Webster's Dictionary 1913

2512

Alburnum

Al‐bur″num (�), n. [L., fr. albus white.] (Bot.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.

2513

Albyn

Al″byn (�), n. [See Albion.] Scotland; esp. the Highlands of Scotland. T. Cambell.

2514

Alcade

Al‐cade″ (ăk‐kād″), n. Same as Alcaid.

2515

Alcade (2)

Al‐cade″ (?), n. Var. of Alcaid.

2516

Alcahest

Al″ca‐hest (�), n. Same as Alkahest.

2517

Alcaic

Al‐ca″ic (�), a. [L. Alcaïcus, Gr. �.] Pertaining to Alcæus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c. — n. A kind of verse, so called from Alcæus. One variety consists of five...

2518

Alcaid

‖Al‐caid″, Al‐cayde″ (ăk‐kād″; Sp. äl‐kä‐ē̍″dā̍), n. [Sp. alcaide, fr. Ar. al-qāīd governor, fr. qāda to lead, govern.] 1. A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniard...

2519

Alcalde

‖Al‐cal″de (�), n. [Sp. alcalde, fr. Ar. al-qādī judge, fr. qada to decide, judge. Hence, the cadi of the Turks. Cf. Cadi.] A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America...

2520

Alcaldia

‖Al′cal‐di″a (?), n. [Sp. Alcaldía.] The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office.

2521

Alcalimeter

Al′ca‐lim″e‐ter, n. See Alkalimeter.

2522

Alcanna

‖Al‐can″na (�), n. [Sp. alcana, alhe�a, fr. Ar. al-hinnā. See Henna, and cf. Alkanet.] (Bot.) An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.

2523

Alcarraza

‖Al′car‐ra″za (�), n.; pl.Alcarrazas. (�) [Sp., from Ar. al-kurrāz earthen vessel.] A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior sur...

2524

Alcayde (2)

‖Al‐cayde″ (ăl‐kād″), n. Same as Alcaid.

2525

Alcazar

‖Al‐ca″zar (�), n. [fr. Ar. al the + qacr (in pl.) a castle.] A fortress; also, a royal palace. Prescott.

2526

Alcedo

‖Al‐ce″do (�), n. [L., equiv. to Gr. �. See Halcyon.] (Zoöl.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon.

2527

Alchemic

{ Al‐chem″ic (�), Al‐chem″ic‐al (�), } a. [Cf. F. alchimique.] Of or relating to alchemy.

2528

Alchemically

Al‐chem″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In the manner of alchemy.

2529

Alchemist

Al″che‐mist (�), n. [Cf. OF. alquemiste, F. alchimiste.] One who practices alchemy.You are alchemist; make gold.Shak.

2530

Alchemistic

{ Al′che‐mis″tic (�), Al′che‐mis″tic‐al (�), } a. Relating to or practicing alchemy.Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators.Burke.

2531

Alchemistry

Al″che‐mis‐try (�), n. Alchemy.

2532

Alchemize

Al″che‐mize (�), v. t. To change by alchemy; to transmute. Lovelace.

2533

Alchemy

Al″che‐my (�), n. [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar. al-kīmīa, fr. late Gr. �, for �, a mingling, infusion, � juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. � to ...

2534

Alchymic

Al‐chym″ic (�), a., Al″chy‐mist (�), n., Al′chy‐mis″tic (�), a., Al″chy‐my (�), n. See Alchemic, Alchemist, Alchemistic, Alchemy.

2535

Alco

‖Al″co (�), n. A small South American dog, domesticated by the aborigines.

2536

Alcoate

{ Al″co‐ate (�), Al″co‐hate (�), } n. Shortened forms of Alcoholate.

2537

Alcohol

Al″co‐hol (ăl″kō̍‐hŏl), n. [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al-kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to ...

2538

Alcoholate

Al″co‐hol‐ate (�), n. [Cf. F. alcolaie.] (Chem.) A crystallizable compound of a salt with alcohol, in which the latter plays a part analogous to that of water of crystallization...