Webster's Dictionary 1913

7750

Ayond

A‐yond″ (�), prep. & adv. Beyond.

7751

Ayont

A‐yont″ (�), prep. & adv. Beyond.

7752

Ayrie

{ A″y‐rie, A″y‐ry } (�), n. See Aerie. Drayton.

7753

Ayrshire

Ayr″shire (�), n.(Agric.) One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.

7754

Ayuntamiento

‖A‐yun′ta‐mi‐en″to (�), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. ayuntar to join.] In Spain and Spanish America, a corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns, corresponding to mayor and al...

7755

Azalea

A‐za″le‐a (?; 97), n.; pl.Azaleas (�). (Bot.) A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely distinct f...

7756

Azarole

Az″a‐role (�), n. [F. azerole, the name of the fruit, fr. Ar. az-zo'r�r: cf. It. azzeruolo, Sp. acerolo.] (Bot.) The Neapolitan medlar (Cratægus azarolus), a shrub of southern E...

7757

Azedarach

A‐zed″a‐rach (�), n. [F. azédarac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. āzāddirakht noble tree.] 1. (Bot.) A handsome Asiatic tree (Melia azedarach), common in the southern United States; — ca...

7758

Azimuth

Az″i‐muth (�), n. [OE. azimut, F. azimut, fr. Ar. as-sum�t, pl. of as-samt a way, or perh., a point of the horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as being the Ara...

7759

Azimuthal

Az″i‐muth′al (�), a. Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.Azimuthal error of a transit instrument, its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian.

7760

Azo-

Az″o– (�). [See Azote.] (Chem.) A combining form of azote; (a) Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc. (b) Now especially...

7761

Azobenzene

Az′o‐ben″zene (�), n. [Azo- + benzene.] (Chem.) A substance (C6H5.N2.C6H5) derived from nitrobenzene, forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible.

7762

Azogue

A‐zo″gue (?), n. [Sp. See Azoth.] Lit.: Quicksilver; hence: pl.(Mining) Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury.

7763

Azoic

A‐zo″ic (�), a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � life, from � to live.] Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed wh...

7764

Azole

Az″ole (?), n. [From Azote.] (Org. Chem.) Any of a large class of compounds characterized by a five-membered ring which contains an atom of nitrogen and at least one other nonca...

7765

Azoleic

Az′o‐le″ic (�), a. [Azo- + oleic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid.

7766

Azonic

A‐zon″ic (�), a. [Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � zone, region.] Confined to no zone or region; not local.

7767

Azorian

A‐zo″ri‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to the Azores. — n. A native of the Azores.

7768

Azote

Az″ote (?; 277), n. [F. azote, fr. Gr. ἀ priv. + � life; — so named by Lavoisier because it is incapable of supporting life.] Same as Nitrogen.

7769

Azote (2)

‖A‐zo″te (?), n. A switch or whip.

7770

Azoted

Az″ot‐ed (?), a. Nitrogenized; nitrogenous.

7771

Azoth

Az″oth (�), n. [LL. azoch, azoth, fr. Ar. az-zauq mercury.] (Alchemy) (a) The first principle of metals, i.e., mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and t...

7772

Azotic

A‐zot″ic (�), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote; nitric; as, azotic gas; azotic acid. Carpenter.

7773

Azotine

{ Az″o‐tine (?), n.Also–tin }. [Azote + -ine.] 1. An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate, charcoal, sulphur, and petroleum.2. = 1st Ammonite, 2.

7774

Azotite

Az″o‐tite (�), n.(Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of azotous, or nitrous, acid with a base; a nitrite.

7775

Azotize

Az″o‐tize (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Azotized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Azotizing (�).] To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.

7776

Azotometer

Az′o‐tom″e‐ter (�), n. [Azote + -meter.] (Chem.) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.