English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Allower
(n.)
One who allows or permits.
Allowing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Allow
Alloxan
(n.)
An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish
color, readily soluble in water or alcohol.
Alloxanate
(n.)
A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or
positive radical.
Alloxanic
(a.)
Of or pertaining to alloxan; -- applied to an acid
obtained by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan.
Alloxantin
(n.)
A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and
very dilute nitric acid.
Alloy
(v. t.)
Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a
mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and
zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an
amalgam.
Alloy
(v. t.)
To form a metallic compound.
Alloy
(v. t.)
To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to
alloy pleasure with misfortunes.
Alloy
(v. t.)
To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound.
Alloy
(v. t.)
To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable
substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with
copper.
Alloy
(v. t.)
Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts
from; as, no happiness is without alloy.
Alloy
(v. t.)
A baser metal mixed with a finer.
Alloy
(v. t.)
The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver;
fineness.
Alloyage
(n.)
The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination
or alloy.
Alloyed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Alloy
Alloying
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Alloy
Allspice
(n.)
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic;
Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of
cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also
given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus
floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
Allthing
(adv.)
Altogether.
Allude
(v. t.)
To compare allusively; to refer (something) as
applicable.