n. [ Gr.
I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of abiogenesis. Huxley, 1870. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Apsis. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ L. absistere, p. pr. absistens; ab + sistere to stand, causal of stare. ] To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist. [ Obs. ] Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A standing aloof. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ NL. ] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by Actinomyces bovis in cattle and by Actinomyces israeli or Arachnia propionica in man. It is characterized by hard swellings usually in the mouth and jaw. In man the disease may also affect the abdomen or thorax. In cattle it is called also
‖n. [ NL.; adeno- + sclerosis. ] (Med.) The hardening of a gland.
‖n. [ NL.; L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr.
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Sensuous perception. [ R. ] Ruskin. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; unmarried (
‖n. [ Gr.
‖n. [ Gr.
n. [ NL., fr. E. albumin. ] (Med.) A condition of excessively high blood albumin level. [ obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]
n.
n.;
‖n. [ Gr.
Amaurosis fugax (Med.),
‖n. [ NL. See A- not, and Mitosis. ] (Biol.) Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. [ Gr.
n. [ Amylum + genesis. ] The formation of starch. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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
n. [ Amylum + Gr.
‖n. [ Gr.
The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, to communicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to make common, &unr_; common. ] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. Walker. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to push up or back; &unr_; + &unr_; to strike. ] (Pros.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to double, &unr_;, &unr_;, twofold, double. ] (Rhet.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea;
‖n. See Anaesthesia. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to recognize. ] The unfolding or dénouement. [ R. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Ultimate,
Proximate,
Qualitative,
Quantitative, and
Volumetric analysis
n. (Statistics) a statistical technique by which the results of an observation or experiment are analyzed to determine the relative contributions of the different possible causative factors or variables to the outcome. Abbreviated
‖n. [ Gr.
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to form anew; &unr_; again + &unr_; to form;
n.
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‖n.;
n.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; wind. ] A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖n. [ NL.; angio- + neurosis. ] (Med.) Angioneuropathy{ 1 }. The term angioneuropathy is now used more frequently than
‖n. Same as Anchylosis. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;;
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; bloom, fr.
‖n. [ NL. See Anthrax. ] (Med.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also
n.
n. Transformation into the form of a human being. [ 1913 Webster ]