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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.