English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Apyrous
(a.)
Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without
alteration of form or properties.
Aqua
(n.)
Water; -- a word much used in pharmacy and the old chemistry,
in various signification, determined by the word or words annexed.
Nitric acid.
Aquamarine
(n.)
A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a
gem. See Beryl.
Aquapuncture
(n.)
The introduction of water subcutaneously for the
relief of pain.
Aquarelle
(n.)
A design or painting in thin transparent water colors;
also, the mode of painting in such colors.
Aquarellist
(n.)
A painter in thin transparent water colors.
Aquaria
(pl. )
of Aquarium
Aquarial
(a.)
Alt. of Aquarian
Aquarian
(a.)
Of or pertaining to an aquarium.
Aquarian
(n.)
One of a sect of Christian in the primitive church who
used water instead of wine in the Lord's Supper.
Aquarium
(n.)
An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with
glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants
are kept.
Aquariums
(pl. )
of Aquarium
Aquarius
(n.)
The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which
the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains
which prevail at that season in Italy and the East.
Aquarius
(n.)
A constellation south of Pegasus.
Aquatic
(n.)
Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.
Aquatic
(n.)
An aquatic animal or plant.
Aquatic
(a.)
Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming
in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.
Aquatical
(a.)
Aquatic.
Aquatile
(a.)
Inhabiting the water.