English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Angustifoliate
(a.)
Alt. of Angustifolious
Angustifolious
(a.)
Having narrow leaves.
See Angostura bark.
Angwantibo
(n.)
A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of
Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.
Anhang
(v. t.)
To hang.
Anharmonic
(a.)
Not harmonic.
Anhelation
(n.)
Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma.
Anhele
(v. i.)
To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for).
Anhelose
(a.)
Anhelous; panting.
Anhelous
(a.)
Short of breath; panting.
Anhima
(n.)
A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or
kamichi (Palamedea cornuta). See Kamichi.
Anhinga
(n.)
An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus
anhinga); the darter, or snakebird.
Anhistous
(a.)
Without definite structure; as, an anhistous membrane.
Anhungered
(a.)
Ahungered; longing.
Anhydride
(n.)
An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical,
capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so
called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of
water.
Anhydrite
(n.)
A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually
massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in
not containing water (whence the name).
Anhydrous
(a.)
Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids.
Ani
(n.)
Alt. of Ano
Anicut
(n.)
Alt. of Annicut
Anidiomatical
(a.)
Not idiomatic.