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

{ ‖ n. [ Gr. 'anorexi`a; 'an priv. + 'o`rexis desire, appetite, 'ore`gein desire. ] (Med.) Loss of appetite for food. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + &unr_; order. ] (Bot.) The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. poplexye, LL. poplexia, apoplexia, fr. Gr. 'apoplhxi`a, fr. 'apoplh`ssein to cripple by a stroke; 'apo` from + plh`ssein to strike: cf. F. apoplexie. See Plague. ] (Med.) Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term is now usually limited to cerebral apoplexy, or loss of consciousness due to effusion of blood or other lesion within the substance of the brain; but it is sometimes extended to denote an effusion of blood into the substance of any organ; as, apoplexy of the lung. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. apyrexia, fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; to be feverish, fr. &unr_; fire: cf. F. apyrexie. ] (Med.) The absence or intermission of fever. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. asphyxia, fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; to throb, beat. ] (Med.) Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of poisonous or irrespirable gases. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. ataraxia, Gr. 'ataraxi`a; 'a priv. + tarakto`s disturbed, tara`ssein to disturb. ] Perfect peace of mind, or calmness. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. ataxia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; out of order; 'a priv. + &unr_; ordered, arranged, &unr_; to put in order: cf. F. ataxie. ] 1. Disorder; irregularity. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) (a) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions. (b) The state of disorder that characterizes nervous fevers and the nervous condition. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) Loss of coordination in the voluntary muscles, especially the limbs; an inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; it results in unsteady movements and a staggering gait. See also locomotor ataxia, an ataxia which occurs when attempting to perform coordinated muscular movements.
Syn. -- ataxy [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

Locomotor ataxia. See Locomotor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. bi`os life + &unr_; arrangement. ] (Biol.) The classification of living organisms according to their structural character; taxonomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. resembling a box in rectangularity. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. AS. breac rheum, broc sickness, Ir. bracha corruption. Jamieson. ] 1. A disease of sheep. The term is variously applied in different localities. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A diseased sheep, or its mutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ L. cachexia, Gr. kachexi`a; kako`s bad + "e`xis condition.] A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific morbid process (as cancer or tubercle). [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; perverted opinion; kako`s bad + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; opinion. ] Erroneous doctrine; heresy; heterodoxy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Heterodoxy, or what Luther calls cacodoxy. R. Turnbull. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Carbon + oxygen + -yl. ] (Chem.) The complex radical, CO.OH, regarded as the essential and characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon (as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; -- called also oxatyl. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to treat a chemical compound with carboxyl or carboxylic acid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) a monovalent organic radical (written -COOH, -CO2H or -CO.OH) whose presence confers acidic properties on the compound containing it; -- called also carboxylic group. Monocarboxylic acids (such as acetic acid or butyric acid) have one carboxyl group, dicarboxylic acids (such as oxalic acid or malonic acid) have two, tricarboxylic acids (such as citric acid) have three. It is weakly acidic, the pKa of acetic acid being 4.75. [ PJC ]

adj. (Chem.) of or pertaining to the carboxyl group; having a carboxyl group (written -COOH, -CO2H or -CO.OH); as, carboxylic acids are weakly acidic.
Syn. -- carboxyl. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) an organic compound whose acidity is due to the presence of a carboxyl gorup. Monocarboxylic acids (such as acetic acid or butyric acid) have one carboxyl group, dicarboxylic acids (such as oxalic acid or malonic acid) have two, tricarboxylic acids (such as citric acid) have three. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; amazement: cf. Apoplexy. ] (Med.) A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. -- Cat`a*plec"tic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; hair + &unr_; arrangement. ] (Zool.) The arrangement of bristles on an insect. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka.
Syn. -- genus Chloroxylon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. (Chem.) To deoxidize. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The act or operation of depriving of oxygen. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Chem.) To deoxidize. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a nucleic acid, usually of very high molecular weight, consisting of a linear sequence of monomer units of deoxyribonucleotides, occurring in most organisms in pairs of strands, wound together in the form of a double helix; it is the main component of chromosomes and contains the genetic information which is the basis of heredity, transmitted from parent to progeny, and found in all living organisms except for certain viruses which have RNA as their basic genetic material; -- usually referred to by the acronym DNA.
Syn. -- DNA, desoxyribonucleic acid. [ PJC ]

☞ The monomer units making up the DNA each contain one of four heterocyclic bases: thymine, adenine, cytosine, or guanine. The genetic information is contained in the precise sequence of these monomer units, which ultimately specify the sequence of proteins to be made by the organism's biosynthetic processes, mediated through the synthesis of RNA having a base sequence corresponding to that of the DNA. The DNA sequence also specifies the sequence of the various RNA molecules the RNA base sequence being a copy of that on one of the DNA strands. Most of the RNA synthesized is involved in protein synthesis. In the double-helical form of DNA, the thymine on one strand is paired with the adenine on the opposite strand, and cytosine of one strand is paired with guanine on the opposite strand. There is in DNA also certain controlling information concerning the timing and amount of RNA to be made, encoded within the sequence of the DNA in ways that are still being elucidated.
When this structure is replicated in the course of cell multiplication, two identical double-helical molecules are formed, each containing one strand from the original molecule. Each resulting molecule is distributred to either the parent or progeny organism, and this is the basic mechanism for transmission of hereditary information. In RNA-based viruses, or those having single strands of DNA (as certain viruses), the genetic information transmission occurs through a double-stranded intermediate by a similar mechanism.
In some organisms slight modifications of the bases of DNA are found, such as methylcytosine or, in some viruses, uracil or hydroxymethyluracil; these unusual bases act analogously to the normal bases in their genetic coding function. A small percentage of methylcytosine is found in many organisms, and it serves in some cases as a special signal, as for restriction enzymes. [ PJC ]

n. an organic molecule consisting of a hereocyclic base attached to the 1-carbon of a deoxyribose ring, with a phosphate group esterified at the 5 position of the deoxyribose. Deoxyribonuceotides are the monomer units which make up deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule carrying the hereditary information in most organisms. The most common forms of deoxyribonuceotide are thymidine-5′-phosphate (abbreviated TMP), deoxyadenosine-5′-phosphate (abbreviated dAMP), deoxyguanosine-5′-phosphate (abbreviated dGMP), and deoxycytidine-5′-phosphate (abbreviated dCMP). [ PJC ]

n. a pentose (C5H10O4) in which one of the hydroxyl groups of ribose has been replaced by a hydrogen. In deoxyribonucleic acids, the deoxyribose is D-2-deoxyribose, in which the hydroxyl at the 2 position of ribose is the one which is replaced by hydrogen. [ PJC ]

n. same as deoxyribonucleic acid. [ Rare ] [ PJC ]

n. same as deoxyribonucleic acid. [ PJC ]

v. t. (Chem.) To deprive of oxygen; to deoxidize. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Deoxidation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Doxies [ See Duck a pet. ] A loose wench; a disreputable sweetheart. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color; -- said of timber. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. 'eryqro`s red + &unr_; wood. So named from the red wood of some species. ] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family, growing in tropical countries. E. Coca is the source of cocaine. See Coca. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; e'y^ well + &unr_; arrangement: cf. F. eutaxie. ] Good or established order or arrangement. [ R. ] E. Waterhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like flax; flaxen. Sir M. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily; cunning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Modred's narrow, foxy face. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish brown color; -- applied sometimes to paintings when they have too much of this color. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smelling. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Sour; unpleasant in taste; -- said of wine, beer, etc., not properly fermented; -- also of grapes which have the coarse flavor of the fox grape. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Attractive in a sexually appealing way; --of women. [ Slang ] [ PJC ]

6. Stylish and sexually attractive; -- of women's clothing; as, wearing a foxy new outfit. [ Slang ] [ PJC ]

n.; pl. Galaxies [ F. galaxie, L. galaxias, fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_; circle), fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, milk; akin to L. lac. Cf. Lacteal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Astron.) 1. The Milky Way, that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A very large collection of stars comparable in size to the Milky Way system, held together by gravitational force and separated from other such star systems by large distances of mostly empty space. Galaxies vary widely in shape and size, the most common nearby galaxies being over 70, 000 light years in diameter and separated from each other by even larger distances. The number of stars in one galaxy varies, and may extend into the hundreds of billions. [ PJC ]

3. A splendid or impressive assemblage of persons or things; as, a galaxy of movie stars. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

n. [ See Haematoxylon. ] (Chem.) The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the Haematoxylon Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + xy`lon wood. ] An explosive mixture, consisting of sawdust, charcoal, niter, and ferrocyanide of potassium, used as a substitute for gunpowder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel.
Syn. -- genus Hamamelidoxylon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Haematoxylin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. hétérodoxie. ] An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines, contrary to some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the creed or standards of a church, etc.; heresy. Bp. Bull. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; an arrangement, fr. &unr_; to arrange. ] (Biol.) Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form; heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the ordinary or typical arrangement.

n. [ Hex- + -yl. ] (chem.) A univalent organic radical, C6H13-, regarded as the essential residue of hexane, and a related series of compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hex- + -yl + ethlene. ] (Chem.) A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H12, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals; also, any one several isomers of hexylene proper. Called also hexene. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hexyl or hexane; as, hexylic alcohol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Homotaxis.

(Chem.) A combining form, also used adjectively, indicating hydroxyl as an ingredient. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hydroxy acid (Chem.), an organic acid, having (besides the hydroxyl group of the carboxyl radical) an alcoholic hydroxyl group, and thus having the qualities of an alcohol in addition to its acid properties; as, lactic and tartaric acids are hydroxy acids. [ 1913 Webster ]