English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Anabas
(n.)
A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living
long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable
distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes.
Anabasis
(n.)
A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of
the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work
called "The Anabasis."
Anabasis
(n.)
The first period, or increase, of a disease;
augmentation.
Anabatic
(a.)
Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever.
Anabolic
(a.)
Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or
processes, more or less constructive in their nature.
Anabolism
(n.)
The constructive metabolism of the body, as
distinguished from katabolism.
Anacamptic
(a.)
Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and
echo).
Anacamptically
(adv.)
By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced
anacamptically.
Anacamptics
(n.)
The science of reflected light, now called catoptrics.
Anacamptics
(n.)
The science of reflected sounds.
Anacanthini
(n. pl.)
Alt. of Anacanths
Anacanthous
(a.)
Spineless, as certain fishes.
Anacanths
(n. pl.)
A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny
fin-rays, as the cod.
Anacardiaceous
(a.)
Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of
plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac
are well known examples.
Anacardic
(a.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as,
anacardic acid.
Anacardium
(n.)
A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See
Cashew.
Anacathartic
(a.)
Producing vomiting or expectoration.
Anacathartic
(n.)
An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an
emetic.
Anacharis
(n.)
A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family
(Hydrocharidaceae), native to America. Transferred to England it became
an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme.
Anachoret
(a.)
Alt. of Anachoretical