n. [ LL. acolythus, acoluthus, Gr. &unr_; following, attending: cf. F. acolyte. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Eccl.) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who attends; an assistant. “With such chiefs, and with James and John as acolytes.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Acolyte. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An acolyte. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. &unr_; to loose. ] (Chem.) Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as, adipolytic action. Contrast saponify, to hydrolyze fat by the action of an alkali. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. Adyta [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, n., fr. &unr_;, a., not to be entered; 'a priv. + &unr_; to enter. ] The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aëro- + Gr. fyto`n plant, fy`ein to grow: cf. F. aérophyte. ] (Bot.) A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., Scythian lamb. ] (Bot.) The Scythian lamb, a kind of woolly-skinned rootstock. See Barometz. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a genus of amphibians comprising the midwife toads.
Syn. -- genus Alytes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. ammodytes, Gr. &unr_; sand burrower, a kind of serpent; 'a`mmos sand + &unr_; diver, &unr_; to dive. ] (Zool.) (a) One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel. (b) A kind of viper in southern Europe. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 type genus of the Ammodytidae.
Syn. -- genus Ammodytes [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family comprising the sand lances.
Syn. -- family Ammodytidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; starch + &unr_; solvent; &unr_; to dissolve. ] (Physiol.) Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. analytique. See Analysis. ] Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; -- opposed to synthetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of fact or experience, such as “all spinsters are unmarried”. Opposite of synthetic. Also See: a priori, deductive, logical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. 1 exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations; as, analytic reasoning; an analytical discussion.
Syn. -- appraising(prenominal), evaluative. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people. an analytical mind [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Analytical geometry or
coördinate geometry. See under Geometry. --
Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. --
Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an analytical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science of analysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nw upward (fr. 'ana` up) + fyto`n a plant, fy`ein to grow. ] (Bot.) A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against paralysis. -- n. A medicine for paralysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Antiparalytic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

Did you ever know of anything so unlucky? A. Trollope. [ 1913 Webster ]

They do not know that anything is amiss with them. W. G. Sumner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like. [ Colloq. or Lowx ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I fear your girl will grow as proud as anything. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Any thing, written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to any person or anybody. Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense. “Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and venture any thing.” De Foe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anything but, not at all or in any respect. “The battle was a rare one, and the victory anything but secure.” Hawthorne. --
Anything like, in any respect; at all; as, I can not give anything like a fair sketch of his trials. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In any measure; anywise; at all. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . anything at all quailed. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who holds to no particular creed or dogma. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to strip one's self. ] (Anc. Arch.) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, where one stripped; a dressing room. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Archpriest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. arch- + presbytery. ] The absolute dominion of presbytery. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, a. See Arrhizal, Arrhizous, Arrhythmic, Arrhythmous. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; rhythm. ] (Med.) Being without rhythm or regularity, as the pulse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + &unr_; rhythm. ] Want of rhythm. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; shaped like a ladle; &unr_; a ladle + e'i^dos form. ] (Anat.) Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From OF. aset, asez, orig. meaning enough. See Assets. ] Indemnification for injury; satisfaction. [ Chiefly in Scots law ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a large star-shaped neuroglial cell in nervous tissue. [ PJC ]

n. a tumor of nervous tissue derived from interstitial cells, in which the cells are relatively well-differentiated and resemble astrocytes. The occur primarily in the crebrum and cerebellum. Stedman [ PJC ]

‖n. [ Astro- + Gr. fyton a plant. ] (Zool.) A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or causing autolysis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. proceeding by autolysis. [ PJC ]

{ } a. [ Gr. bary`tonos; bary`s heavy + to`nos tone. ] 1. (Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Greek Gram.) Not marked with an accent on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, n. [ F. baryton: cf. It. baritono. ] 1. (Mus.) (a) A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other. (b) A person having a voice of such range. (c) The viola di gamba, now entirely disused. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Greek Gram.) A word which has no accent marked on the last syllable, the grave accent being understood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. bary`s heavy. Cf. Baria. ] (Chem.) An oxide of barium (or barytum); a heavy earth with a specific gravity above 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. bary`s heavy: cf. Gr. bary`ths heaviness, F. baryte. ] (Min.) Barium sulphate, generally called heavy spar or barite. See Barite. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ Baryta + calcite. ] (Min.) A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium and calcium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] (Chem.) The metal barium. See Barium. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to a biocatalyst. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. caused by a biocatalyst. [ PJC ]

a. [ Gr. bi`os life + &unr_; to destroy. ] Relating to the destruction of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an undifferentiated embryonic cell. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. (&unr_;) short + &unr_; a covering. ] (Zool.) A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. abnormal shortness of fingers and toes.
Syn. -- brachydactylia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. brachy`s short + &unr_; stamp, form. ] (Min.) Of a short form. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. See Cryptogamia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta.
Syn. -- nonvascular plant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to bryophytes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]