A-no ́ă, s. A ruminating animal,
An'ode, s. The way in which electricity enters
substances through which it passes.
An'o-dyne, s. (Gr.) A medicine which assuages
pain-a. Relieving pain.
A-noint', (a-noynt') v.a. (Fr.) To consecrate by
unction; to smear.
A-nointed, p.a. Consecrated by unction.
A-noint'er, s. One who anoints.
A-nointing, s. Anointment.
A-noint'ment, s. The act of anointing.
An'o-lis, s. A genus of saurian reptiles.
A-nom'a-li-ped, s. An anomalous footed animal.
A-nom'a-lism, s. Anomaly; irregularity.
a. Irregular-ad. Anoma-
A-nom-a-lis'tic,
A-nom-a-lis'ti-cal, listically.
A-nom a-lite, s. An irregular mineral.
A-nom'ǎ-lous, a. Deviating from rule; irregular;
[rule.
ad. Anomalously.
A-nom a-ly, s. (Gr.) Irregularity; deviation from
A-no'mi-a, s. A genus of testacean vermes.
Ano-mite, s. A fossil shell.
A-nom-o-rhomboid, s. An irregular spar.
An'o-my, s. (Gr.) A breach of law.
A-non', ad. Quickly; soon.
A-no'nă, s. The name of a tropical tree and of
its fruit; the type of the order Anonacea.
A-no'nis, s. A plant; the restharrow.
An-tal'gic, a. (Gr.) That softens pain;-s. A
[alkali.
medicine to relieve pain.
Ant-al'ka-li, s. A substance that counteracts an
Ant-ă-nă-gõ ́gě, s. (Gr.) Recrimination.
Ant-a-phro-dis'i-ao, (-dizh'e-ak) s. A medicine
to subdue amorous desires.
Ant-a-phro-dit'ic, a. (Gr.) Good against the ve-
nereal disease.
Ant-ap-o-plec'tic, a. Good against apoplexy.
Ant-äreh'ism, s. Opposition to all government
or restraint by law."
Ant-äreh'ist, s. One who opposes all govern-
[ment.
ment or control by law.
Ant-äreh-is'tic, a. Opposed to all human govern-
Ant-ärc'tic, a. (Gr.) Relating to the south pole.
An'tă-res, s. A star of the first magnitude, popu-
larly known as the scorpion's heart.
Ant-ar-thrit'ic, a. (Gr.) Good against the gout.
Ant-asth-mat'ic, (-ast-) a. Good against asthma.
Ant-a-troph'ic, s. A medicine to cure atrophy.
Ant-bear, s. An animal that feeds on ants.
Ant'catch-er, s. The popular name of a bird,
which chiefly feeds on ants.
An'tě, (Lat.) A Latin preposition signifying be-
fore, and frequently used in composition, of
which only a few examples can be here given.
An'tě-act, s. A preceding act.
An'tě-al, a. Being before or in front.
A-non'y-mous, a. (Gr.) Wanting a name;-ad.änt'eat-er, s. A quadruped that feeds on ants.
Anonymously-s. Anonymousness.
An-o-plo-theʼri-um, s. An extinct herbivorous
animal, shaped like a pig.
An-op'sy, s. Want of sight.
Aab-rex-y, s. (Gr.) Want of appetite.
A-normal, a. Irregular; contrary to rule.
A-northite, s. A siliceous mineral
A-nos mi-, s. A loss of smelling.
An-oth'er, (-uth'er) a. Not the same; one more.
A-not'tă. s. A fine red colour obtained from the
seeds of the rixa orellana.
An-ou'ră,
s.pl. A tribe of Batrachian repAn-ou'rans, tiles which lose the tail on arriving at maturity.
An'sat-ed, a. (Lat.) Having handles.
An'ser-es, s.pl. The third order of birds in the
system of Linnæus, of which anser, or goose,
An'ser-ine, a. Relating to or like a goose.
An'slaight, (an'slät) s. An onslaught.
An'swer. (an'ser) v.n. To reply; to correspond
to; to suit;-v.a. To reply to.-To answer
for, to guarantee;-s. That which is said in
return to a question; a reply.
An'swer-a-ble, (-abl) a. Accountable: respons-
ibles. Answerableness;-ad. Answerably.
An'swer-er, s. One who answers.
An'swer-ing, p.a. Corresponding to.
An'swer-less, a. Unanswerable.
Ant. s. A genus of insects; an emmet.
An'tă, s. (Lat.) pl. -tæ. In Arch. a pilaster; a
door post, jamb, &c.
Ant-acid, s. A medicine to remove acidity.
Ant-ac'rid, a. That which corrects acridity.
An-tag'o-nism, s. Opposition.
An-tag'o-nist, s. An opponent; a muscle which
counteracts another;-a. Contending against.
An-tag-b-nis'tic,
An-tag-o-nis'ti-cal, a. Contending against.
An-tag'o-nize, v.a. & n. To contend against. (R.)
+An-tag'o-ny, s. (Gr.) Contest; opposition.
An-tě-cě-dă'ně-ous, a. Going before.
An-te-ce'dence, s. A going before; preced-
An-tě-cede', v.n. (Lat.) To precede.
An-te-ce'dency,
An-te-ce'dent, a. Going before; preceding -
s. That which goes before; the noun to which
the relative refers;-ad. Antecedently.
An-tě-ces'sor, s. (Lat.) One who goes before;
the principal. [the principal apartment.
An'te-cham-ber, s. The chamber leading into
An'tě-chap-el, s. That part of the chapel through
which the passage is to the choir.
An-te'ci-ans, s.pl. In Geog. inhabitants of the
earth on the same meridian, but on different
sides of the earth.
An-te-cur'sor, s. (Lat.) One who runs before.
An'tě-date, v.a. (Lat.) To date beforehand ;-
s. A previous date.
An-tě-di-lu'vi-an, a. (Lat.) Existing before the
deluge;-s. One who lived before the flood.
änt'eggs, s.pl. Little white balls, which are the
young brood of the ant, and found on the
[gazelle.
hillocks of ants.
An'tě-lõpe, s. A genus of ruminating animals; a
An-te-lü'can, a. (Lat.) Before daylight.
An-te-me-rid'i-an, a. Before noon.
An-te-Mo-sa'ic, a. Before the time of Moses.
An-tě-mun'dane, a. (Lat.) Before the creation
of the world.
An-te-mu'ral, s. In Castel. a barbacan or out-
work for defending the entrance.
An'tě-Ni-cene', a. Anterior to the council of Nice.
An-ten'nă, s. (Lat.) pl. -næ. A sort of horn-like
process; the head of certain insects; a ten-
tacle; a feeler.
An-ten-nif'er-oùs, a. Producing antennæ.
An-ten'ni-form, a. Formed like antennæ.
An-te-nuptial, a. Before marriage.
An-tě-pas'chal, a. (Lat.) Before Easter.
s. (Lat.) The last syllable
An-tě-pě-nult,
An-tě-pě-nul'ti-māte,
An-to-phi-al'tic, a. Preventive of night-mare. Ant-ep-i-lep'tic, a. (Gr.) Good against epilepsy. +An'te pōne, v.a. (Lat.) To set before. An'tě-port, s. An outer port, gate, or door. An-tě-po-sition, s. An anterior position. An-tě-pre-dic ́ă-ment, s. (Lat.) An introduction to the categories.
An-te'ri-or, a. (Lat.) Going before; former; prior in point of time.
An-to-ri-or'i-ty, s. Priority; precedence. An-te'ri-or-ly, ad. In an anterior manner. An'tě-room, s. A room leading to the principal apartment of a mansion or building. An'tēs, (an'tëse) s.pl. (Lat.) Square pillars on each side of the doors of temples. An-tes'ta-türe, s. A small intrenchment. An-the li-ă, s. A species of halo round the sun. An-thel-min'tic, a. (Gr.) That kills worms. An-thel-minʼtics, s.pl. Medicines to destroy [ployed in public worship. An'them, s. (Gr.) A divine song or hymn emAn'the-mis, s. A genus of plants; the camomile. An'ther, s. (Gr.) The part of the flower containAn'ther-al, a. Relating to anthers. [ing pollen. An'ther-dust, s. The dust of anthers; pollen. An-the-rif'er-ous, a. Producing anthers. An'the-roid, a. Resembling an anther. [pand. An-the'sis, s. (Gr.) The period when flowers exänt'-hill, s. A little hillock formed by ants. An-thō bi-an, s. A beetle that feeds on blossoms. An-tho-ceph'ǎ-lous, (sef'-) a. Having a head in the form of a flower. [pound flower. An-thō'di-um, s. The inflorescence of a comAn'tho-lite, s. A species of fossil plant, found in the coal formation.
An-tho-log I-cal, a. Relating to anthology. An-thol'o-gy, s. (Gr.) A collection of flowers, or of elegant extracts.
An-thol'y-sis, s. A change of flowers from their usual state to some other. [flowers. An-tho-ma'ni-ă, s. An extravagant fondness for An'tho-ny's Fire', (ăn' to-niz-) s. The erysipelas. An-thoph'o-rum, (thof-) s. A prolongation of the receptacles of a flower. An-thoph'yl-lite, (-thof'-) s. A mineral of the hornblende family. [an opponent. An'tho-rism, s. A definition opposite to that of An'thos, s. (Gr.) A flower; rosemary. An-tho-side-rite, s. A mineral composed chiefly of silica and iron. An-thox-an'thum, s. A genus of grasses. An'thra-cite, s. (Gr.) A species of hard, mineral coala. Applied to a hard kind of coal. An-thra-cit'ic, a. Relating to or containing anthracite. [ruped. An-thra-co-the'ri-um, s. (Gr.) An extinct quadAn'thrax, s. (Gr.) A carbuncle. An-throph'yl-lite, (-throfil-ite) s. A siliceous
[like that of man. An-throp'o-glot, s. An animal having a tongue An-thro-pog'ra-phỷ, (-ră-ƒe) s. A description of different races or families of men. An-throp-o-log'i-cal, a. Relating to anthropology. An-thro-polo-gist, s. One versed in anthropology. An-thro-polo-gỷ, s. (Gr.) A discourse on man, the human race, or human nature. An-thro-pom ́e-try, s. The measurement of the human body.
An-thro-po-morphism, or -mör'phl-tism, s. The doctrine of the Anthropomorphite.
An-thrō-po-mör'phite, s. (Gr.) One who believes
that God has a human form.
An-thro-po-mör phoŭs, a. Formed like man.
An-thro-pop'a-thỷ, s. (Gr.) Human passion or
An-thro-pophʼă-ġi, s.pl. (Lat.) Cannibals.
An-thro-poph'a-gous, a. Feeding on human flesh.
An-thro-poph'a-gy, s. Cannibalism.
An-thro-pos o-phy, s. (Gr.) Knowledge of the nature of man.
An-throp'yl-lite, s. A petrifaction of the human body, or a part of it.
An'thus, s. (Lat.) A genus of birds.
Ant-hyp-not'ic, a. Counteracting sleep.
Ant-hyp-o-ehon'dri-ac, a. That tends to cure
hypochondriac affections.
Ant-hys-ter'ic, s. A remedy for hysterics. An'ti, (Gr.) A Greek preposition, signifying of posed or contrary to. In composition it may be used almost ad libitum, and a few only of those in most common use are here introduced. An-ti-aç'id, s. An alkaline absorbent. An-ti'ă-dēs, s.pl. The anatomical name for the [sire. An-ti-à-phro-di-si'ă-cal, a. Checking sexual deAn-ti-ap-o-plec'tic, a. A remedy for apoplexy. An'ti-är, s. A Javanese poison. An-ti'a-rine, s. The active principle of the upasAn-ti-a'ris, s. The upas-tree. [tree. An-ti-ar-min'ian, (-min’yan) s. One who opposes Arminianism. [gout. An-ti-ar-thrit'ics, s.pl. Medicines to assuage the An-ti-asth-mat'ic, (-ast-matik) a. Good against asthma;-s. A remedy for asthma. An-ti-at-trition, s. (-trisk'un) A slippery compound applied to machinery to prevent the effects of friction.
An-ti-bac'ehi-us, s. (Lat.) A poetical foot consisting of two long syllables and one short one. An-ti-bă-sil'i-can, a. Opposed to royal state. An-ti-bil'i-ous, a. Counteractive of bilious complaints. [tibrachium, or fore-arm. An-ti-braeh'i-al, (-brak-) a. Belonging to the anAn'tic, a. (Lat.) Odd; fantastic;-s. One who plays antics; a buffoon;-ad. Anticly ;-s. Anticness-v.a. To make antics. An-ti-că-ehec'tic, a. Tending to cure an ill habit of body.
An-ti-că-chec'tics, s.pl. Remedies for cachexy. An-ti-Cal'vin-ist, s. One who is opposed to Calvinism.
An-ti-can'cer-ous, a. Opposed to cancer.
An-ti-car'di-um, s. The pit of the stomach.
An-ti-car-niv'o-roŭs, a. Opposed to eating flesh.
An-ti-că-tär'rhal, s. A remedy for catarrh.
An-ti-câus'tic, s. A remedy against a burning
fever.
[anity.
An'ti-Christ, s. The great enemy to Christi-
An-ti-christ'ian, (-krist'yan) a. Opposite to
Christianity-s. An enemy to Christianity.
An-ti-christ'ian-ism, s. Opposition to Christi-
[to Christianity.
An-ti-christ-I-an'ĭ-tỷ, (-yě-an-e-te) s. Contrariety
An-ti-christ'ian-ize, v.a. To make antichristian.
An-tieh'ro-nism, s. (Gr.) Deviation from the right
order of time; anachronism.
An-tiç'i-pant, a. That anticipates.
An-tic I-pate, v.a. (Lat.) To take up beforehand;
to possess, or suffer in expectation.
An-tic-i-pa'tion, s. Act of anticipating ; foretaste.
An-tic I-pa-tive, (R.) a. Giving anticipation. An-tic'í-pă-to-ry,
An-tic'i-pa-tor, s. One who anticipates.
An-ti-climax, s. (Gr.) A sinking in thought, as
opposed to climax.
An-ti-cli'nal, a. Noting an axis or imaginary
line where strata dip in opposite directions.
An'tic-ly, ad. In an antic manner.
Aa'tic-mask. s. A mask of antics.
An-ti-con-sti-tu'tion-al, a. Unconstitutional.
An-ti-con-sti-tu'tion-al-ist, s. One who is hostile
to the constitution. [trine of contagion.
An-ti-con-ta'gion-ist, s. An opposer of the doc-
An-ti-con-ta'gious, a. Destroying contagion.
Aa-ti-con-vul'sive, a. Good against convulsions.
An'ti-cor, s. (Lat.) A swelling opposite the heart;
a sort of quinsy.
An-ti-cos-met'ic, a. Destructive of beauty.
An'ti-court, an' tě-kōrt) a. Opposite to the court.
An-ti-courtier, (-cort'yer) s. One who opposes
Anti-cous, a. In Bot. applied to anthers turned
inwards towards the axis.
[principles.
An-ti-dem-o-crat'ic, a. Opposed to democratic
An'ti-do-tal, a. Having the quality of an antidote;
ad. Antidotally.
[tory.
An-ti-do-ta'ri-um, s. A dispensatory, or labora-
An'ti-dote, s. (Gr.) A medicine that counteracts
poison.
[Antidotically,
An-ti-dot I-cal, a. Useful as an antidote;-ad.
An-ti-dys-en-ter'ic, a. (Lat.) Good against dy-
An-ti-dys'u-rio, a. Good against dysury. [sentery.
An-ti-e-met'ic, s. A remedy for vomiting;-a.
Checking vomiting.
An-ti-en-né-à-he'dral, a. In Cryst. having nine
faces on two opposite sides.
in'tient. a. (Lat.) See Ancient.
An-ti-eph-i-al'tic, s. A remedy for epilepsy.
An-ti-ep-i-lep'tic, a. Counteracting epilepsy.
An-ti--pis co-pal, a. Adverse to Episcopacy.
An-ti-e-van-gel'i-cal, a. Not evangelical.
Anti-face, s. An opposite face.
An-ti-fa-natʼic, s. An enemy to fanatics.
+An-ti-mă-ni'ǎ-cal, a. Preventive of madness.
An'ti-mäsk, s. A festive entertainment.
An-ti-ma-son'ic, a. Hostile to masonry.
An-ti-mat-ri-mo'ni-al, a. Hostile to matrimony.
An-tim'ě-ter, s. An optical instrument for measur
ing angles.
[versification.
An-ti-met'ri-cal, a. Opposed to the rules of
An-ti-min-is-to'ri-al, a. Opposing the ministry.
An-ti-min-is-te'ri-al-ist, s. One who is opposed
to the ministry.
An-ti-mo-näreh'ic,
Hostile to monarchy.
An-ti-mo-näreh'i-cal,
An-ti-mon'areh-ist, s. An enemy to monarchy.
An-ti-mo'ni-al, a. Relating to antimony;-s. A
medicine containing antimony.
An-ti-mo'ni-ate, s. A salt composed of antimonic
acid and a base.
An-ti-mon'ic, a. Pertaining to or contain-
An-ti-mo'ni-ous, ing antimony.
An'ti-mo-nite, s. A salt composed of antimo-
[eral. An-ti-mo-noph'yl-lite, s. A grayish-white minAnʼti-mo-ný, s. (Gr.) A brittle, whitish metal, used in manufactures and medicine. An-ti-moral-ist, s. An enemy to morality. An-ti-mo-șă ́I-cal, a. Opposing the authority of Moses. [unmusical. An-ti-mu'si-cal, a. Having no ear for music; An-ti-ně-phrit'ic, a. Counteracting diseases of the kidneys.
An-ti-nō'mi-an, s. (Gr.) One who denies the
obligation of the moral law.
[nomians.
An-ti-no'mi-an-ism, s. The tenets of the Anti-
An'ti-no-my, s. A contradiction between two
articles of the same law.
[ache.
An-ti-o-don-tal'gic, s. A remedy for the tooth-
An-ti-pa-do-bap'tist, s. One who rejects infant
baptism; a Baptist.
An-ti-pa'pal, a. Opposing the papacy.
An-ti-pă-pis'ti-cal, a. Opposing the papacy.
An-ti-par al-lel, a. Running in a contrary di
[palsy. An-ti-par-a-lyt'ic, a. Efficacious against the An-ti-feb'rile, (an-te-febril) a. Good against fe- An-ti-pa-thet'i-cal, a. Having an antipathy or
vers-s. A remedy for fever.
An-ti-fed'er-al, a. Hostile to federalism.
An-ti-fat u-lent, a. Counteracting flatulence.
An-ti-gal-lac'tic, a. In Med. tending to di-
minish the secretion of milk.
Anti-graph, (-graf) s. A copy.
Antigo-rite, s. A mineral resembling schiller
An-ti-guggler, s. A small, metallic siphon.
An-ti-bec'tie, a. Good against hectic fever.
An-ti-hy-dro-phobic, s. A remedy for hydro-
Anti-hy-drop'ic, s. A remedy for dropsy. An-ti-hyp-notic, a. Counteracting sleep;―s. A medicine that tends to prevent sleep. Ai-hyp-o-chon'dri-ac, a. Tending to counterat hypochondriasis.
A-ti-bys-ter'ic, a. Curative of hysterics. Anti-lithic, s. A remedy for the stone. A-ti-leg a-rithm, s. The number standing against the logarithm to make it up to go deg. gy, s. (Gr.) A contradiction between
arwxds. A-ti-lor' mic, s. A remedy against the plague. “A'équý, s. A preface or peroration; conmufiction.
--má-gistri-cal, a. Against a magistrate.
An-ti-path'ic, a. Relating to antipathy; opposite. An-tip'a-thy, s. (Gr.) A natural opposition to anything; repugnance; aversion.
An-ti-per-is-tal'tic, a. Opposed to the vermicular
[ilence.
An-ti-pes-ti-len'tial, a. Efficacious against pest-
An-ti-phlo-gis'tic, (-flo-) a. Counteracting in-
flammations. Any medicine or diet which
tends to counteract inflammation.
An'ti-phon, (-fon) s. A chant; an anthem.
An-tiph'o-nal, (an-tif') a. Relating to antiphony;
-s. A book of anthems.
An-tiph'o-na-rý, s. A service-book of the Catho-
lic church; a book of anthems and responses.
An-ti-phon'i-cal, a. Relating to antiphony.
An-tiph'o-ný, s. A kind of ancient anthem; a
An'ti-põde, s. One of the antipodes.
An-tip'o-des, s.pl. The inhabitants who stand
on the opposite parts of the earth.
An'ti-poi-son, s. An antidote.
An'ti-pope, s. One who usurps the popedom.
An-ti-pré-lat'i-cal, a. Adverse to prelacy.
An'ti-priest, s. An enemy to priests.
An-ti-priest'cräft, s. Opposition to priestcraft.
An-ti-prin ci-ple, s. An opposite principle.
An-ti-proph'et, s. An enemy to prophets.
An-tip-to'sis, s. A figure by which one case is
put for another.
An-ti-pu'ri-tan, s. An opposer of Puritans.
An-ti-py-ret'ic, s. A remedy for fever.
An-ti-qua'ri-an, a. (Lat.) Relating to antiquity;
-s. An antiquary.
An-ti-qua'ri-an-ism, s. Love of antiquities.
An'ti-qua-ry, s. (Lat.) One versed in antiquity.
An'ti-quate, v.a. (Lat.) To make old or obsolete.
An'ti-quat-ed, p.a. Grown out of fashion.
An'ti-quat-ed-ness, s. State of being antiquat-
An'ti-quate-ness, ed, old-fashioned, or out
An-ti-qua'tion, (R.) of date.
An-tique', (an-teek) a. Relating to antiquity;
ancient; of old fashion;-s. An ancient rarity;
-ad. Antiquely-s. Antiqueness.
An-tiq'ui-ty, (-wě-tě)s. (Lat.) Old times; a relic
of old times.
An-tiq'ui-ties, (-wě-tis) s.pl. The remains of an-
cient times, comprehending their monuments,
inscriptions, coins, &c.
[tions.
An-ti-rev-o-lu'tion-a-ry, a. Adverse to revolu-
An-ti-rev-o-lù'tion-ist, s. One who opposes
change.
[rheumatism.
An-ti-rheŭ-mat'ic, a. Efficacious in cases of
An-ti-să bi-an, a. Contrary to Sabianism, or the
worship of the celestial bodies.
An-ti-sab-bă-ta'ri-an, s. One who opposes the
sabbath.
An-tith ́é-sis, s. (Gr.) pl. -sēș. Opposition in
words or sentiments; contrast.
An-ti-thet'ic, a. Relating to antithesis;
An-ti-thet'i-cal, placed in contrast ;-ad. Anti-
thetically.
[trary.
An-tith'e-ton, s. (Gr.) pl. -tă. Something con-
An-ti-trin-i-ta'ri-an, s. An opposer of the doc-
trine of the Trinity;-a. Opposing the doctrine
of the Trinity.
An-ti-trin-i-taʼri-an-ism, s. The doctrine which
denies a trinity of persons in the Godhead.
An-tit'rò-pal, a. In Bot. a term denoting that
An-tit'ro-pous, the embryo is inverted with re-
spect to the seed.
An'ti-type, s. (Gr.) That which is prefigured or
represented by the type.
An-ti-typ'i-cal,
An-ti-ty'pous,
a. Relating to an antitype.
An-ti-vac ci-nist, s. One who opposes vaccina-
tion.
[of the small pox.
An-ti-vă-rī ́õ-loŭs, a. Preventing the contagion
An-ti-vě-në'rě-al, a. Curative of the venereal
disease.
[fermentation.
An-ti-zym'ic, a. Applied to whatever prevents
Ant'ler, s. (Fr.) A branch of a stag's horn.
Ant'lered, (-lerd) a. Furnished with antlers.
An-to'cī, (an-te'si) s.pl. (Gr.) People who live
in opposite parts of the globe.
An-to-no-ma'sí-ă, (-māʼzh-á) s. (Gr.) A form of
speech in which some general term is put in
place of a proper name;-ad. Antonomastically.
An'tre, s. (Lat.) A cavern.
An-trim'o-lite, s. A siliceous mineral. [canal.
a'nus, s. (Lat.) The orifice of the alimentary
An'vil, s. The iron block on which smiths ham-
mer; any thing on which blows are laid.
An'viled, (an'vild) p.a. Fashioned on the anvil.
Anx-i'ě-tỷ, (ang-zî'ě-tě) s. (Lat.) Trouble of
mind; continual uneasiness; concern.
Anx'ious, (ank'shus) a. (Lat.) Full of anxiety;
solicitous;-ad. Anxiously;-s. Anxiousness.
An'y, (en'è) a. Every; whatever;-ad. In any
An'y-how, ad. In any manner.
[degree.
An'y-whêre, (-hwar) ad. In any place.
An'y-wise, ad. In any manner.
a'o-rist, s. (Gr.) An indefinite tense in the Greek;
-a. Indefinite with respect to time.
An-ti-sac-er-do'tal, a. Hostile to priests. Au-tis'ci-i, (an-tish'è-i) s. (Gr.) The people who inhabit different sides of the equator. An-ti-scor-bu'tic, a. Efficacious against scurvy. An-ti-scor-bu'tics, s. pl. Remedies against scurvy. An'ti-script, s. A writing in opposition to another writing. [the Scriptures. An-ti-script'u-ral, a. Not in accordance with An-ti-scrip'tu-rism, s. Opposition to the Scrip-a-o-ris'ti-cal, a. Indefinite in time. tures. (R.) [tion. A-ör'tă, s. (Gr.) The great vessel which arises An-ti-scrip'tu-rist, s. One who denies revela- from the upper and back part of the left venAn-ti-septic, a. (Gr.) Antiputrefactive;-s. A tricle of the heart. substance which checks putrefaction. An-ti-slave-ry, s. Hostility to slavery. An-ti-social, a. Averse to society. An-tis'pă-sis, s. The revulsion of humours into other parts.
An-ti-spas-mod'ic, a. Efficacious against spasms;
-s. A medicine that relieves spasms.
An-ti-spas'tic, a. (Gr.) Causing a revulsion of
the humours.
[spleen.
An-ti-splě-net'ic, a. Efficacious in diseases of the
An-tis'tes, s. (Lat.) The chief priest or prelate.
An-tis'tro-phě, s. (Gr.) The stanza opposed to
the strophe.
An-ti-stroph'ic, a. Relating to antistrophe.
An-ti-stru-matic, a. Efficacious against scrofula.
An-ti-syph-i-lit'ic, a. Efficacious against syphilis.
An-ti-the'ism, s. Opposition to theism; atheism.
An-ti-the'ist, s. A disbeliever in God; an atheist.
An-ti-the-is'ti-cal, a. Opposed to belief in God.
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A-ör'tic, a. Relating to the aorta.
A-pace', ad. Quickly; speedily; hastily.
Ap'a-go-ge, s. (Gr.) A demonstration which
Ap'a-go-gy, does not prove the thing directly,
but shows the absurdity of denying it.
Ap-ǎ-gog'i-cal, a. (Gr.) Proving a thing indirectly.
A-pag y-nous, a. In Bot. applied to plants that
flower only once and perish immediately
afterwards.
A-pan'thro-py, s. Aversion to human society.
Ap-a-rith'mè-sis, s. (Gr.) Enumeration.
A-pärt', ad. (Fr.) Separately; distinctly.
A-part'ment, s. A room; a part of a house.
A-pat'e-lite, s. A sulphate of iron.
Ap-a-thetic, a. Having no feeling; free
Ap-a-thet'i-cal, from passion.
Ap'ă-thist, s. A person without feeling. (R.)
Ap-à-this'ti-cal, a. Indifferent; unfeeling.
Ap ́ă-thỷ, s. (Gr.) Want of feeling.
Ap'a-tite, s. A crystallized mineral.
ape, s. A genus of quadrumanous animals; a
monkey: an imitator;-v.a. To imitate, like
an ape; to mimic.
A-peak', ad. Formed with a point.
A-pe'cè-ă, s. A species of wild Guinea pig.
A-pellous, a. Destitute of skin.
Ap'ep-sy, s. (Gr.) Want of digestion.
ap'er, s. An imitator. [purgative medicine.
A-pe'ri-ent, a. (Lat.) Gently purgative;-s. A
A-peri-tive, a. Aperient.
A-përt, a. (Lat.) Open; evident;-tad. Apert-
lys. Apertion; Apertness.
A-përt'or, s. A muscle that raises the upper eye-
Ap'er-ture, s. An opening; a passage. [lid.
'pe-ry, s. Affected imitation,
A-peta-lous, a. (Gr.) Without petals;-s. Apetal-
'pex, (a'beks) s. (Lat.) pl. Ap'I-ces. The summit or highest point of any thing. A-phæré-sis, (a-fer'è-sis) s. (Gr.) The taking away of a letter or syllable from the beginning
A-phan'é-site, s. An arseniate of copper.
Aph'a-nite, s. Compact hornblende rock.
A-pheTi-on, fe'le-on) s. (Gr.) pl. -ă. The point
of a planet's orbit farthest from the sun.
+A-phet'i-cal, a. Relating to the apheta.
A-phid I-an, s. A genus of minute insects.
a'pis, s. (Lat.) A genus of insects; the bee.
a'pish, a. Having the qualities of an ape; fop-
pish-ad. Apishly;-s. Apishness.
A-pit'pat, ad. With quick palpitation.
a'pi-um, s. (Lat.) A genus of umbelliferous
plants; parsley.
Ap-la-nat'íc, a. Free from error.
Ap-löme', s. A crystallized garnet.
Ap-lot'o-mỹ, s. A simple incision.
A-plus'tre, (a-plus'ter) s. (Lat.) An ancient
naval streamer or ensign carried in sea-vessels.
A-poc'ă-lypse, s. (Gr.) Disclosure; revelation.
A-poc'a-lypt, s. The author of the Apocalypse.
(R.)
A-poc-a-lyp'tic, a. Relating to the Apoca-
A-poc-a-lyp'ti-cal, lypse or Revelation; some-
thing secret;-ad. Apocalyptically.
Ap-o-car'pous, a. Having carpels distinct from
each other.
[syllable of a word.
A-poc'o-pâte, v.a. To cut off the last letter or
A-poc'o-pe, s. (Gr.) The abscission or cutting off
of the last syllable of a word.
Ap-o-crus'tic, a. (Gr.) Repelling; astringent.
A-poc'ry-phă, (-ƒă) s.pl. (Gr.) Books or writings,
of which the authors are unknown.
A-poc'ry-phal, a. Not canonical; of doubtful
authority;-ad. Apocryphally; -s. Apocry
phalness.
Ap-o-cryph'i-cal, (-crif'-) a. Doubtful; not au
Aph-i-div'o-rus, a. Feeding on the Aphis, or Ap'o-dal, a. Without feet. plant-louse, as the lady-stag.
Aph-i-lan'thro-py, s. (Gr.) Misanthropy.
Ap'öde, s. An animal without feet or ventral fins.
Ap-o-dic'tic, a. (Gr.) Demonstrative; (R.)
A'phis, s. (Gr.) pl. Aph’I-dēș. An insect; the Ap-o-dic'ti-cal, ad. Apodictically.
plant-louse.
Aph-lo-gis'tic, a. Without flame or fire.
Aph'o-ny, (afo-ne) s. Loss of voice or speech.
Aph'o-rism, s. (Gr.) A precept expressed in few
words; a maxim.
Anh-o-ris-matic, a. Containing aphorisms.
Aph'o-ris-mer, s. A dealer in aphorisms.
Aph-o-ris mic, a. Relating to aphorisms.
Aph'o-rist, s. A writer of aphorisms. (R.)
Aph-o-ris'tic,
a. Having the form of an
Aph-o-ris'ti-cal, aphorism; - ad. Aphoristi-
Aph'rite, s. A carbonate of lime.
[cally.
Aph'ri-zite, s. A species of tourmaline.
Aph-ro-dis'i-ac, (af-fro-dizk'é-ak) a. Exciting
sexual desires. Medicine or food supposed
to excite sexual desire.
Aph'ro-di-tě, s. (Gr.) A beautiful genus of an-
nellidans; a silicate of magnesia.
Aph'thee, (af the s.pl. (Lat.) A disease consist-
ing of ulcers in the mouth; the thrush.
Aph-thita-lite, s. A white mineral.
Aph'thong, s. A letter, or combination of letters,
having no sound.
Aph'thous, a. Relating to the aphtha or thrush.
A-phyllous, a. (Gr.) Destitute of leaves.
a-pi-a'ri-an, a. Relating to bees.
a'pl-a-rist, s. (Lat.) A keeper of bees.
a'pi-a-ry, s. (Lat.) A place where bees are kept.
a-pi-as'ter, s. The bee-eater, a bird of the genus
Merops.
Ap'i-cal, a. Relating to the apex or top.
Ap'i-ces, s.pl. of Apex, which see.
A-pic ́u-late, a. Abruptly pointed.
A-pièce', ad. To the part or share of each.
tA-pieces, ad. In pieces.
a-pi-oc'ri-nite, s. A fossil genus of pear-shaped zoophytes, found in great numbers near Bath.
Ap-o-dix'is, s. (Lat.) Demonstration.
Ap'o-don, s. An animal without feet.
Ap'o-gee, s. (Gr.) A point in the apparent orbits
of the sun and moon, in which they are at the
greatest distance from the earth.
Ap-o-gen'sis, s. A disease of the taste.
Ap'o-gon, s. A Mediterranean fish.
Ap'o-graph, (-graf) s. (Gr.) A copy, not an auto-
graph.
Ap'o-lep-sy, s. An obstruction of the blood.
A-pollo Bel'vě-dere, s. A celebrated marble
statue of Apollo, found among the ruins of
Antium, and so called from having been placed
in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican."
A-pol-lonʼi-con, s. A very large musical machine,
constructed on the principle of the organ.
A-pol'ly-on, s. The destroyer; a name of the
devil.
A-pol-o-get'ic, A-pol-o-get'I-cal, a. Containing
apology; said in defence or excuse;-ad.
Apologetically.
A-pol-o-get'ics, s.pl. A systematic defence; a
philosophical exhibition of the evidences of
Christianity.
A-polo-gist, s. One who makes an apology.
A-polo-gize, v.n. To make excuse or apology.
A-polo-giz-er, s. One who apologizes.
Ap'o-logue, (apʼd-log) s. (Gr.) A fabulous story
conveying a moral truth.
+Ap'o-log-uer, (-log-er) s. A fabler.
A-pol'o-gy, s. (Gr. An excuse, a plea.
Ap-o-mě-com'è-try. s. (Gr.) The art of measur-
ing things at a distance.
[aponeuroses.
Ap-o-neu-rog'rǎ-phy, (-fe) s. A description of the
Ap-o-neu-ro sis, s. (Gr.) pl. -sēs. The extension
of a nerve, tendon, or chord."
Ap-o-neŭ-rot′ic, a. Relating to the aponeuroses.
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