n. [ L. anhelatio, fr. anhelare to pant; an (perh. akin to E. on) + halare to breathe: cf. F. anhélation. ] Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the process of removing a heavy metal from a solution by means of a chelate; as (Med.) the treatment of lead or mercury poisoning by adding a chelating agent to the blood. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. congélation, L. congelatio. ] 1. The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing. [ 1913 Webster ]

The capillary tubes are obstructed either by outward compression or congelation of the fluid. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being congealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is congealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sugar plums . . . with a multitude of congelations in jellies of various colors. Taller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Corresponding relation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. correlatio; L. cor- + relatio: cf. F. corrélation. Cf. Correlation. ] Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

Correlation of energy, the relation to one another of different forms of energy; -- usually having some reference to the principle of conservation of energy. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation. --
Correlation of forces, the relation between the forces which matter, endowed with various forms of energy, may exert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure. [ Written also crenellation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. delatio accusation: cf. F. délation. ] 1. Conveyance. [ Obs. or Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Accusation by an informer. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. elatio. See Elate. ] A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity. “Felt the elation of triumph.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gelatio a freezing, fr. gelare to freeze. ] (Astron.) The process of becoming solid by cooling; a cooling and solidifying. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being irrelative; lack of connection or relation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Erroneous relation or narration. Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of impaneling a jury. [ Obs. ] [ Written also panellation. ] Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. praelatio: cf. F. prélation. See Prelate, and cf. Prefer. ] The setting of one above another; preference. [ R. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. re- + L. gelatio a freezing. ] (Physics) The act or process of freezing anew, or together, as two pieces of ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Two pieces of ice at (or even) 32&unr_; Fahrenheit, with moist surfaces, placed in contact, freeze together to a rigid mass. This is called regelation. Faraday. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. relation, L. relatio. See Relate. ] 1. The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events. [ 1913 Webster ]

&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;oet's relation doth well figure them. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being related or of referring; what is apprehended as appertaining to a being or quality, by considering it in its bearing upon something else; relative quality or condition; the being such and such with regard or respect to some other thing; connection; as, the relation of experience to knowledge; the relation of master to servant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Any sort of connection which is perceived or imagined between two or more things, or any comparison which is made by the mind, is a relation. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Reference; respect; regard. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have been importuned to make some observations on this art in relation to its agreement with poetry. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Connection by consanguinity or affinity; kinship; relationship; as, the relation of parents and children. [ 1913 Webster ]

Relations dear, and all the charities
Of father, son, and brother, first were known. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; a relative; a kinsman or kinswoman. [ 1913 Webster ]

For me . . . my relation does not care a rush. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Law) (a) The carrying back, and giving effect or operation to, an act or proceeding frrom some previous date or time, by a sort of fiction, as if it had happened or begun at that time. In such case the act is said to take effect by relation. (b) The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is begun. Wharton. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Recital; rehearsal; narration; account; narrative; tale; detail; description; kindred; kinship; consanguinity; affinity; kinsman; kinswoman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having relation or kindred; related. [ 1913 Webster ]

We might be tempted to take these two nations for relational stems. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Indicating or specifying some relation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Relational words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, etc. R. Morris. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A relative; a relation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. révélation, L. revelatio. See Reveal. ] 1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is revealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Theol.) (a) The act of revealing divine truth. (b) That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible. [ 1913 Webster ]

By revelation he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few words. Eph. iii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse or Book of Revelation or The Revelation of Saint John. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Accusation of one's self. [ R. ] Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) The process of becoming or making gangrenous; mortification. [ 1913 Webster ]