n. An insoluble solid alcohol (C12H25OH) with an unbranched paraffin chain, used to make detergents, such as sodium lauryl sulfate.
Syn. -- lauryl alcohol [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -lite. ] (Min.) A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Min.) Of the nature of, or containing, actinolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -logy. ] The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the actinic or chemical rays. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to adenology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Adeno- + -logy. ] The part of physiology that treats of the glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From amine. ] (Pharm.) A colorless liquid prepared from herring brine and containing amines, used as a local antiseptic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. A small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizard (Anolis carolinensis) with the ability to change skin color.
Syn. -- American chameleon, Anolis carolinensis [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖prop. n. [ In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a lizard. ] (Zool.) A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanidæ. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called chameleons. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to arachnology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is versed in, or studies, arachnology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; spider + -logy. ] The department of Zoology which treats of spiders and other Arachnida. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as bioengineering. [ PJC ]

n. A botanist. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Botany + -logy: cf. F. botanologie. ] The science of botany. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a flammable alcohol (C4H9.OH) derived from butane and used as a solvent.
Syn. -- butyl alcohol. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. , fr. campagne field. ] (Zool.) A mouse (Arvicala agrestis), called also meadow mouse, which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in campanology; a bell ringer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. campana bell + -logy. ] The art of ringing bells, or a treatise on the art. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Carbin (Kolbe's name for the radical) + -ol. ] (Chem.) Methyl alcohol, CH3OH; -- also, by extension, any one in the homologous series of paraffine alcohols of which methyl alcohol is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to carcinology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. karki`nos a crab + -logy. ] (Zool.) The department of Zoology which treats of the Crustacea (lobsters, crabs, etc.); -- called also malacostracology and crustaceology. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] 1. A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

They danced and yelled the carmagnole. Compton Reade. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bombastic report from the French armies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. chinium quinine (see Chinoldine) + L. oleum oil + -ine. ] (Chem.) See Quinoline. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Chronologist. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] A person who investigates dates of events and transactions; one skilled in chronology. [ 1913 Webster ]

That learned noise and dust of the chronologist is wholly to be avoided. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

THe most exact chronologers tell us that Christ was born in October, and not in December. John Knox. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Relating to chronology; containing an account of events in the order of time; according to the order of time; as, chronological tables. Raleigh. -- Chron`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n.; pl. Chronologies [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; time + &unr_; discourse: cf. F. chronologie. ] The science which treats of measuring time by regular divisions or periods, and which assigns to events or transactions their proper dates. [ 1913 Webster ]

If history without chronology is dark and confused, chronology without history is dry and insipid. A. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cinnamic + quinoline. ] A nitrogenous organic base, C8H6N2, analogous to quinoline, obtained from certain complex diazo compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ L. crimen, crimenis, crime + -logy. ] 1. A treatise on crime or the criminal population. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The branch of sociology which studies crime and criminals. [ PJC ]

-- Crim`i*nol"o*gist n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ F., fr. crin hair, L. crinis. ] 1. A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called because originally made of hair. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a hoop skirt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cuminic + L. oleum. ] A liquid, C3H7.C6H4.CHO, obtained from oil of caraway; -- called also cuminic aldehyde. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) See Carvacrol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + latrei`a worship, &unr_; to serve, worship: cf. F. démonolâtrie. ] The worship of demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in demonology. R. North.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. démonologique. ] Of or pertaining to demonology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who writes on, or is versed in, demonology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Demon + -logy: cf. F. démonologie. ] A treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine + &unr_; a gland + -logy. ] The science which treats of the glands of the alimentary canal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ericaceae the Heath family + L. oleum oil. ] (Chem.) A colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odor, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a rich beef stock with tomatoes and madeira and minced carrots and onions and celery.
Syn. -- sauce espanole. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) The organic compound C2H5.OH, the common alcohol which is the intoxicating agent in beer, wine, and other fermented and distilled liquors; called also ethyl alcohol. It is used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions, or mixed in gasoline as a fuel for automobiles, and as a rocket fuel (as in the V-2 rocket).
Syn. -- ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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

adv. In an ethnological manner; by ethnological classification; as, one belonging ethnologically to an African race. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in ethnology; a student of ethnology. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ Gr. &unr_; nation + -logy. ] The science which treats of the division of mankind into races, their origin, distribution, and relations, and the peculiarities which characterize them.

n. [ Eugenia + -ol. ] (Chem.) A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who describes the phenomena of galvanism; a writer on galvanism. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ Galvanic + -logy. ] A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena. [ 1913 Webster ]