Webster's Dictionary 1913

2539

Alcoholature

Al′co‐hol″a‐ture (�), n. [Cf. F. alcoolature.] (Med.) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants. New Eng. Dict.

2540

Alcoholic

Al′co‐hol″ic (�), a. [Cf. F. alcolique.] Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtu...

2541

Alcoholic (2)

Al′co‐hol″ic, n. 1. A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.2. pl. Alcoholic liquors.

2542

Alcoholism

Al″co‐hol‐ism (�), n. [Cf. F. alcoolisme.] (Med.) A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.

2543

Alcoholization

Al′co‐hol′i‐za″tion (�), n. [Cf. F. alcoolisation.] 1. The act of reducing a substance to a fine or impalpable powder. Johnson.2. The act rectifying spirit.3. Saturation with al...

2544

Alcoholize

Al″co‐hol‐ize (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Alcoholized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Alcoholizing.] [Cf. F. alcooliser.] 1. To reduce to a fine powder. Johnson.2. To convert into alcohol; to r...

2545

Alcoholometer

{ Al′co‐hol‐om″e‐ter (�), Al′co‐hol″me‐ter (�), } n. [Alcohol + -meter.] (Chem.) An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a scale graduated so as to indicate ...

2546

Alcoholometric

Al′co‐hol′o‐met″ric (�), Al′co‐hol′o‐met″ric‐al (�), Al′co‐hol‐met″ric‐al (�), a. Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.The alcoholometrical strength of spirituous liqu...

2547

Alcoholometry

Al′co‐hol″om″e‐try (�), n. The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.

2548

Alcohometer

Al′co‐hom″e‐ter (�), n., Al′co‐ho‐met″ric, a. Same as Alcoholometer, Alcoholometric.

2549

Alcoömetry

Al′co‐öm″e‐try (�), n. See Alcoholometry.☞ The chemists say alcomètre, alcoomètrie, doubtless by the suppression of a syllable in order to avoid a disagreeable sequence of sound...

2550

Alcoran

Al″co‐ran (?; 277), n. [alcoran, fr. Ar. al-qorān, orig. the reading, the book, fr. qaraa to read. Cf. Koran.] The Mohammedan Scriptures; the Koran (now the usual form). [Spelt ...

2551

Alcoranic

Al′co‐ran″ic (�), a. Of or pertaining to the Koran.

2552

Alcoranist

Al′co‐ran″ist, n. One who adheres to the letter of the Koran, rejecting all traditions.

2553

Alcornoque

‖Al′cor‐no″que (?), n. The bark of several trees, esp. of Bowdichia virgilioides of Brazil, used as a remedy for consumption; of Byrsonima crassifolia, used in tanning; of Alcho...

2554

Alcove

Al″cove (?; 277), n. [F. alcôve, Sp. or Pg. alcoba, from Ar. al-quobbah arch, vault, tent.] 1. (Arch.) A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; e...

2555

Alcyon

Al″cy‐on (�), n. See Halcyon.

2556

Alcyonacea

‖Al′cy‐o‐na″ce‐a (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.

2557

Alcyonaria

‖Al′cy‐o‐na″ri‐a (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.

2558

Alcyones

‖Al‐cy″o‐nes (�), n. pl. [L., pl. of Alcyon.] (Zoöl.) The kingfishers.

2559

Alcyonic

Al′cy‐on″ic (�), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Alcyonaria.

2560

Alcyonium

‖Al′cy‐o″ni‐um (�), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species o...

2561

Alcyonoid

Al″cy‐o‐noid (�), a. [Gr. � + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Alcyonaria. — n. A zoöphyte of the order Alcyonaria.

2562

Alday

Al″day (�), adv. Continually. Chaucer.

2563

Aldebaran

Al‐deb″a‐ran (�), n. [Ar. al-debarān, fr. dabar to follow; so called because this star follows upon the Pleiades.] (Astron.) A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the e...

2564

Aldehyde

Al″de‐hyde (�), n. [Abbrev. fr. alcohol dehydrogenatum, alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.] (Chem.) A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain...

2565

Aldehydic

Al′de‐hy″dic (�), a.(Chem.) Of or pertaining to aldehyde; as, aldehydic acid. Miller.