Webster's Dictionary 1828

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ALIMENTATION

ALIMENTA'TION, noun1. The act or power of affording nutriment.2. The state of being nourished.

1649

ALIMONIOUS

ALIMO'NIOUS, adjective [See alimony.] Nourishing; affording food. [Little used.]

1650

ALIMONY

ALI'MONY, noun [Latin alimonia, of alo, to feed. See Aliment.]An allowance made for the support of a woman, legally separated from her husband. The sum is fixed by the proper ju...

1651

ALIPED

AL'IPED, adjective [Latin ala, wing, and pes, foot.]Wing-footed; having the toes connected by a membrane, which serves as a wing.AL'IPED, noun [Supra.]An animal whose toes are c...

1652

ALIQUANT

AL'IQUANT, adjective [Latin aliquantum, a little.]In arithmetic, an aliquant number or part is that which does not measure another number without a remainder. Thus 5 is an aliqu...

1653

ALIQUOT

AL'IQUOT, adjective [Latin]An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will measure it without a remainder. Thus 5 is the aliquot part of 15.

1654

ALISH

A'LISH, adjective [From ale.] Like ale; having the qualities of ale.

1655

ALIVE

ALI'VE, adjective1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions, and the fluids move, whether in animals or vegetabl...

1656

ALKAHEST

AL'KAHEST, nounA universal dissolvent; a menstrumm capable of dissolving every body, which Paracelsus and Van Helmont pretended they possessed. This pretense no longer imposses ...

1657

ALKALESCENCY

ALKALES'CENCY, noun [See Alkali.]A tendency to become alkaline; or a tendency to the properties of an alkali; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to b...

1658

ALKALESCENT

ALKALES'CENT, adjective tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.

1659

ALKALI

AL'KALI, nounplural AlkaliesIn chimistry, a term applied to all bodies which possess the following properties:1. a caustic taste;2. volatilizable by heat;3. capability of combin...

1660

ALKALIFY

AL'KALIFY, verb transitive To form, or to convert into an alkali.AL'KALIFY, verb intransitive To become an alkali.

1661

ALKALIGENOUS

ALKALIG'ENOUS, adjective [Alkali and to generate.]Producing or generating alkali.

1662

ALKALIMETER

ALKALIM'ETER, noun [Alkali and Gr. measure.]An instrument for ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in potash and soda.

1663

ALKALINE

AL'KALINE, adjective Having the properties of alkali.

1664

ALKALINITY

ALKALIN'ITY, noun The quality which constitutes an alkali.

1665

ALKALIZATE

AL'KALIZATE, adjective Alkaline; impregnated with alkali. obsolete

1666

ALKALIZATION

ALKALIZA'TION, noun The act of rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali.

1667

ALKALIZE

AL'KALIZE, verb transitive [and formerly Alkalizate.]To make alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to, by mixture.

1668

ALKANET

AL'KANET, noun The plant bugloss. The root is used to impart a deep red color to oily substances, ointments, plasters, etc.

1669

ALKEKENGI

ALKEKEN'GI, noun The winter cherry, a species of physalis. The plant bears a near resemblance to solanum, or nightshade. The berry is medicinal.

1670

ALKENNA

ALKEN'NA or ALHEN'NA, noun Egyptian privet, a species of Lawsonia. The pulverized leaves of this plant are much used by the eastern nations for staining their nails yellow. The ...

1671

ALKERMES

ALKERM'ES, nounIn pharmacy, a compound cordial, in the form of a confection, derived from the kermes berries. Its other ingredients are said to be pippin-cider, rose water, suga...

1672

ALKERVA

ALKER'VA, noun An arabic name of the Palma Christi.

1673

ALKORAN

AL'KORAN, nounThe book which contains the Mohammedan doctrines of faith and practice. It was written by Mohammed, in the dialect of the Koreish, which is the purest Arabic; but ...

1674

ALKORANIST

AL'KORANIST, noun One who adheres strictly to the letter of the Alkoran, rejecting all comments. The Persians are generally Alkoranists; the Turks, Arabs, and Tartars admit a mu...