Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 40
Alborak (n.) The imaginary milk-white animal on which Mohammed was said to have been carried up to heaven; a white mule.
Albugineous (a.) Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white.
Albugines (n. pl. ) of Albugo.
Compare: Leucoma
Leucoma (n.) (Med.) A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also albugo.
Albugo (n.) Same as Leucoma. [archaic]
Albugo (n.) Type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts [syn: Albugo, genus Albugo].
Album (n.) (Rom. Antiq.) A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc.
Album (n.) A register for visitors' names; a visitors' book.
Album (n.) A blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs, etc.
Album (n.) One or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc [syn: album, record album].
Album (n.) A book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc.
Albumen (n.) The white of an egg.
Albumen (n.) (Bot.) Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc.
Albumen (n.) (Chem.) Same as Albumin.
Albumenized (imp. & p. p.) of Albumenize.
Albumenizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Albumenize.
Albumenize (v. t.) To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; as, to albumenize paper.
Album Graecum (n.) [U] (Archaic) Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine.
Albumin (n.) (Chem.) A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents.
Acid albumin, A modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat.
Alkali albumin, Albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; -- called also albuminate.
Albumin (n.) A simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids [syn: albumin, albumen].
Albumin (n.) (Chem.) A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents.
Acid albumin, A modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat.
Alkali albumin, Albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; -- called also albuminate.
Albuminate (n.) (Chem.) A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance.
Albuminiferous (a.) Supplying albumen.
Albuminimeter (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
Albuminin (n.) (Chem.) The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs.
Albuminiparous (a.) Producing albumin.
Albuminoid (a.) Resembling albumin.
Albuminoid (n.) One of a class of organic principles (called also proteids) which form the main part of organized tissues. -- Brunton.
Albuminoidal (a.) (Chem.) Of the nature of an albuminoid.
Albuminose (n.) (Chem.) A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See Peptone.
Albuminous (a.) Alt. of Albuminose.
Albuminose (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin ; an older term now replaces by proteinaceous.
Albuminose (a.) Proteinaceous; containing or composed of protein. -- Al*bu"mi*nous*ness, n.
Albuminuria (n.) (Med.) A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.
Albuminuria (n.) The presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder [syn: albuminuria, proteinuria].
Albumose (n.) A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin. Used also in combination, as antialbumose, hemialbumose.
Alburn (n.) The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.
Alburnous (a.) Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; as, alburnous substances.
Alburnum (n.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.
Albyn (n.) Scotland; esp. the Highlands of Scotland.
Alcade (n.) Same as Alcaid.
Alcahest (n.) Same as Alkahest.
Alcaic (a.) Pertaining to Alcaeus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c.
Alcaic (n.) A kind of verse, so called from Alcaeus. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls.
Alcaid (n.) Alt. of Alcayde.
Alcayde (n.) A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors.
Alcayde (n.) The warden, or keeper of a jail.
Alcalde (n.) A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc.
Alcalimeter (n.) See Alkalimeter.
Alcanna (n.) An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.
Alcarrazas (n. pl. ) of Alcarraza.
Alcarraza (n.) A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface.
Alcayde (n.) Same as Alcaid.
Alcazar (n.) A fortress; also, a royal palace.
Alcea rosea (n.) 蜀葵 The common hollyhock, is an ornamental dicot flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. [2] William Turner, a herbalist of the time, gave it the name "holyoke" from which the English name derives.
Alcedo (n.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon.
Alchemic (a.) Alt. of Alchemical
Alchemical (a.) Of or relating to alchemy.
Alchemically (adv.) In the manner of alchemy.
Alchemist (n.) One who practices alchemy.
Alchemistic (a.) Alt. of Alchemistical.
Alchemistical (a.) Relating to or practicing alchemy.
Alchemistry (n.) Alchemy.
Alchemize (v. t.) To change by alchemy; to transmute.
Alchemy (n.) 煉金術 An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.
Alchemy (n.) A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet.
Alchemy (n.) Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.
Alchemy (n.) The way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" [syn: {chemistry}, {interpersonal chemistry}, {alchemy}].
Alchemy (n.) A pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times.
Alchymic (n.) Alt. of Alchymy.
Alchymist (n.) Alt. of Alchymy.
Alchymistic (n.) Alt. of Alchymy.
Alchymy (n.) See Alchemic, Alchemist, Alchemistic, Alchemy.
Alco (n.) A small South American dog, domesticated by the aborigines.
Alcoate (n.) Alt. of Alcohate.
Alcohate (n.) Shortened forms of Alcoholate.
Alcohol (n.) An impalpable powder. [Obs.]
Alcohol (n.) The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation. [Obs.] -- Boyle.
Alcohol (n.) Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit (called also ethyl alcohol); the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous fermentation.
Note: [The ferementation is usually carried out by addition of brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae to an aqueous solution containing carbohydrates.]
Note: As used in the U. S. "Pharmacop[oe]ia," alcohol contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9 per cent of water; and diluted alcohol (proof spirit) contains 45.5 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 54.5 per cent of water.
Alcohol (n.) (Organic Chem.) A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical ethyl+alcohol+({C2H5.OH">ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol ({C2H5.OH); methyl methyl+alcohol+({CH3.OH">forms methyl alcohol ({CH3.OH) or wood alcohol; amyl amyl+alcohol+({C5H11.OH">forms amyl alcohol ({C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc.
Alcohol (n.) A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" [syn: alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant].
Alcohol (n.) Any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation.
Alcoholate (n.) (Chem.) A crystallizable compound of a salt with alcohol, in which the latter plays a part analogous to that of water of crystallization. -- Graham.
Alcoholature (n.) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants. -- New Eng. Dict.
Alcoholic (a.) Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholic gastritis; alcoholic odor.
Alcoholic (n.) A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.
Alcoholic (n.) pl. Alcoholic liquors.
Alcoholic (a.) Characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks" [ant: nonalcoholic].
Alcoholic (a.) Addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris" -- Carl Van Doren [syn: alcoholic, alcohol-dependent].
Alcoholic (n.) A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn: alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse].
Alcoholism (n.) A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.
Alcoholism (n.) (Med.) Chronic excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages that leads to social, occupational, psychological and physiological problems.
Alcoholism (n.) (Med.) Psychological and physiological dependence on alcohol; sudden cessation of drinking may lead to withdrawal symptoms.
Alcoholism (n.) Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms [syn: alcoholism, alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness].
Alcoholism (n.) An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess [syn: dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania].
Alcoholization (n.) The act of reducing a substance to a fine or impalpable powder. [Obs.] --Johnson.
Alcoholization (n.) The act rectifying spirit.
Alcoholization (n.) Saturation with alcohol; putting the animal system under the influence of alcoholic liquor.
Alcoholized (imp. & p. p.) of Alcoholize.
Alcoholizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alcoholize.
Alcoholize (v. t.) To reduce to a fine powder. [Obs.] -- Johnson.
Alcoholize (v. t.) To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate with alcohol. Alcoholometer
Alcoholize (v.) Subject to the influence of alcohol; "After we finished dinner, we were thoroughly alcoholized".
Alcoholize (v.) Treat or infuse with alcohol; "alcoholize the fruit and let them sit in the refrigerator" [syn: alcoholize, alcoholise].
Alcoholize (v.) Make alcoholic, as by fermenting; "alcoholize prunes" [syn: alcoholize, alcoholise].
Alcoholometer (n.) Alt. of Alcoholmeter.
Alcoholmeter (n.) (Chem.) An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of hydrometer with a special scale. Alcoholometrical; Alcoholometric
Alcoholometric (a.) Alt. of Alcoholmetrical.
Alcoholometrical (a.) Alt. of Alcoholmetrical.
Alcoholmetrical (a.) Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.
The alcoholometrical strength of spirituous liquors. -- Ure.
Alcoholometry (n.) The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.
Alcohometer (a.) Alt. of Alcohometric.
Alcohometric (a.) Same as Alcoholometer, Alcoholometric.
Alcoometry (n.) See Alcoholometry.
Note: The chemists say alcom[`e]tre, alcoom[`e]trie, doubtless by the suppression of a syllable in order to avoid a disagreeable sequence of sounds. (Cf. Idolatry.) -- Littr['e].
Alcoran (n.) The Mohammedan Scriptures; the Koran (now the usual form). [Spelt also Alkoran.]
Alcoranic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Koran.
Alcoranist (n.) One who adheres to the letter of the Koran, rejecting all traditions.
Alcove (n.) 凹室，壁櫥，小亭 A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library.
Alcove (n.) [C] 凹室；壁龕；（庭園的）凹深僻靜處；避暑別墅 A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower.
Alcove (n.) Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment.
Alcove (n.) A small recess opening off a larger room [syn: {alcove}, {bay}].
Alcyon (n.) See Halcyon.
Alcyonacea (n. pl.) A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.
Alcyonaria (n. pl.) 八射珊瑚亞綱 One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.