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Ademption (ȧdĕmpshŭn), n. [L. ademptio, fr. adimere, ademptum, to take away; ad + emere to buy, orig. to take.] (Law) The revocation or taking away of a grant, donation, legacy, or the like. Bouvier.
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Aden- or Adeno-. [Gr. �, �, gland.] Combining forms of the Greek word for gland; -- used in words relating to the structure, diseases, etc., of the glands.
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{ Adenalgia (�), Adenalgy (�), } n. [Gr. � + � pain.] (Med.) Pain in a gland.
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Adeniform (�), a. [Aden- + -form.] Shaped like a gland; adenoid. Dunglison.
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Adenitis (�), n. [Aden- + -itis.] (Med.) Glandular inflammation. Dunglison.
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Adenographic (�), a. Pertaining to adenography.
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Adenography (�), n. [Adeno- + -graphy.] That part of anatomy which describes the glands.
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Adenoid (?), n. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in pl.
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{ Adenoid (�), Adenoidal (�) } a. Glandlike; glandular.
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Adenological (�), a. Pertaining to adenology.
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Adenology (�), n. [Adeno- + -logy.] The part of physiology that treats of the glands.
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Adenoma (?), n.; L. pl. -mata (#). [NL.; adeno- + -oma.] (Med.) A benign tumor of a glandlike structure; morbid enlargement of a gland. -- Adenomatous (�), a.
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Adenopathy (?), n. [Adeno- + Gr. � suffering, � to suffer.] (Med.) Disease of a gland.
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Adenophorous (�), a. [Adeno- + Gr. � bearing.] (Bot.) Producing glands.
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Adenophyllous (�), a. [Adeno- + Gr. � leaf.] (Bot.) Having glands on the leaves.
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Adenosclerosis (?), n. [NL.; adeno- + sclerosis.] (Med.) The hardening of a gland.
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Adenose (?; 277), a. Like a gland; full of glands; glandulous; adenous.
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Adenotomic (�), a. Pertaining to adenotomy.
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Adenotomy (�), n. [Adeno- + Gr. � a cutting, � to cut.] (Anat.) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
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Adenous (�), a. Same as .
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Aden ulcer (?). [So named after Aden, a seaport in Southern Arabia, where it occurs.] (Med.) A disease endemic in various parts of tropical Asia, due to a specific microörganism which produces chronic ulcers on the limbs. It is often fatal. Called also Cochin China ulcer, Persian ulcer, tropical ulcer, etc.
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Adeps (�), n. [L.] Animal fat; lard.
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Adept (�), n. [L. adeptus obtained (sc. artem), �he who has obtained an art, p. p. of adipsci to arrive �at, to obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. See , and cf. .] One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.
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Adept, a. Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
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Beaus adept in everything profound. Cowper.
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Adeption (�), n. [L. adeptio. See , a.] An obtaining; attainment. [Obs.]
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In the wit and policy of the capitain consisteth the chief adeption of the victory. Grafton.
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Adeptist, n. A skilled alchemist. [Obs.]
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Adeptness, n. The quality of being adept; skill.
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Adequacy (�), n. [See .] The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
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Adequate (�), a. [L. adaequatus, p. p. of adaequare to make equal to; ad + aequare to make equal, aequus equal. See .] Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.
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Ireland had no adequate champion. De Quincey.
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Syn. -- Proportionate; commensurate; sufficient; suitable; competent; capable.
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Adequate (�), v. t. [See , a.] 1. To equalize; to make adequate. [R.] Fotherby.
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2. To equal. [Obs.]
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It [is] an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity. Shelford.
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Adequately (�), adv. In an adequate manner.
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Adequateness, n. The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.
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Adequation (�), n. [L. adaequatio.] The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent. [Obs.] Bp. Barlow.
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Adesmy (�), n. [Gr. � unfettered; 'a priv. + � a fetter.] (Bot.) The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually entire.
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Adessenarian (�), n. [Formed fr. L. adesse to be present; ad + esse to be.] (Eccl. Hist.) One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.
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Adfected (�), a. [L. adfectus or affectus. See , v.] (Alg.) See , 5.
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Adfiliated (�), a. See . [Obs.]
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Adfiliation (�), n. See . [Obs.]
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Adfluxion (�), n. See .
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Adhamant (�), a. [From L. adhamare to catch; ad + hamus hook.] Clinging, as by hooks.
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Adhere (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adhered (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Adhering (�).] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adhérer. See .] 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
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2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.
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3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. “Nor time nor place did then adhere.” “Every thing adheres together.” Shak.
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Syn. -- To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold
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Adherence (�), n. [Cf. F. adhérence, LL. adhaerentia.] 1. The quality or state of adhering.
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2. The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.
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Syn. -- , . These words, which were once freely interchanged, are now almost entirely separated. Adherence is no longer used to denote physical union, but is applied, to mental states or habits; as, a strict adherence to one's duty; close adherence to the argument, etc. Adhesion is now confined chiefly to the physical sense, except in the phrase “To give in one's adhesion to a cause or a party.”
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Adherency (�), n. 1. The state or quality of being adherent; adherence. [R.]
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2. That which adheres. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Adherent (�), a. [L. adhaerens, -entis, p. pr.: cf. F. adhérent.] 1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. Pope.
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2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.
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3. (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.
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Adherent, n. 1. One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.
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2. That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] Milton.
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Syn. -- Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer.
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Adherently, adv. In an adherent manner.
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Adherer (�), n. One who adheres; an adherent.
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Adhesion (�), n. [L. adhaesio, fr. adhaerere: cf. F. adhésion.] 1. The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.
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2. Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy.
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His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy. De Quincey.
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3. Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.
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To that treaty Spain and England gave in their adhesion. Macaulay.
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4. (Physics) The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See .
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5. (Med.) Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
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6. (Bot.) The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.
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Syn. -- Adherence; union. See .
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Adhesive (�), a. [Cf. F. adhésif.] 1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
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2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson.
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Coloq. Adhesive attraction . (Physics) See . -- Coloq. Adhesive inflammation (Surg.), that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration. -- Coloq. Adhesive plaster , a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.
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Adhesively, adv. In an adhesive manner.
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Adhesiveness, n. 1. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.
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2. (Phren.) Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse.
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Adhibit (�), v. t. [L. adhibitus, p. p. of adhibere to hold to; ad + habere to have.] 1. To admit, as a person or thing; to take in. Muirhead.
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2. To use or apply; to administer. Camden.
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3. To attach; to affix. Alison.
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Adhibition (�), n. [L. adhibitio.] The act of adhibiting; application; use. Whitaker.
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Ad hominem (�). [L., to the man.] A phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.
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Adhort (�), v. t. [L. adhortari. See .] To exhort; to advise. [Obs.] Feltham.
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Adhortation (�), n. [L. adhortatio, fr. adhortari to advise; ad + hortari to exhort.] Advice; exhortation. [Obs.] Peacham.
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Adhortatory (�), a. Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory. [Obs.] Potter.
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Adiabatic (�), a. [Gr. � not passable; 'a priv. + � through + � to go.] (Physics) Not giving out or receiving heat. -- Adiabatically, adv.
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☞The adiabatic expansion of carbon dioxide from a compressed container causes the temperature of the gas to decrease rapidly below its freezing point, resulting in the familiar carbon dioxide “snow” emitted by carbon dioxide fire extinguishers.
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Coloq. Adiabatic line or Coloq. curve , a curve exhibiting the variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it expands without either receiving or giving out heat. Rankine.
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Adiactinic (�), a. [Pref. a- not + diactinic.] (Chem.) Not transmitting the actinic rays.
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Adiantum (�), n. [L., fr. Gr. �, maidenhair; 'a priv. + � to wet.] (Bot.) A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.
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Adiaphorism (�), n. Religious indifference.
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Adiaphorist (�), n. [See .] (Eccl. Hist.) One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical. Murdock.
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Adiaphoristic (�), a. Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice. Shipley.
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Adiaphorite (�), n. Same as .
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Adiaphorous (�), a. [Gr. �; 'a priv. + � different; � through + ferein to bear.] 1. Indifferent or neutral. Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Med.) Incapable of doing either harm or good, as some medicines. Dunglison.
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Adiaphory, n. [Gr. �.] Indifference. [Obs.]
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Adiathermic (�), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + � through + �heat.] Not pervious to heat.
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Adieu (�), interj. & adv. [OE. also adew, adewe, adue, F. � dieu, fr. L. ad to + deus God.] Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
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Adieu, n.; pl. Adieus (�). A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting. Shak.
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Adight (�), v. t. [p. p. Adight.] [Pref. a- (intensive) + OE. dihten. See .] To set in order; to array; to attire; to deck, to dress. [Obs.]
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Ad infinitum (�). [L., to infinity.] Without limit; endlessly.
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Ad interim (�) [L.] Meanwhile; temporary.
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Adios (?), interj. [Sp., fr. L. ad to + deus god. Cf. .] Adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among Spanish-speaking people.
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☞ This word is often pronounced ådē�s, but the Spanish accent, though weak, is on the final syllable.
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Adipescent (�), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + -escent.] Becoming fatty.
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Adipic (ȧdĭpĭk), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.
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adipic acid an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (HO.CO.(CH2)4.CO.OH), containing six carbon atoms in a linear chain. It is found in beet juice. It is used in the manufacture of synthetic plastics such as Nylon, as well as other products.
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Adipocerate (�), v. t. To convert into adipocere.
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Adipoceration (�), n. The act or process of changing into adipocere.
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Adipocere (�), n. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + cera wax: cf. F. adipocere.] A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.
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Adipoceriform (�), a. [Adipocere + -form.] Having the form or appearance of adipocere; as, an adipoceriform tumor.
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Adipocerous (�), a. Like adipocere.
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Adipogenous (?), a. [See ; .] (Med.) Producing fat.
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Adipolysis (?), n. [NL.; L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. � a loosing.] (Physiol.) The digestion of fats.
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Adipolytic (?), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. � to loose.] (Chem.) Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as, adipolytic action. Contrast , to hydrolyze fat by the action of an alkali.
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Adipoma (?), n.; L. pl. -mata (#). [NL. See ; .] (Med.) A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor. -- Adipomatous (�), a.
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Adipose (?), n. (Physiol.) The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and triolein. It solidifies after death.
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Adipose (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat, grease.] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.
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Coloq. Adipose fin (Zoöl.), a soft boneless fin. -- Coloq. Adipose tissue (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat.
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{ Adiposeness (�), Adiposity (�), } n. The state of being fat; fatness.
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Adipous (�), a. Fatty; adipose. [R.]
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Adipsous (�), a. [Gr. �; 'a priv. + �, thirst.] Quenching thirst, as certain fruits.
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Adipsy (�), n. [Gr. � not thirsty; 'a priv. + � thirst.] (Med.) Absence of thirst.
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Adit (�), n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, �aitum, to go to; ad + ire to go.] 1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift and tunnel.
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2. Admission; approach; access. [R.]
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Yourself and yours shall have
Free adit. Tennyson.
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Aditya n. 1. (Hinduism) one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light.
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{ Adjacence (�), Adjacency (�), } [Cf. LL. adjacentia.] 1. The state or attribute of being adjacent or contiguous; contiguity; the attribute of being so near as to be touching; as, the adjacency of lands or buildings.
Syn. -- contiguousness
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2. That which is adjacent. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Adjacent (�), a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of adjacere to lie near; ad + jacēre to lie: cf. F. adjacent.] Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; as, a field adjacent to the highway. “The adjacent forest.” B. Jonson.
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Coloq. Adjacent or Coloq. contiguous angle . (Geom.) See .
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Syn. -- Adjoining; contiguous; near. -- , , . Things are adjacent when they lie close each other, not necessary in actual contact; as, adjacent fields, adjacent villages, etc.
I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles is peopled with Christians. Howell.
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Things are adjoining when they meet at some line or point of junction; as, adjoining farms, an adjoining highway. What is spoken of as contiguous should touch with some extent of one side or the whole of it; as, a row of contiguous buildings; a wood contiguous to a plain.
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Adjacent, n. That which is adjacent. [R.] Locke.
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Adjacently, adv. So as to be adjacent.
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Adject (�), v. t. [L. adjectus, p. p. of adjicere to throw to, to add to; ad + jacĕre to throw. See a shooting forth.] To add or annex; to join. Leland.
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Adjection (�), n. [L. adjectio, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjection. See .] The act or mode of adding; also, the thing added. [R.] B. Jonson.
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Adjectional (�), a. Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed. [R.] Earle.
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Adjectitious (�), [L. adjectitius.] Added; additional. Parkhurst.
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Adjectival (�), a. Of or relating to the relating to the adjective; of the nature of an adjective; adjective. W. Taylor (1797)
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Adjectivally, adv. As, or in the manner of, an adjective; adjectively.
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Adjective (ădjĕktĭv), a. [See , n.]
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1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
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2. Not standing by itself; dependent.
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Coloq. Adjective color , a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency.
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3. Relating to procedure. “The whole English law, substantive and adjective.” Macaulay.
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Adjective, n. [L. adjectivum (sc. nomen), neut. of adjectivus that is added, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjectif. See .] 1. (Gram.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, “a wise ruler,” wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler.
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2. A dependent; an accessory. Fuller.
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Adjective, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjectived (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Adjectiving (�).] To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective. [R.]
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Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct signification of the verb, and to adjective also the mood, as it has to adjective time. It has . . . adjectived all three. Tooke.
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Adjectively, adv. In the manner of an adjective; as, a word used adjectively.
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Adjoin (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjoined (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Adjoining.] [OE. ajoinen, OF. ajoindre, F. adjoindre, fr. L. adjungere; ad + jungere to join. See , and cf. .] To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append.
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Corrections . . . should be, as remarks, adjoined by way of note. Watts.
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