‖n. [ Mex. ] (Bot.) Any detergent plant, or the part of it used as a detergent, as the roots of Agave Americana, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, etc. [ Sp. Amer. & Mex. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. amolitio, fr. amoliri to remove; a (ab) + moliri to put in motion. ] Removal; a putting away. [ Obs. ] Bp. Ward (1673). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; wind + -logy. ] The science of the wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to atmology. “Atmological laws of heat.” Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is versed in atmology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; vapor + -logy. ] (Physics) That branch of science which treats of the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapor. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; vapor + &unr_; a loosing, &unr_; to loose. ] (Chem.) The act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances. See also gaseous diffusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Separation by atmolysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Chem.) To subject to atmolysis; to separate by atmolysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An apparatus for effecting atmolysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Atom + -logy. ] The doctrine of atoms. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Arch.) The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bémol, fr. bé ♭ + mol soft. ] (Mus.) The sign ♭; the same as B flat. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + molecular. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, involving, or formed from, two molecules; as, a bimolecular reaction (a reaction between two molecules). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Abbr. fr. tribromophenol. ] (Pharm.) A crystalline substance (chemically, tribromophenol, C6H2Br3OH), used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a button by covering it with cloth. [ Written also buttonmould. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Fossil buttonmolds, joints of encrinites. See Encrinite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chemical + Gr. &unr_; a loosing. ] A term sometimes applied to the decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone. Thudichum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + E. leucite. ] (Bot.) A chromoplastid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + E. lithograph. ] A picture printed in tints and colors by repeated impressions from a series of stones prepared by the lithographic process. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is engaged in chromolithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertjining tj, or maoe by, coromolithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lithography adapted to printing in inks of various colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;) Cimolian earth, fr. &unr_;, L. Cimolus, an island of the Cyclades. ] (Min.) A soft, earthy, clayey mineral, of whitish or grayish color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + lamba`nein to take: cf. F. cosmolade. ] An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies; -- called also pantacosm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + latre`yein to worship. ] Worship paid to the world. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. fr. cosmetic + L. oleum oil. ] (Chem.) A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the higher paraffines; a kind of petroleum jelly. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. One who describes the universe; one skilled in cosmology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + -logy: cf. F. cosmologie. ] 1. The branch of science or philosophy dealing with the origin and nature of the universe as a whole. specifically (a) (Philosophy) the branch of metaphysics speculating on the structure and nature of the most fundamental parts of the system of creation, such as space and time, the elements of bodies, the structure of the universe, the modifications of material things, causality, the laws of motion, and the order and course of nature. (b) (Astronomy) the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and structure of the universe, including the evolution of its present observable structure, using the methods of observational astronomy as well as mathematical physics. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. a treatise dealing with the original and structure of the universe. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Demolished p. pr. & vb. n. Demolishing. ] [ F. démolir, fr. L. demoliri, p. p. demolitus; de- + moliri to set a thing in motion, to work, construct, from moles a huge mass or structure. See Mole a mound, and Finish. ] To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall. [ 1913 Webster ]

I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished, and laid even with the ground. Tillotson.

Syn. -- To Demolish, Overturn, Destroy, Dismantle, Raze. That is overturned or overthrown which had stood upright; that is destroyed whose component parts are scattered; that is demolished which had formed a mass or structure; that is dismantled which is stripped of its covering, as a vessel of its sails, or a fortress of its bastions, etc.; that is razed which is brought down smooth, and level to the ground. An ancient pillar is overturned or overthrown as the result of decay; a city is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies; a monument, the walls of a castle, a church, or any structure, real or imaginary, may be demolished; a fortress may be dismantled from motives of prudence, in order to render it defenseless; a city may be razed by way of punishment, and its ruins become a memorial of vengeance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, demolishes; as, a demolisher of towns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Demolition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. demolitio, fr. demoliri: cf. F. démolition. See Demolish. ] The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A demolisher. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. desmo`s ligament + -logy. ] The science which treats of the ligaments. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a test + -logy. ] A treatise on the art of testing, as in assaying metals, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. e out + mollescere, incho. fr. mollere to be soft, mollis soft. ] That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Emolliated p. pr. & vb. n. Emolliating. ] [ See Emollient, a. ] To soften; to render effeminate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor. Pinkerton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. emolliens, -entis, p. pr. of emollire to soften; e out + mollire to soften, mollis soft: cf. F. émollient. See Mollify. ] Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient. “Emollient applications.” Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of softening or relaxing; relaxation. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. emolumentum, lit., a working out, fr. emoliri to move out, work out; e out + moliri to set in motion, exert one's self, fr. moles a huge, heavy mass: cf. F. émolument. See Mole a mound. ] The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary. [ 1913 Webster ]

A long . . . enjoyment of the emoluments of office. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to an emolument; profitable. [ R. ] Evelyn.

n. [ Gr. &unr_; insect. ] (Chem.) See Chitin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; insect + -lite. ] (Paleon.) A fossil insect.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. entomologique. ] Of or relating to entomology. -- En`to*mo*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. entomologiste. ] One versed in entomology. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To collect specimens in the study of entomology. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Entomologies [ Gr. 'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, fr. 'e`ntomos cut in; 'en in + te`mnein to cut) + -logy: cf. F. entomologie. See In, and Tome, and cf. Insect. ] 1. That part of zoölogy which treats of insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A treatise on the science of entomology. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to epistemology; as, epistemic modal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]