n. Chemistry in its relations to actinism. Draper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -gram. ] A record made by the actinograph.
[ Obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -graph. ] An instrument for measuring and recording the variations in the actinic or chemical force of rays of light. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -oid. ] Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -lite. ] (Min.) A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Min.) Of the nature of, or containing, actinolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -logy. ] The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the actinic or chemical rays. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; part. ] (Zool.) One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the Cœlenterata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + -meter ] (a) An instrument for measuring the direct heating power of the sun's rays. (b) An instrument for measuring the actinic effect of rays of light. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the measurement of the intensity of the solar rays, either (a) heating, or (b) actinic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The measurement of the force of solar radiation. Maury. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light. Abney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria.
Syn. -- order Actinomycetales [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. branched gram-positive bacteria, often found in soil, some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals. some species have been found to produce metabolites which are useful in medicine. Many species of these bacteria have been isolated and extensively screened by pharmaceutical companies and university research groups for production of useful therapeutic agents. Among the agent produced by actinomycetes are tetracyclines, streptomycin, avermectin, and thienamycin [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to actinomycetes.
Syn. -- actinomycetal [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From actinomyces, the genus of the organism in which they were first found. ] 1. any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria with a three-ring heterocyclic nucleus with an attached peptide chain. Actinomycin D is the most well-known and has been used to treat certain tumors. They act by binding to DNA and inhibiting the transcription of RNA. Their binding to DNA has been much studied.
Syn. -- actinomycin actinomycin C actinomycin F1 actinomycin D [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From actinomyces, the genus of the organism in which they were first found. ] The most well-known of the actinomycins (C62H86N12O16), a class of antibiotics which act by binding to DNA and inhibiting synthesis of RNA; they act agains gram-positive bacteria and many eukaryotic organisma. Actinomycin D has been used in human medicine to treat certain tumors.
Syn. -- dactinomycin, actinomycin IV, Cosmegen[ trade name ], actinomycin C1, actinomycin I1 [ PJC ]

n. [ NL. ] (Med.) A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by Actinomyces bovis in cattle and by Actinomyces israeli or Arachnia propionica in man. It is characterized by hard swellings usually in the mouth and jaw. In man the disease may also affect the abdomen or thorax. In cattle it is called also lumpy jaw or big jaw. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

adj. (Med.) Of or pertaining to actinomycosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an order comprising parasites of worms.
Syn. -- order Actinomyxidia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a type of parasite of worms. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; voice. ] (Physics) An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Physics) Pertaining to, or causing the production of, sound by means of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays; as, actinophonic phenomena. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + fe`rein to bear. ] Having straight projecting spines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 heliozoans; radiolarians.
Syn. -- subclass Actinopoda [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; ray + &unr_; body. ] (Zool.) The entire body of a cœlenterate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; bone. ] (Anat.) One of the bones at the base of a paired fin of a fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray + &unr_; mouth. ] (Zool.) The mouth or anterior opening of a cœlenterate animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL.; Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray + &unr_; a ring. ] (Zool.) A peculiar larval form of Phoronis, a genus of marine worms, having a circle of ciliated tentacles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + zw^, on animal. ] (Zool.) A group of Cœlenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar example. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) One of the Actinozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ It., dim. of andante. ] (Mus.) Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some, taking andante in its original sense of “going, ” and andantino as its diminutive, or “less going, ” define the latter as slower than andante. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. annotinus, fr. annus year. ] (Bot.) A year old; in Yearly growths. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Antimony. ] Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535. Mosheim. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The tenets or practice of Antinomians. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An Antinomian. [ R. ] Bp. Sanderson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Antinomies [ L. antinomia, Gr. &unr_;; 'anti` against + &unr_; law. ] 1. Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule. [ 1913 Webster ]

Different commentators have deduced from it the very opposite doctrines. In some instances this apparent antinomy is doubtful. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An opposing law or rule of any kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

As it were by his own antinomy, or counterstatute. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Metaph.) A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or language; -- in the Kantian philosophy, such a contradiction as arises from the attempt to apply to the ideas of the reason, relations or attributes which are appropriate only to the facts or the concepts of experience. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. centum a hundred + nodus knot: cf. F. centinode. ] (Bot.) A weed with a stem of many joints (Illecebrum verticillatum); also, the Polygonum aviculare or knotgrass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the nature of chitin; consisting of, or containing, chitin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Concertina. ] (Mus.) A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra; -- more concise than the concerto. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. the former capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; it was built on the site of ancient Byzantium, and the name was changed to Istanbul by the Turks.
Syn. -- Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

The name change was the subject of a humorous song in the 1950's "Istanbul (not Constantinople)":

 Artists: The Four Lads -- peak Billboard position # 10 in 1953 -- Words by Jimmy Kennedy and Music by Nat Simon -- (C) Chappell & Co. Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul Even old New York Was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way Take me back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks' 

a. Having the characteristics of a cretin. “Cretinous stupefaction.” Ruskin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It ., dim. fr. duetto a duet. ] A duet of short extent and concise form. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; power + E. actinometer. ] An instrument for measuring the intensity of the photogenic (light-producing) rays, and computing the power of object glasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. gélatineux. ] Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly; resembling jelly; viscous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. glutinosité . ] The quality of being glutinous; viscousness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf. F. glutineux. See Gluten. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a leaf or gland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being glutinous. [ 1913 Webster ]