‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;, a nettle. ] A group of Cœlenterata, including the Medusæ or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called sea nettles. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n.; pl. Acalephs Acalephans [ See Acalephæ. ] (Zool.) One of the Acalephæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Acaleph + -oid. ] (Zool.) Belonging to or resembling the Acalephæ or jellyfishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; to seize, comprehend. ] Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a scale. ] (Zool.) Not having scales. -- n. A fish without scales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A city in Syria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ or }. (Med.) Same as Aden ulcer. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

. (Bot.) One of the cultivated forms of Andropogon Halepensis (syn. Sorghum Halepense). See Andropogon, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ ‖ } [ Gr. 'ana`lhpsis a taking up, or again, recovery, from 'analamba`nein. See Analemma. ] (Med.) (a) Recovery of strength after sickness. (b) A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. [ Gr. 'ana`lhptiko`s restorative: cf. F. analeptique. See Analepsis. ] (Med.) Restorative; giving strength after disease. -- n. A restorative drug; a drug that stimulates the central nervous system. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. catalepsis, fr. Gr. &unr_; a seizure, fr. &unr_; to seize upon; kata` down + &unr_; to take, seize. ] (Med.) A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while the action of the heart and lungs continues. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. katalhptiko`s. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, catalepsy; affected with catalepsy; as, a cataleptic fit. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'epi` + &unr_; to take up. ] (Rhet.) A figure by which the same word or clause is repeated after intervening matter. Gibbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Malpractice. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Metalepses [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; participation, alteration, fr. &unr_; to partake, to take in exchange; &unr_; beyond + &unr_; to take. ] (Rhet.) The continuation of a trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; ] 1. Of or pertaining to a metalepsis. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Transverse; as, the metaleptic motion of a muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Metaleptic. -- Met`a*lep"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL. ] See Paraleipsis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ar. sahleb, perhaps a corruption of an Arabic word for fox, one Ar. name of the orchis signifying literally, fox's testicles: cf. F. salep. ] [ Written also saleb, salop, and saloop. ] The dried tubers of various species of Orchis, and Eulophia. It is used to make a nutritious beverage by treating the powdered preparation with hot water. U. S. Disp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. L. synaloepha, Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; to melt together; sy`n with + &unr_; to besmear. ] (Gram.) A contraction of syllables by suppressing some vowel or diphthong at the end of a word, before another vowel or diphthong; as, th' army, for the army. [ Written also synaloepha. ] [ 1913 Webster ]