n. [ L. acer sharp + olēre to smell. ] (Chem.) A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. acrolthus, Gr. 'akroli`qos with the ends made of stone; 'a`kros extreme + li`qos stone. ] (Arch. & Sculp.) A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood. Elmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Photog.) Either of two compounds, a chlorine derivative and bromine derivative, of hydroquinone, used as developers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Aëro- + -lite: cf. F. aérolithe. ] (Meteor.) A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Aërolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aëro- + lithology. ] The science of aërolites. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to aërolites; meteoric; as, aërolitic iron. Booth. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to aërology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in aërology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aëro- + -logy: cf. F. aérologie. ] That department of physics which treats of the atmosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to agrology. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the science of soils in relation to crops. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Pharm.) A grayish green antiseptic powder, consisting of a basic iodide and gallate of bismuth, sometimes used in place of iodoform. [ A Trademark ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. a compound of protein and silver used as a mild antiseptic; Argyrol is the trademark.
Syn. -- mild silver protein. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. arolle. ] (Bot.) The stone pine (Pinus Cembra). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`rqron joint + -logy. ] That part of anatomy which treats of joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'asth`r star + &unr_; scale. ] (Paleon.) A genus of fishes, some of which were eighteen or twenty feet long, found in a fossil state in the Old Red Sandstone. Hugh Miller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. astrolabie, astrilabe, OF. astrelabe, F. astrolabe, LL. astrolabium, fr. Gr. 'astrola`bon; 'a`stron star + &unr_;, &unr_;, to take. ] 1. (Astron.) An instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars. It is now disused. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Among the ancients, it was essentially the armillary sphere. A graduated circle with sights, for taking altitudes at sea, was called an astrolabe in the 18th century. It is now superseded by the quadrant and sextant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A worshiper of the stars. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Astro- + Gr. &unr_; service, worship: cf. F. astrolâtrie. ] The worship of the stars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Astro- + lithology. ] The science of aërolites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Astrology. ] 1. One who studies the stars; an astronomer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situation of the stars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. astrologien. ] An astrologer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. 'astrologiko`s. ] Of or pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing astrology. “Astrologic learning.” Hudibras. “Astrological prognostication.” Cudworth. -- As`tro*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. t. & i. To apply astrology to; to study or practice astrology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. astrologie, L. astrologia, fr. Gr. 'astrologi`a, fr. 'astrolo`gos astronomer, astrologer; 'asth`r star + lo`gos discourse, le`gein to speak. See Star. ] In its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with astronomy; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Astrology was much in vogue during the Middle Ages, and became the parent of modern astronomy, as alchemy did of chemistry. It was divided into two kinds: judicial astrology, which assumed to foretell the fate and acts of nations and individuals, and natural astrology, which undertook to predict events of inanimate nature, such as changes of the weather, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Astro- + meteorology. ] The investigation of the relation between the sun, moon, and stars, and the weather. -- As`*tro*me`te*or`o*log"ic*al a. -- As`tro*me`te*or*ol"o*gist n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Atmosphere + -logy. ] The science or a treatise on the atmosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. azerole, the name of the fruit, fr. Ar. az-zo'r&unr_;r: cf. It. azzeruolo, Sp. acerolo. ] (Bot.) The Neapolitan medlar (Cratægus azarolus), a shrub of southern Europe; also, its fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. banderole, dim. of bandière, bannière, banner; cf. It. banderuola a little banner. See Banner. ] A little banner, flag, or streamer. [ Written also bannerol. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Banderole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the money carried on one's person. ”He shot his bankroll on a bob-tailed nag.”
Syn. -- roll, wad. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. one's total supply of money; funds. [ PJC ]

v. t. To pay the costs of; as, Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See Banderole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. barcarolle, fr. It. barcaruola, fr. barca bark, barge. ] (Mus.) (a) A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers. (b) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ba`ros weight + -logy. ] The science of weight or gravity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (R. C. Ch.) A catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls a certain number of prayers are to be said or counted off on the beads of a chaplet; hence, a catalogue in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

On Fame's eternal beadroll worthy to be filed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is quite startling, on going over the beadroll of English worthies, to find how few are directly represented in the male line. Quart. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Aëronautics) See Cloche. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. the act or process of deliberately limiting the number of one's children born, especially by preventing conception. Conception may be prevented by ingesting medicines, using barriers such as condoms or spermicides during copulation, or by ligating or removing the reproductive organs.
Syn. -- birth prevention, family planning. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One of the forms of vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets. It is an unsaturated alcohol (C28H43OH) found in foods such as milk and fish liver oils. It is used as a dietary supplement in milk.
Syn. -- vitamin D, ergocalciferol, cholecarciferol, D. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ OF. carole a kind of dance wherein many dance together, fr. caroler to dance; perh. from Celtic; cf. Armor. koroll, n., korolla, korolli, v., Ir. car music, turn, circular motion, also L. choraula a flute player, charus a dance, chorus, choir. ] 1. A round dance. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay. [ 1913 Webster ]

The costly feast, the carol, and the dance. Dryden [ 1913 Webster ]

It was the carol of a bird. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter carol. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heard a carol, mournful, holy. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the darkness sing your carol of high praise. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Joyful music, as of a song. [ 1913 Webster ]

I heard the bells on Christmans Day
Their old, familiar carol play. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Caroled or Carolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Caroling, or Carolling. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To praise or celebrate in song. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Shepherds at their festivals
Carol her goodness. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To sing, especially with joyful notes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hovering swans . . . carol sounds harmonious. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble. [ 1913 Webster ]

And carol of love's high praise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

The gray linnets carol from the hill. Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Carolus Charles. ] A former gold coin of Germany worth nearly five dollars; also, a gold coin of Sweden worth nearly five dollars. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) See Pinkboot. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ F. carin; cf. It. carlino; -- so called from Carlo (Charles) VI. of Naples. ] A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy, worth about seven cents. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A coin. See Carline. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such heavenly notes and carolings. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina. [ 1913 Webster ]