a. [ Cf. LL. acrimonious, F. acrimonieux. ] 1. Acrid; corrosive; as, acrimonious gall. [ Archaic ] Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an acrimonious manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Admonished p. pr. & vb. n. Admonishing. ] [ OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F. admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See Monition. ] 1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort. “Admonish him as a brother.” 2 Thess. iii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause. [ 1913 Webster ]

Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. Col. iii. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold
The danger, and the lurking enemy. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle. Heb. viii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who admonishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. expressing adverse criticism as a corrective
Syn. -- admonitory, reproachful, reproving [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. OF. amonestement, admonestement. ] Admonition. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. amonicioun, OF. amonition, F. admonition, fr. L. admonitio, fr. admonere. See Admonish. ] Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Admonition, Reprehension, Reproof. Admonition is prospective, and relates to moral delinquencies; its object is to prevent further transgression. Reprehension and reproof are retrospective, the former being milder than the latter. A person of any age or station may be liable to reprehension in case of wrong conduct; but reproof is the act of a superior. It is authoritative fault-finding or censure addressed to children or to inferiors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Admonisher. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Admonitory. [ R. ] Barrow. -- Ad*mon"i*tive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. ] Admonisher; monitor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conscience is at most times a very faithful and prudent admonitor. Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Admonitory. [ R. ] “An admonitorial tone.” Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. admonitorius. ] That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; as, an admonitory glance. -- Ad*mon"i*to*ri*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. ] A female admonitor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Affording food; nourishing. [ R. ] “Alimonious humors.” Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From sal ammoniac, which was first obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning camel's dung. See Ammoniac. ] (Chem.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn. It is very soluble in water, forming a moderately alkaline solution, and is used in aqueous solution as a household cleaning agent, such as for cleaning grease from glass. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

or , n. [ L. Ammoniacum, Gr. 'ammoniako`n a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See Ammonite. ] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Iran in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in alcohol, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

{ } a. Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ammoniacal engine, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force. --
Sal ammoniac [ L. sal ammoniacus ], the salt usually called chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. 1. treat with ammonia; expose to ammonia [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with ammonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. &unr_; an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun. ] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ammonite + -ferous. ] Containing fossil ammonites. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Ammonite + -oid. ] (Zool.) An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See Ammonite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Ammonia. ] (Chem.) A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals.
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a. (Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from, the anemone, or from anemonin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. anharmonique, fr. Gr. 'an priv. + &unr_; harmonic. ] (Math.) Not harmonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The
anharmonic function or
anharmonic ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity (ac/ad):(bc/bd), where the segments are to be regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to antimony. -- n. (Med.) A preparation or medicine containing antimony. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antimonial powder, a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; -- also called James's powder. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Combined or prepared with antimony; as, antimoniated tartar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, antimonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has an equivalence next lower than the highest; as, antimonious acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Chem.) A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic radical. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Min.) Stibnite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Combined with or containing antimony; as, antimoniureted hydrogen. [ Written also antimoniuretted. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ammoniac. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Bronchus + pneumonia. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the bronchi and lungs; catarrhal pneumonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. caerimonialis: cf. F. cérimonial. See Ceremony. ] 1. Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ceremonial observances and outward show. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Observant of forms; ceremonious. [ In this sense ceremonious is now preferred. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

He moves in the dull ceremonial track. Druden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form. [ 1913 Webster ]

The gorgeous ceremonial of the Burgundian court. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Adherence to external rites; fondness for ceremony. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to rites and ceremonies; as, a person ceremonially unclean. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being ceremonial. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. cérémonieux, L. Caerimoniosus. ] 1. Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [ In this sense ceremonial is now preferred. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The ceremonious part of His worship. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious. “Ceremonious phrases.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Too ceremonious and traditional. Shak.

Syn. -- Formal; precise; exact. See Formal. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a ceremonious way. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality, or practice, of being ceremonious. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to chironomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat common; commonplace; vulgar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. commonitio. See Monition. ] Advice; warning; instruction. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Monitory. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Only commemorative and commonitive. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. commonitorius. ] Calling to mind; giving admonition. [ Obs. ] Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]