1.5 + AS ]

n. [ Amylum + Gr. ly`sis a loosing. ] (Chem.) The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes. -- Am`y*lo*lyt"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; starch + &unr_; solvent; &unr_; to dissolve. ] (Physiol.) Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Amylum + -meter. ] Instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Amylum + -plastic. ] Starch-forming; amylogenic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Amylum + Gr. &unr_; appearance. ] (Physiol. Chem.) The diastase of the pancreatic juice. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Chem.) One of the starch group (C6H10O5)n of the carbohydrates; as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`myos. ] (Med.) Wanting in muscle; without flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`myos. ] (Med.) Characterized by lack of muscular tissue. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. Same as Amice, a hood or cape. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. apo- + Gr. &unr_; marriage. ] (Bot.) The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oöspore. De Bary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Auto- + Gr. &unr_; marriage. ] (Bot.) Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining. “Beamy gold.” Tickell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy. [ 1913 Webster ]

His double-biting ax, and beamy spear. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Having horns, or antlers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beamy stags in toils engage. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bel ami fair friend. ] Good friend; dear friend. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bigamie, fr. L. bigamus twice married; bis twice + Gr. &unr_; marriage; prob. akin to Skt. jāmis related, and L. gemini twins, the root meaning to bind, join: cf. F. bigamie. Cf. Digamy. ] (Law) The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is not strictly correct to call this offense bigamy: it more properly denominated polygamy, i. e., having a plurality of wives or husbands at once, and in several statutes in the United States the offense is classed under the head of polygamy.

In the canon law bigamy was the marrying of two virgins successively, or one after the death of the other, or once marrying a widow. This disqualified a man for orders, and for holding ecclesiastical offices. Shakespeare uses the word in the latter sense. Blackstone. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

Base declension and loathed bigamy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. koino`s common + ga`mos marriage. ] The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, as in certain societies practicing communism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chalaza + -gamy, as in polygamy. ] (Bot.) A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryosac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle. It was originally discovered by Treub in Casuarina, and has since been found to occur regularly in the families Betulaceæ and Juglandaceæ. Partial chalazogamy is found in Ulmus, the tube here penetrating the nucleus midway between the chalaza and micropyle. -- Chal`a*zo*gam"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

a. [ L. chlamydatus dressed in a military cloak. See Chlamys. ] (Zool.) Having a mantle; -- applied to certain gastropods. [ 1913 Webster ]