Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A

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Amenuse (v. t.) To lessen. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Amerced (imp. & p. p.) of Amerce

Amercing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amerce

Amerce (v. t.) To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars.

Note: The penalty or fine may be expressed without a preposition, or it may be introduced by in, with, or of.

Amerce (v. t.) To punish, in general; to mulct.

Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven. -- Milton.

Shall by him be amerced with penance due. -- Spenser.

Amerce (v.) Punish with an arbitrary penalty.

Amerce (v.) Punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court.

Amerceable (a.) Liable to be amerced.

Amercement (n.) The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.] -- Blackstone.

Note: This word, in old books, is written amerciament.

Amercement royal, A penalty imposed on an officer for a misdemeanor in his office. -- Jacobs.

Amercement (n.) Money extracted as a penalty [syn: fine, mulct, amercement].

AMERCEMENT, practice. A pecuniary penalty imposed upon a person who is in misericordia; as, for example, when the defendant se retaxit, or recessit in contemptum curioe. 8 Co. 58; Bar. Ab. Fines and Amercements. By the common law, none can be amerced in his absence, except for his default. Non licet aliquem in sua absentia amerciare nisi per ejus defaltas. Fleta, lib. 2, cap. 65, Sec. 15.

AMERCEMENT, Formerly, if the sheriff failed in obeying the writs, rules, or orders of the court, he might be amerced; that is, a penalty might be imposed upon him; but this practice has been superseded by attachment. In New Jersey and Ohio, the sheriff may, by statutory provision, be amerced for making a return contrary to the provision of the statute. Coxe, 136, 169; 6 Halst. 334; 3 Halst. 270, 271; 5 Halst. 319; 1 Green, 159, 341; 2 Green, 350; 2 South. 433; 1 Ham. 275; 2 Ham. 603; 6 Ham. 452; Wright, 720.

Amercer (n.) One who amerces.

Amerciament (n.) Same as Amercement. -- Mozley & W.

Amercement (n.) The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine, in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statute for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.] -- Blackstone.

Note: This word, in old books, is written amerciament.

Amercement royal, A penalty imposed on an officer for a misdemeanor in his office. -- Jacobs.

AMERCIAMENT, AMERCEMENT, English law. A pecuniary punishment arbitrarily imposed by some lord or count, in distinction from a fine which is expressed according to the statute. Kitch. 78. Amerciament royal, when the amerciament is made by the sheriff, or any other officer of the king. 4 Bl. Com. 372.

American (a.) Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.

American (a.) Of or pertaining to the United States. "A young officer of the American navy." -- Lyell.

American ivy. See Virginia creeper.

American Party (U. S. Politics), A party, about 1854, which opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power.

Native american Party (U. S. Politics), A party of principles similar to those of the American party. It arose about 1843, but soon died out.

American (n.) A native of America; -- originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States.

The name American must always exalt the pride of patriotism. -- Washington.

American (a.) Of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream".

American (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna".

American (n.) A native or inhabitant of the United States.

American (n.) The English language as used in the United States [syn: American English, American language, American]

American (n.) A native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country.

Americanism (n.) Attachment to the United States.

Americanism (n.) A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an American characteristic or idea.

Americanism (n.) A word or phrase peculiar to the United States.

Americanism (n.) Loyalty to the United States and its institutions.

Americanism (n.) An expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans.

Americanism (n.) A custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens.

Americanization (n.) The process of Americanizing.

Americanization (n.) Assimilation into American culture [syn: Americanization, Americanisation]

Americanizer (imp. & p. p.) of Americanize

Americanizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Americanize

Americanize (v. t.) To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.

Ames-ace (n.) Same as Ambs-ace.

Amess (n.) (Eccl.) Amice, a hood or cape. See 2d Amice.

Ametabola (n. pl.) (Zool.) A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis. [Written also Ametabolia.]

Ametabolian (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to insects that do undergo any metamorphosis. Ametabolic

Ametabolic (a.) Alt. of Ametabolous

Ametabolous (a.) (Zool.) Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects. Opposite of metabolic.

Ametabolic (a.) undergoing only slight metamorphosis

Ametabolic (a.) Undergoing slight or no metamorphosis [syn: ametabolic, ametabolous] [ant: metabolic, metabolous].

Ametabolic (a.) Undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis.

Amethodist (n.) One without method; a quack. [Obs.]

Amethyst () (Min.) 【礦】紫水晶，水碧；紫色 A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone.

Oriental amethyst, The violet-blue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire.

Amethyst () (Her.) A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms.

Compare: Colorful

Colorful (a.) Having striking color. Opposite of colorless.

Note: [Narrower terms: changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing; prismatic; psychedelic; red, ruddy, flushed, empurpled]

Syn: colourful.

Colorful (a.) Striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious; flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty; picturesque].

Colorful (a.) Having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey; as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and monochrome.

Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown; amethyst; auburn, reddish-brown; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden; azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome; blue, bluish, light-blue, dark-blue; blushful, blush-colored, rosy; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy; brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; canary, canary-yellow; caramel, caramel brown; carnation; chartreuse; chestnut; dun; earth-colored, earthlike; fuscous; green, greenish, light-green, dark-green; jade, jade-green; khaki; lavender, lilac; mauve; moss green, mosstone; motley, multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured; mousy, mouse-colored; ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive; orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish; purple, violet, purplish; red, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red; rust, rusty, rust-colored; snuff, snuff-brown, snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored, snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown; sorrel, brownish-orange; stone, stone-gray; straw-color, straw-colored, straw-coloured; tan; tangerine; tawny; ultramarine; umber; vermilion, vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red; yellow, yellowish; yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; blae bluish-black or gray-blue); coral; creamy; cress green, cresson, watercress; hazel; honey, honey-colored; hued(postnominal); magenta; maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green; sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark, light.]

Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).

Amethyst (a.) Of a moderate purple color.

Amethyst (n.) A transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone

Amethyst, () One of the precious stones in the breastplate of the high priest (Ex. 28:19; 39:12), and in the foundation of the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:20). The ancients thought that this stone had the power of dispelling drunkenness in all who wore or touched it, and hence its Greek name formed from _a_, "privative," and _methuo_, "to get drunk." Its Jewish name, _ahlamah'_, was derived by the rabbins from the Hebrew word _halam_, "to dream," from its supposed power of causing the wearer to dream.

It is a pale-blue crystallized quartz, varying to a dark purple blue. It is found in Persia and India, also in different parts of Europe.

Amethystine (a.) Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.

Amethystine (a.) Composed of, or containing, amethyst.

Amethystine (a.) Containing or resembling amethyst.

Ametropia (n.) Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye.

Ametropia (n.) (Med.) A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye. Subtypes include myopia astigmatism and hyperopia. -- Am`e*trop"ic ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k), a. AS

Ametropia (n.) (Ophthalmology) Faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia.

Amharic (a.) Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. -- n. The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).

Amharic (n.) The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).

Amharic (a.) Related to or characteristic of or written in Amharic; "the Amharic language".

Amharic (n.) The dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact [syn: Amharic, Ethiopian language].

Amia (n.) (Zool.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin.

Amia (n.) Type genus of the Amiidae [syn: Amia, genus Amia].

AMIA, () American Medical Informatics Association (org., USA)

AMIA, () Australian Medical Informatics Association (org., Australia)

Amiability (n.) The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition.

Every excellency is a degree of amiability. -- Jer. Taylor.

Amiability (n.) A cheerful and agreeable mood [syn: good humor, good humour, good temper, amiability] [ant: distemper, ill humor, ill humour].

Amiability (n.) A disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) [syn: affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality].

Amiable (a.) 和藹可親的；厚道的；友好的，友善的 Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. Or R.]

So amiable a prospect. -- Sir T. Herbert.

Amiable (a.) Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas.

Amiable (a.) Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman.

Amiable (a.) Done out of love. [Obs.]

Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. -- Shak.

Amiable (a.) Disposed to please; "an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin"- Hal Hinson [syn: {amiable}, {good- humored}, {good-humoured}].

Amiable (a.) Diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" [syn: {affable}, {amiable}, {cordial}, {genial}].

Amiableness (n.) The quality of being amiable; amiability.

Amiableness (n.) A disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) [syn: affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality].

Amiably (adv.) In an amiable manner.

Amiably (adv.) In an affable manner; "`Come and visit me,' he said amiably" [syn: affably, amiably, genially].

Amianth (n.) See Amianthus. [Poetic]

Amianthiform (a.) Resembling amianthus in form.

Amianthoid (a.) Resembling amianthus.

Amianthus (n.) (Min.) Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus.

Amic (a.) (Chem.) Related to, or derived, ammonia; -- used chiefly as a suffix; as, amic acid; phosphamic acid.

Amic acid (Chem.), One of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides.

AMIC, () Apple Memory-mapped I/O Controller (Apple)

AMIC, () Automotive Multimedia Interface Collaboration (USA, org.), "AMI-C"

Amicability (n.) The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness. -- Ash.

Amicability (n.) A disinclination to quarrel [syn: amicability, amicableness].

Amicability (n.) Having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness [syn: amicability, amicableness].

Amicable (a.) 友善的，友好的；溫和的 Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement.

That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed. -- Prideoux.

Amicable action (Law.), An action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it. -- Bouvier. -- Burrill.

Amicable numbers (Math.), Two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.

Syn: Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious.

Usage: Amicable, Friendly. Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection, since friendly has by no means the same strength as its noun friendship. It does, however, imply something of real cordiality; while amicable supposes very little more than that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel. Hence, we speak of amicable relations between two countries, an amicable adjustment of difficulties. "Those who entertain friendly feelings toward each other can live amicably together."

Amicable (a.) Characterized by friendship and good will [ant: {hostile}].

Amicableness (n.) The quality of being amicable; amicability.

Amicableness (n.) A disinclination to quarrel [syn: amicability, amicableness].

Amicableness (n.) Having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness [syn: amicability, amicableness].

Amicably (adv.) In an amicable manner.

Amicably (adv.) In an amicable manner; "they separated amicably".

Amice (n.) A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.

Amice (n.) (Eccl.) A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; -- written also amess, amyss, and almuce.

Amid (prep.) See Amidst.

Amidst, Amid (prep.) In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among. "This fair tree amidst the garden." "Unseen amid the throng." "Amidst thick clouds." -- Milton. "Amidst acclamations." "Amidst the splendor and festivity of a court." -- Macaulay.

But rather famish them amid their plenty. -- Shak.

Syn: Amidst, Among.

Usage: These words differ to some extent from each other, as will be seen from their etymology. Amidst denotes in the midst or middle of, and hence surrounded by; as, this work was written amidst many interruptions. Among denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or

separable objects; as, "He fell among thieves." "Blessed art thou among women." Hence, we say, among the moderns, among the ancients, among the thickest of trees, among these considerations, among the reasons I have to offer. Amid and amidst are commonly used when the idea of separate or distinguishable objects is not prominent. Hence, we say, they kept on amidst the storm, amidst the gloom, he was sinking amidst the waves, he persevered amidst many difficulties; in none of which cases could among be used. In like manner, Milton speaks of Abdiel, The seraph Abdiel, faithful found; Among the faithless faithful only he, because he was then considered as one of the angels. But when the poet adds, From amidst them forth he passed, we have rather the idea of the angels as a collective body.

Those squalid cabins and uncleared woods amidst which he was born. -- Macaulay.

Amide (n.) (Chem.) A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical.

Acid amide, A neutral compound formed by the substitution of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid.
Amide (n.) Any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

Amidin (n.) (Chem.) Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.

Amido (a.) (Chem.) Containing, or derived from, amidogen.

Amido acid, An acid in which a portion of the nonacid hydrogen has been replaced by the amido group. The amido acids are both basic and acid.

Amido group, Amidogen, NH2.

Hydrazine (n.) (Chem.) Any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, resembling the amines and produced by the reduction of certain nitroso and diazo compounds; as, methyl hydrazine, phenyl hydrazine, etc.

They are derivatives of hydrazine proper, H2N.NH2, which is a doubled amido group, recently (1887) isolated as a stable, colorless gas, with a peculiar, irritating odor. As a base it forms distinct salts. Called also diamide, amidogen, (or more properly diamidogen), etc.

Amidogen (n.) (Chem.) A compound radical, NH2, not yet obtained in a separate state, which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of which one of its hydrogen atoms has been removed; -- called also the amido group, and in composition represented by the form amido.

Midships (adv.) (Naut.) In the middle of a ship; -- properly amidships.

Amidships (adv.) (Naut.) In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth. -- Totten.

Amidships (adv.) At or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships,

and at the rear" [syn: amidships, amidship, midships].

Amidst (prep.) Alt. of Amid

Amid (prep.) In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among. "This fair tree amidst the garden." "Unseen amid the

throng." "Amidst thick clouds." -- Milton. "Amidst acclamations." "Amidst the splendor and festivity of a court." -- Macaulay.

But rather famish them amid their plenty. -- Shak.

Syn: Amidst, Among.

Those squalid cabins and uncleared woods amidst which he was born. -- Macaulay.

Amine (n.) (Org. Chem.) One of a class of basic substances derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by an alkyl or aryl group. Compare amide, in which an acyl group is attached to the nitrogen. Hydroxylamine and hydrazine, which are not an

organic compounds, are also basic and may also be considered amines.

Amine (n.) A compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals [syn: amine, aminoalkane].

Amioid (a.) (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the Amioidei. -- n. One of the Amioidei.

Amioid (n.) One of the Amioidei.

Amioidei (n. pl.) (Zool.) An order of ganoid fishes of which Amia is the type. See Bowfin and Ganoidei.

Amir (n.) Same as Ameer.

Ameer, Amir, (n.) [See Emir.] An independent ruler or chieftan (especially in Africa or Arabia). Same as Emir. [Obs.]

Syn: emir, amir, emeer

Ameer, Amir, (n.) One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde.

Amir (n.) An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) [syn: emir, amir, emeer, ameer].

Amiss (n.) A fault, wrong, or mistake. [Obs.]

Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss. -- Shak.

Amiss (adv.) Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.

What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? -- Shak.

Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. -- James iv. 3.

To take (an act, thing) amiss, To impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing); to take offense at; to take unkindly; as, you must not take these questions amiss.

Amiss (a.) Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice.

Note: [Used only in the predicate.] -- Dryden.

His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances. -- Wollaston.

Amiss (adv.) Away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" [syn: awry, amiss].

Amiss (adv.) In an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; "if you think him guilty you judge amiss"; "he spoke amiss"; "no one

took it amiss when she spoke frankly".

Amiss (adv.) In an imperfect or faulty way; "The lobe was imperfectly developed"; "Miss Bennet would not play at all amiss if she practiced more"- Jane Austen [syn: imperfectly, amiss] [ant: perfectly].

Amiss (a.) Not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)].

Amissibility () The quality of being amissible; possibility of being lost. [R.]

Notions of popular rights and the amissibility of sovereign power for misconduct were alternately broached by the two great religious parties of Europe. -- Hallam.

Amissible (a.) Liable to be lost. [R.]

Amission (n.) Deprivation; loss. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.

Amit (v. t.) To lose. [Obs.]

A lodestone fired doth presently amit its proper virtue. -- Sir T. Browne.

Amities (n. pl. ) of Amity

Amity (n.) 和睦，親善；（國與國之間等的）友好關係 [U] Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity of the Whigs and Tories.

To live on terms of amity with vice. -- Cowper.

Syn: Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will; peace.

Amity (n.) A cordial disposition [syn: {amity}, {cordiality}].

Amity (n.) A state of friendship and cordiality.

Amity, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas

Population (2000): 762

Housing Units (2000): 361

Land area (2000): 3.286289 sq. miles (8.511449 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 3.286289 sq. miles (8.511449 sq. km)

FIPS code: 01360

Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05

Location: 34.266246 N, 93.464093 W

ZIP Codes (1990): 71921

Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Headwords:

Amity, AR

Amity

Amity, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon

Population (2000): 1478

Housing Units (2000): 495

Land area (2000): 0.600572 sq. miles (1.555475 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.007890 sq. miles (0.020436 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 0.608462 sq. miles (1.575911 sq. km)

FIPS code: 02000

Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41

Location: 45.116253 N, 123.205619 W

ZIP Codes (1990): 97101

Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Headwords:

Amity, OR

Amity

Amity, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri

Population (2000): 70

Housing Units (2000): 36

Land area (2000): 0.215462 sq. miles (0.558044 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 0.215462 sq. miles (0.558044 sq. km)

FIPS code: 01054

Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29

Location: 39.868574 N, 94.434733 W

ZIP Codes (1990): 64422

Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Headwords:

Amity, MO

Amity

Amma (n.) An abbes or spiritual mother.

AMMA, () Advanced Memory Management Architecture

Ammeter (n.) (Physics) A contraction of amperometer or amperemeter.

Ammeter (n.) A meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes.

Ammiral (n.) An obsolete form of admiral. "The mast of some great ammiral." -- Milton.

Ammite (n.) (Geol.) Oolite or roestone; -- written also hammite. [Obs.]

Ammodyte (n.) (Zool.) One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel.

Ammodyte (n.) (Zool.) A kind of viper in southern Europe. [Obs.]

Ammonia (n.) (Chem.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn. It is very soluble in water, forming a moderately alkaline solution, and is used in aqueous solution as a household cleaning agent, such as for cleaning grease from glass. Ammoniac

Ammonia (n.) A water solution of ammonia [syn: ammonia water, ammonia, ammonium hydroxide].

Ammonia (n.) A pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3).

Ammoniac (a.) Alt. of Ammoniacal

Ammoniacal (a.) Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.

Ammoniacal engine, An engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force.

Sal ammoniac [L. sal ammoniacus], The salt usually called chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia. Gum ammoniac

Ammoniac (n.) Alt. of Gum ammoniac

Gum ammoniac (n.) (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters.

Ammoniac (a.) Pertaining to or containing or similar to ammonia [syn: ammoniac, ammoniacal].

Ammoniac (n.) The aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant [syn: ammoniac, gum ammoniac].

Ammoniated (a.) (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with ammonia.

Ammoniated (a.) Combined or treated with ammonia; "ammoniated mercury".

Ammonic (a.) Of or pertaining to ammonia.

Ammonite (n.) (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis.

Ammonoid (n.) One of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks; same as ammonite.

Syn: ammonite

Ammonite (n.) One of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks [syn: ammonite, ammonoid].

Ammonite, () The usual name of the descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:38). From the very beginning (Deut. 2:16-20) of their history till they are lost sight of (Judg. 5:2), this tribe is closely associated with the Moabites (Judg. 10:11; 2 Chr. 20:1; Zeph. 2:8). Both of these tribes hired Balaam to curse Israel (Deut. 23:4). The Ammonites were probably more of a predatory tribe, moving from place to place, while the Moabites were more settled. They inhabited the country east of the Jordan and north of Moab and the Dead Sea, from which they had expelled the Zamzummims or Zuzims (Deut. 2:20; Gen. 14:5). They are known as the Beni-ammi (Gen. 19:38), Ammi or Ammon being worshipped as their chief god. They were of Semitic origin, and closely related to the Hebrews in blood and language. They showed no kindness to the Israelites when passing through their territory, and therefore they were prohibited from "entering the congregation of the Lord to the tenth generation" (Deut. 23:3). They afterwards became hostile to Israel (Judg. 3:13). Jephthah waged war against them, and "took twenty cities with a very great slaughter" (Judg. 11:33). They were again signally defeated by Saul (1 Sam. 11:11). David also defeated them and their allies the Syrians (2 Sam. 10:6-14), and took their chief city, Rabbah, with much spoil (2 Sam. 10:14; 12:26-31). The subsequent events of their history are noted in 2 Chr. 20:25; 26:8; Jer. 49:1; Ezek. 25:3, 6. One of Solomon's wives was Naamah, an Ammonite. She was the mother of Rehoboam (1 Kings 14:31; 2 Chr. 12:13).

The prophets predicted fearful judgments against the Ammonites because of their hostility to Israel (Zeph. 2:8; Jer. 49:1-6; Ezek. 25:1-5, 10; Amos 1:13-15).

The national idol worshipped by this people was Molech or Milcom, at whose altar they offered human sacrifices (1 Kings 11:5, 7). The high places built for this idol by Solomon, at the instigation of his Ammonitish wives, were not destroyed till the time of Josiah (2 Kings 23:13).

Ammonitiferous (a.) Containing fossil ammonites.

Ammonitoidea (n. pl.) (Zool.) An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See Ammonite.

Ammonium (n.) (Chem.) A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals.

Ammonium (n.) The ion NH4 derived from ammonia; behaves in many respects like an alkali metal ion [syn: ammonium, ammonium ion].

Ammunitioned (imp. & p. p.) of Ammunition

Ammunitioning (p pr. & vb. n.) of Ammunition

Ammunition (v. t.) To provide with ammunition.

Ammunition (n.) 軍火，彈藥 Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense. [Obs.]

Ammunition (n.) Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.

Ammunition (n.) Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.

Ammunition bread, shoes, etc., Such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers. [Eng.]

Ammunition (n.) Projectiles to be fired from a gun [syn: ammunition, ammo].

Ammunition (n.) Any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction.

Ammunition (n.) Information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics".

Amnesia (n.) (Med.) 【醫】記憶缺失；健忘（症） Forgetfulness; loss of long-term memory. -- Quian.

Amnesia (n.) (Med.) A defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ. [Obs.] -- Quian.

Amnesia (n.) Partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" [syn: {amnesia}, {memory loss}, {blackout}].

Amnesic (a.) Of or pertaining to amnesia. "Amnesic or coordinate defects." -- Quian. AS

Amnesic (a.) Suffering from amnesia; same as amnesiac.

Amnesic (a.) Of or relating to or caused by amnesia [syn: amnestic, amnesic].

Amnesic (a.) Suffering from a partial loss of memory [syn: amnesic, amnesiac].

Amnesic (n.) A person suffering from amnesia [syn: amnesic, amnesiac].

Amnestic (a.) Causing loss of memory.

Amnestic (a.) Of or pertaining to amnesia.

Amnestic (n.) A drug causing loss of memory. -- Stedman.

Amnestic (a.) Of or relating to or caused by amnesia [syn: amnestic, amnesic].

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