a. Of the nature of aconite. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. aconitum, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. aconit. ]
Winter aconite,
‖n. (Chem.) Same as Aconitine. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
n. (Chem.) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. See Aconite. ] The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it. [ 1913 Webster ]
Strong
As aconitum or rash gunpowder. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
‖n. [ Aden- + -itis. ] (Med.) Glandular inflammation. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Aden- + -itis. ] (Med.) Glandular inflammation. Dunglison.
‖ [ L., to infinity. ] Without limit; endlessly. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. amonicioun, OF. amonition, F. admonition, fr. L. admonitio, fr. admonere. See Admonish. ] Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Admonisher. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Admonitory. [ R. ] Barrow. --
n. [ L. ] Admonisher; monitor. [ 1913 Webster ]
Conscience is at most times a very faithful and prudent admonitor. Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Admonitory. [ R. ] “An admonitorial tone.” Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. admonitorius. ] That conveys admonition; warning or reproving;
n. [ L. ] A female admonitor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of the nature of affinity. --
a. Closely connected, as by affinity. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh. 1 Kings iii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]
There is a close affinity between imposture and credulity. Sir G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]
About forty years past, I began a happy affinity with William Cranmer. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. agnitio, fr. agnoscere. See Notion. ] Acknowledgment. [ Obs. ] Grafton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. The quality which constitutes an alkali; alkaline property. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From T. Allan, who first distinguished it as a species. ] (min.) A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. alternitas. ] Succession by turns; alternation. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Min.) Alum stone. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Amanitine. ] (Bot.) A genus of poisonous fungi of the family
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a sort of fungus. ] The poisonous principle of some fungi. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n.;
A sweetness and amenity of temper. Buckle. [ 1913 Webster ]
This climate has not seduced by its amenities. W. Howitt. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. &unr_; an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun. ] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called
a. [ Ammonite + -ferous. ] Containing fossil ammonites. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Ammonite + -oid. ] (Zool.) An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See Ammonite. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. amunition, for munition, prob. caused by taking la munition as l'amunition. See Munition. ]
Ammunition bread,
shoes, etc.
v. t.
. A yellowish oily volatile liquid,
‖n.;
n. [ See Anthracite. ] (Min.) A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also
n.
n. [ Gr. &unr_; invisible;
a. (Min.) Resembling aphanite; having a very fine-grained structure. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From
n.
n. See Aragonite. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. arsénite. ] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with obstinacy. [ 1913 Webster ]