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n. [ isolated from Cephalosporium caerulens. ] (Chem.) an antifungal antibiotic, C12H17NO3. It inhibits the growth of yeasts by interfering with the synthesis of sterols and fatty acids. [ PJC ]

n. a genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers.
Syn. -- genus Chrysosplenium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. delenificus; delenire to soothe + facere to make. See Lenient. ] Assuaging pain. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding magnolialike flowers which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems, including the genera Dillenia and Hibbertia.
Syn. -- family Dilleniaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; it contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; it is sometimes classified as a superorder.
Syn. -- subclass Dilleniidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. di- + selenide. ] (Chem.) A selenide containing two atoms of selenium in each molecule. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock. [ Scot. ]

/mhw>, a. Pertaining to, or containing, galena.

, a. [ From Galen, the physician. ] Relating to Galen or to his principles and method of treating diseases. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Galenic pharmacy, that branch of pharmacy which relates to the preparation of medicines by infusion, decoction, etc., as distinguished from those which are chemically prepared. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrines of Galen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A follower of Galen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) Galena; lead ore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gastro- + splenic. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic ligament. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + &unr_; moon. ] Pertaining to the earth and moon; belonging to the joint action or mutual relations of the earth and moon; as, geoselenic phenomena. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians.
Syn. -- genus Halenia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_; the Greeks. ] Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. “The Hellenic forces.” Jowett (Thucyd. ). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. Hellénisme. ] 1. A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The type of character of the ancient Greeks, who aimed at culture, grace, and amenity, as the chief elements in human well-being and perfection. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. Helléniste. ] 1. One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. Hellénistique. ] Pertaining to the Hellenists. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hellenistic language,
Hellenistic dialect, or
Hellenistic idiom, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in countries where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect. J. Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft, mild. Cf. Lithe. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of. “Lenient of grief.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

O&unr_;&unr_; relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A lenitive; an emollient. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a lenient manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. lenis soft, mild + -fy: cf. F. lénifier. ] To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate. Bacon. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lenimentum: cf. OF. leniment. See Lenient. ] An assuasive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A city in the European part of Soviet Russia; the former capital of Russia. The name was formerly St. Petersburg and Petrograd, and was changed back to Saint Petersburg (Sankt Peterburg in Russian) in 1992.
Syn. -- St. Petersburg, Peterburg, Petrograd, Saint Petersburg. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

prop. n. a form of communism based on the writings of Marx and Lenin; called also Marxism-Leninism.
Syn. -- bolshevism, collectivism, Marxism-Leninism, Marxism, Sovietism, sovietism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. F. lénitif. See Lenient. ] Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. lénitif. ] 1. (Med.) (a) A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants. (b) A mild purgative; a laxative. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is one sweet lenitive at least for evils, which Nature holds out; so I took it kindly at her hands, and fell asleep. Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being lenitive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lenitudo. ] The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. lenitas, fr. lenis soft, mild: cf. OF. lenité. See Lenient. ] The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or disposition; gentleness of treatment; softness; tenderness; clemency; -- opposed to severity and rigor. [ 1913 Webster ]

His exceeding lenity disposes us to be somewhat too severe. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Gentleness; kindness; tenderness; softness; humanity; clemency; mercy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Sp. Madrileño. ] Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Madrid. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. Marxism, as interpreted by V. I. Lenin. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. me`li honey. ] An explosive of great destructive power; -- so called from its color, which resembles honey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Romaic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Hellenism as surviving or revival in modern times; the practice or pursuit of ancient Greek ideals in modern life, art, or literature, as in the Renaissance. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its compounds; as, nonylenic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Panhellenium. ] Of or pertaining to all Greece, or to Panhellenism; including all Greece, or all the Greeks. [ 1913 Webster ]