a. [ LL. abbatialis : cf. F. abbatial. ] Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to accremention. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 death's-head moth.
Syn. -- genus Acherontia [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. (Chem.) Same as Aconitine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a little dart. ] (Zool.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidæ), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniæ when irritated. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, dim. &unr_; dart. ] (Zool.) Anciently, a snake, called dart snake; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 luna moths.
Syn. -- genus Actias [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the membranous outer covering of an organ or blood vessel. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to adventitia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ } n. [ Gr. 'agalakti`a; 'a priv. + ga`la, gala`ktos ] (Med.) Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency. Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands.
Syn. -- Aleut [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska.
Syn. -- Aleutian Islands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ Said to be from the Russ. aleut a bold rock. ] Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
Syn. -- Alsace, Elsass [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to Alsatia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] (Med.) Mental retardation. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

‖ n. [ Pref. anti- + acid. ] (Med.) A remedy for neutralizing acidity, especially of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent. -- a. Counteractive of acidity. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + arthritic. ] (Med.) Alleviating arthritis. -- n. A remedy for alleviating arthritis. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L., forelock. ] (Zool.) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. anti- + -albumin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) See Albumose. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Antaphrodisiac. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. (Med.) Same as Antapoplectic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Jav. antjar. ] A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A poisonous principle obtained from antiar. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Antasthmatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. opposed to authoritarian government. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Opposed to the Christian religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an antichristian manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An opposer of the theory of phlogiston. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 the type genus of the family Aplodontiidae, comprising the mountain beavers.
Syn. -- genus Aplodontia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; even, fr. &unr_; exactly. ] (Chem.) Even; not odd; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; food. ] (Med.) Want of appetite; loathing of food. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the Aurantiaceæ, an order of plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); avarice; greed.
Syn. -- avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } v. i. [ L. balbutire, fr. balbus stammering: cf. F. balbutier. ] To stammer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to beneficence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. bestial, L. bestialis, fr. bestia beast. See Beast. ] 1. Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Among the bestial herds to range. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly; sensual. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Brutish; beastly; brutal; carnal; vile; low; depraved; sensual; filthy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds of bestial. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. same as bestialize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. bestialité. ] 1. The state or quality of being bestial. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Unnatural connection with a beast. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bestialized p. pr. & vb. n. Bestializing. ] To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize. [ 1913 Webster ]

The process of bestializing humanity. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a bestial manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. bestiarium, fr. L. bestiarius pert. to beasts, fr. bestia beast: cf. F. bestiaire. ] A treatise on beasts; esp., one of the moralizing or allegorical beast tales written in the Middle Ages. [ 1913 Webster ]

A bestiary . . . in itself one of the numerous mediæval renderings of the fantastic mystical Zoology. Saintsbury. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + L. gens, gentis, tribe. ] (Zool.) Including two tribes or races of men. [ 1913 Webster ]