n. [ Anthracene + quinone. ] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon,
n.
fossil water. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
a. [ L. aqua water + -ferous. ] Consisting or conveying water or a watery fluid;
n.
a. [ L. aqua water + -form. ] Having the form of water. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
Aquila alba [ L., white eagle ],
a. (Her.) Adorned with eagles' heads. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n.
a. [ L. aquilinus, fr. aquila eagle: cf. F. aquilin. See Eagle. ]
Terribly arched and aquiline his nose. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. aquilo, -lonis: cf. F. aquilon. ] The north wind. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. aqua water + parere to bring forth. ] (Med.) Secreting water; -- applied to certain glands. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Fakir. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A Chilian shrub (Aristotelia Maqui). Its bark furnishes strings for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made from its berries. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n.
a. [ See Un- not, and Acquit. ] Unrequited. [ R. & Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. uterque, fem. utraque, both. ] One who receives the eucharist in both kinds; esp., one of a body of Hussites who in the 15th century fought for the right to do this. Called also