a. Of or pertaining to acetone; as, acetonic bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeast Asia and Polynesia.
Syn. -- genus Alstonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. architectonique. ] 1. The science of architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of arranging knowledge into a system. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. architectonicus, Gr. &unr_;. See Architect. ] 1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive. “Architectonic wisdom.” Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

These architectonic functions which we had hitherto thought belonged. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to the systemizing of knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science of architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. Stunned; astonished. See Astony. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And I astonied fell and could not pray. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Astonished p. pr. & vb. n. Astonishing. ] [ OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. étonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See Thunder, Astound, Astony. ] 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [ Fluellen had struck Pistol ]. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The very cramp-fish [ i. e., torpedo ] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. Dan. viii. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise. -- Astonished, Surprised. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. C. J. Smith. See Amaze. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an astonished manner. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. [ 1913 Webster ]

As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv. -- As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. estonnement, F. étonnement. ] 1. The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A coldness and astonishment in his loins, as folk say. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Dismay; consternation. [ Archaic ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lest the place
And my quaint habits breed astonishment. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The object causing such an emotion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou shalt become an astonishment. Deut. xxviii. 37. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Amazement; wonder; surprise. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. atonique. See Atony. ] 1. (Med.) Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy; as, an atonic disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Destitute of tone vocality; surd. Rush. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Gram.) A word that has no accent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing. Rush. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 lack of normal muscular tension or tonus.
Syn. -- atony. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Dr. Babbington. ] (Min.) A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Of or pertaining to bentonite. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The supposed faculty of perceiving subterraneous springs and currents by sensation; -- so called from one Bleton, of France. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To divide into cantons or small districts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. katatonos, stretching down, depressed, fr. kata` down + to`nos stretching, straining, tone (sound). Stedman. ] (Psychiatry) an abnormal behavioral syndrome characterized by stupor, negativism, and muscular rigidity, sometimes alternating with purposeless excitement, and seen most frequently in schizophrenia; called also catatonic schizophrenia. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to catatonia; suffering from catatonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. appearing mentally stupefied, unresponsive, and motionless, or almost so; seemingly unaware of one's environment. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

n. a person suffering from catatonia. [ PJC ]

a. (Physics) Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Catonionus. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the stern old Roman, Cato the Censor; severe; inflexible. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The composition of a cento; the act or practice of composing a cento or centos. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ Named after Dr. John Clayton, an American botanist. ] (Bot.) An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms; -- sometimes called spring beauty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries.
Syn. -- Clinton's lily. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to, or derived from, a plant of the genus Croton, or from croton oil. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crotonic acid (Chem.), a white crystalline organic acid, C3H5.CO2H, of the ethylene, or acrylic acid series. It was so named because formerly supposed to exist in croton oil. Also, any acid metameric with crotonic acid proper. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The acid characteristic of croton oil is tiglic or tiglinic acid, a derivative of crotonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A supposed alkaloid obtained from croton oil by boiling it with water and magnesia, since found to be merely a magnesia soap of the oil. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One afflicted with color blindness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Inability to perceive or distinguish certain colors, esp. red; color blindness. It has various forms and degrees. So called from the chemist Dalton, who had this infirmity. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. Named after Dr. William Darlington, a botanist of West Chester, Penn. ] (Bot.) A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the type genus, coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae.
Syn. -- genus Daubentonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family comprising solely the aye-aye.
Syn. -- family Daubentoniidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of detonizing; detonation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ See Detonate. ] [ imp. & p. p.Detonized p. pr. & vb. n. Detonizing. ] To explode, or cause to explode; to burn with an explosion; to detonate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. diatonicus, diatonus, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to stretch out; dia` through + &unr_; to stretch: cf. F. diatonique. See Tone. ] (Mus.) Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which is the octave of the first. [ 1913 Webster ]

Diatonic scale (Mus.), a scale consisting of eight sounds with seven intervals, of which two are semitones and five are whole tones; a modern major or minor scale, as distinguished from the chromatic scale. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a diatonic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. (Physics) Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both circuits remain stationary. Faraday. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) Relating to electrotonus; as, the electrotonic condition of a nerve. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Physiol.) To cause or produce electrotonus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; strained, fr. &unr_; to strain. See Entasis. ] (Med.) Having great tension, or exaggerated action. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. a native or inhabitant of Estonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. feuilletoniste. ] A writer of feuilletons. F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Gluttonous; greedy. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Gluttonized p. pr. & vb. n. Gluttonizing ] To eat to excess; to eat voraciously; to gormandize. Hallywell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of aquatic herbs.
Syn. -- genus Hottonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL. So named after Dr. William Houston, an English surgeon and botanist. ] (Bot.) A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty species, natives of North America. Also, a plant of this genus. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]