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Adularia
Adularia Ad`u*la"ri*a, n. [From Adula, a mountain peak in Switzerland, where fine specimens are found.] (Min.) A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone.
Adulate
Adulate Ad"u*late, v. t. [L. adulatus, p. p. of adulari.] To flatter in a servile way. --Byron.
Adulator
Adulator Ad"u*la`tor, n. [L., fr. adulari: cf. F. adulateur.] A servile or hypocritical flatterer. --Carlyle.
Adulatory
Adulatory Ad"u*la*to*ry, a. [L. adulatorius, fr. adulari: cf. OF. adulatoire.] Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address. A mere rant of adulatory freedom. --Burke.
Adulatress
Adulatress Ad"u*la`tress, n. A woman who flatters with servility.
Radula
Radula Rad"u*la, n.; pl. Radul[ae]. [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.] (Zo["o]l.) The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore.
Radulae
Radula Rad"u*la, n.; pl. Radul[ae]. [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.] (Zo["o]l.) The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called also lingual ribbon, and tongue. See Odontophore.

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- The Adula Alps, also known as the West Graubünden and Misox Alps, are a western Alpine mountain group, the part of the Lepontine Alps from the Lukmanier...
- MV Adula was one of nine Royal Dutch/S**** oil tankers converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC ship). The group is collectively known as...
- Adula may refer to The Adula Alps Rheinwaldhorn, a mountain called in Italian "l'Adula" Adula Formation, a geological formation in China This disambiguation...
- The Rheinwaldhorn (Italian: Adula) is the highest point in the Swiss canton of Ticino at 3,402 metres above sea level. It lies on the border between the...
- Lepontine Alps, from the St Gotthard P**** to the Splügen P****, is named the Adula Alps, while the western part is historically referred to as the Ticino Alps...
- The Adula Formation is located in Yunnan Province of southern China. This formation contains grayish black thin-bedded sandstone, mudstone, and intercalating...
- originally reported from the low temperature hydrothermal deposits in the Adula Alps of Switzerland. It was first described by Ermenegildo Pini in 1781...
- Briggs' Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament cite the Arabic word 'adula to mean "turn aside" and suggest Adullam to mean "retreat, refuge". During...
- contest the operation. Subsequently, Anderson delivered the prize steamer Adula to Savannah, Georgia, in July 1898, and was given command of another Spanish...
- CHF 94,377 (2021) ISO 3166 code CH-TI Highest point 3,402 m (11,161 ft): Adula (Rheinwaldhorn) Lowest point 195 m (640 ft): Lake Maggiore Joined 1803 Languages...