Anthotaxy
An″tho‐tax′y (�), n. [Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + � order.] (Bot.) The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Anthozoa
‖An′tho‐zo″a (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ἄνθοσ flower + � animal.] (Zoöl.) The class of the Cœlenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or o...
Anthozoan
An′tho‐zo″an (�), a.(Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Anthozoa. — n. One of the Anthozoa.
Anthozoic
An″tho‐zo″ic (�), a. Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.
Anthracene
An″thra‐cene (�), n.(Chem.) A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artifi...
Anthracene oil
An″thra‐cene oil (?). A heavy green oil (partially solidifying on cooling), which distills over from coal tar at a temperature above 270°. It is the principal source of anthracene.
Anthracic
An‐thrac″ic (�), a. Of or relating to anthrax; as, anthracic blood.
Anthraciferous
An′thra‐cif″er‐ous (�), a. [Gr. � coal + -ferous.] (Min.) Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.
Anthracite
An″thra‐cite (�), n. [L. anthracites a kind of bloodstone; fr. Gr. � like coals, fr. �, �, coal or charcoal. Cf. Anthrax.] A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luste...
Anthracitic
An″thra‐cit″ic (�), a. Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; as, anthracitic formations.
Anthracnose
An‐thrac″nose′ (?), n.(Bot.) Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other pla...
Anthracoid
An″thra‐coid (�), a. [Anthrax + -oid.] (Biol.) Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.
Anthracomancy
An″thra‐co‐man′cy (�), n. [Gr. �, �, coal + -mancy.] Divination by inspecting a burning coal.
Anthracometer
An′thra‐com″e‐ter (�), n. [Gr. � coal, carbon + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.
Anthracometric
An′thra‐co‐met″ric (�), a. Of or pertaining to an anthracometer.
Anthraconite
An‐thrac″o‐nite (�), n. [See Anthracite.] (Min.) A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; — called also stinkstone and swinestone.
Anthracosis
‖An′thra‐co″sis (?), n. [NL. See Anthrax.] (Med.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; — called also collier's lung and miner's ...
Anthraquinone
An′thra‐qui″none (�), n. [Anthracene + quinone.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4, subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.
Anthrax
An″thrax (�), n. 1. (Med.) (a) A carbuncle. (b) A malignant pustule.2. (Biol.) A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. ...
Anthrax vaccine
An″thrax vac″cine. (Veter.) A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium (Bacterium anthracis) in beef broth. It is used to immunize animals, esp. cattle.
Anthrenus
‖An‐thre″nus (ăn‐thrē″nŭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ανθρἤνη a hornet.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fu...
Anthropic
{ An‐throp″ic (�), An‐throp″ic‐al (�), } a.(Zoöl.) Like or related to man; human. Owen.
Anthropidæ
‖An‐throp″i‐dæ (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The group that includes man only.
Anthropocentric
An′thro‐po‐cen″tric (�), a. Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; — applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system. Draper.
Anthropogenic
An′thro‐po‐gen″ic (�), a. Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.
Anthropogeny
An′thro‐pog″e‐ny (�), n. The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.
Anthropogeography
An′thro‐po‐ge‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. � man + geography.] The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes industrial, comme...