Webster's Dictionary 1913

973

Acknowledger

Ac‐knowl″edg‐er (�), n. One who acknowledges.

974

Acknowledgment

Ac‐knowl″edg‐ment (–ment), n. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. “An acknowledgment of fault.” Froude.2. The act of owning or recognized in a pa...

975

Aclinic

A‐clin″ic (ȧ‐klĭn″ĭk), a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + κλίνειν to incline.] (Physics.) Without inclination or dipping; — said of the imaginary line near the earth's equator on which the magne...

976

Acme

Ac″me (�), n. 1. The top or highest point; the culmination.The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.Pope.The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy...

977

Acne

Ac″ne (�), n.(Med.) A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.

978

Acnodal

Ac‐no″dal (�), a. Pertaining to acnodes.

979

Acnode

Ac″node (�), n. [L. acus needle + E. node.] (Geom.) An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coördinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belon...

980

Acock

A‐cock″ (�), adv. [Pref. a- + cock.] In a cocked or turned up fashion.

981

Acockbill

A‐cock″bill′ (�), adv. [Prefix a- + cock + bill: with bills cocked up.] (Naut.) (a) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor. (b) Topped up; having one yardarm high...

982

Acold

A‐cold″ (�), a. [Prob. p. p. of OE. acolen to grow cold or cool, AS. ācōlian to grow cold; pref. a- (cf. Goth. er-, orig. meaning out) + cōlian to cool. See Cool.] Cold. “Poor T...

983

Acologic

Ac′o‐log″ic (�), a. Pertaining to acology.

984

Acology

A‐col″o‐gy (�), n. [Gr. � remedy + -logy.] Materia medica; the science of remedies.

985

Acolothist

A‐col″o‐thist (�), n. See Acolythist.

986

Acolyctine

Ac′o‐lyc″tine (�), n.(Chem.) An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from Aconitum lycoctonum. Eng. Cyc.

987

Acolyte

Ac′o‐lyte (�), n. [LL. acolythus, acoluthus, Gr. � following, attending: cf. F. acolyte.]1. (Eccl.) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic chu...

988

Acolyth

Ac″o‐lyth (�), n. Same as Acolyte.

989

Acolythist

A‐col″y‐thist (�), n. An acolyte.

990

Aconddylose

{ A‐cond″dy‐lose′ (�), A‐con″dy‐lous (�), } a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � joint.] (Nat. Hist.) Being without joints; jointless.

991

Aconital

Ac′o‐ni″tal (�), a. Of the nature of aconite.

992

Aconite

Ac″o‐nite (�), n. [L. aconitum, Gr. �: cf. F. aconit.] 1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; — applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the specie...

993

Aconitia

‖Ac′o‐ni″ti‐a (�), n.(Chem.) Same as Aconitine.

994

Aconitic

Ac′o‐nit″ic (�), a. Of or pertaining to aconite.

995

Aconitic (2)

Ac′o‐nit″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pert. to or designating a crystalline tribasic acid, �, obtained from aconite and other plants. It is a carboxyl derivative of itaconic acid.

996

Aconitine

A‐con″i‐tine (�), n.(Chem.) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite.

997

Aconitum

‖Ac′o‐ni″tum (�), n. [L. See Aconite.] The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.StrongAs aconitum or rash gunpowder.Shak.

998

Acontia

‖A‐con″ti‐a (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidæ), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniæ when irritated.

999

Acontias

‖A‐con″ti‐as (�), n.(Zoöl.) Anciently, a snake, called dart snake; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards.