a. Sociable. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. almanac, almanach: cf. F. almanach, Sp. almanaque, It. almanacco, all of uncertain origin. ] A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nautical almanac, an almanac, or year book, containing astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and other information useful to mariners. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. any artifact (such a books or furniture or art) that is distinctive to America. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. [ Gr. 'ana` (used distributively). ] (Med.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa) two ounces, &ounce_; ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

. [ Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards. ] A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in -anus. ] A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas.

It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. anabaptismus, Gr. 'anabaptismo`s: cf. F. anabaptisme. See Anabaptize. ] The doctrine of the Anabaptists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. anabaptista, fr. Gr. as if 'anabaptisth`s: cf. F. anabaptiste. ] A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In church history, the name Anabaptists usually designates a sect of fanatics who greatly disturbed the peace of Germany, the Netherlands, etc., in the Reformation period. In more modern times the name has been applied to those who do not regard infant baptism as real and valid baptism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines. Milton. Bp. Bull. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was suppressed in Munster. Pagitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; again + &unr_; to baptize. See Baptize. ] To rebaptize; to rechristen; also, to rename. [ R. ] Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'anaba`s, p. p. of bai`nein to advance. ] (Zool.) A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'ana`basis, fr. 'anabai`nein to go up; 'ana` up + bai`nein to go. ] 1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called “The Anabasis.” [ 1913 Webster ]

The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. [ Obs. ] AS [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med) A plant genus of the goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae. [ AS ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to anabiosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; something heaped up; &unr_; + &unr_; a stroke. ] (Physiol.) Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol., Chem.) any of a variety of synthetic derivatives or analogs of testosterone, which promote the increase of muscle mass and strength. The anabolic steroids are sometimes used by athletes to increase muscular strength so as to enhance their performance in competition. They have serious side effects, and the use of such compounds has been banned by many athletic regulatory committees. [ PJC ]

n. (Physiol.) The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Anastomosing + branch. ] A branch of a river that reënters, or anastomoses with, the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses itself in sandy soil. [ Australia ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might be coined, anabranches, and the islands they form branch islands. Col. Jackson. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; to bend back; &unr_; back + &unr_; to bend. ] Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo). [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. See Catoptrics. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced anacamptically. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The science of reflected light, now called catoptrics. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The science of reflected sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Spineless, as certain fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + &unr_; thorny, fr. &unr_; thorn. ] (Zool.) A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; similar to + &unr_; heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See Cashew. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'anakaqartiko`s, fr. 'anakaqai`rein to cleanse upward, i. e., by vomiting; 'ana` + kaqai`rein. See Cathartic. ] 1. (Med.) Producing vomiting or expectoration. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. (Med.) An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'ana` up + xa`ris grace. ] (Bot.) A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharidaceae), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a. See Anchoret, Anchoretic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'ana` + chw^ros place. ] An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw> a. Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'anachronismo`s, fr. 'anachroni`zein to refer to a wrong time, to confound times; 'ana` + chro`nos time: cf. F. anachronisme. ] A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early; falsification of chronological relation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] To refer to, or put into, a wrong time. [ R. ] Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Containing an anachronism; anachronistic. -- An*ach"ro*nous*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; to bend back and break; to reflect (light); &unr_; + &unr_; to break. ] 1. (Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anaclastic glass, a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Opt.) That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; -- commonly called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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. 1. 1 an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another.
Syn. -- anacoluthon [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Lacking grammatical sequence. -- An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, not following, wanting sequence; 'an priv. + &unr_; following. ] (Gram.) A lack of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.
Syn. -- anacoluthia [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of Ceylonese origin? ] (Zool.) A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Anacreonticus. ] Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to anachronism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, up, again + &unr_; a stroke. ] (Physiol.) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing. [ 1913 Webster ]