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Actino-chemistry
Actino-chemistry Ac`ti*no-chem"is*try, n.
Chemistry in its relations to actinism. --Draper.
Alchemic
Alchemic Al*chem"ic, Alchemical Al*chem"ic*al, a. [Cf. F.
alchimique.]
Of or relating to alchemy.
Alchemical
Alchemic Al*chem"ic, Alchemical Al*chem"ic*al, a. [Cf. F.
alchimique.]
Of or relating to alchemy.
Alchemically
Alchemically Al*chem"ic*al*ly, adv.
In the manner of alchemy.
Alchemist
Alchemist Al"che*mist, n. [Cf. OF. alquemiste, F. alchimiste.]
One who practices alchemy.
You are alchemist; make gold. --Shak.
Alchemistic
Alchemistic Al`che*mis"tic, Alchemistical Al`che*mis"tic*al,
a.
Relating to or practicing alchemy.
Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators. --Burke.
Alchemistical
Alchemistic Al`che*mis"tic, Alchemistical Al`che*mis"tic*al,
a.
Relating to or practicing alchemy.
Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators. --Burke.
Alchemistry
Alchemistry Al"che*mis*try, n.
Alchemy. [Obs.]
Alchemize
Alchemize Al"che*mize, v. t.
To change by alchemy; to transmute. --Lovelace.
Applied chemistryApply Ap*ply", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Applying.] [OF. aplier, F. appliquer, fr. L. applicare to
join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist
together. See Applicant, Ply.]
1. To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another);
-- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply
medicaments to a diseased part of the body.
He said, and the sword his throat applied. --Dryden.
2. To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose,
or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to
apply money to the payment of a debt.
3. To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable,
fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the
case; to apply an epithet to a person.
Yet God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom
applied. --Milton.
4. To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with
attention; to attach; to incline.
Apply thine heart unto instruction. --Prov. xxiii.
12.
5. To direct or address. [R.]
Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto. --Pope.
6. To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.
I applied myself to him for help. --Johnson.
7. To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.]
She was skillful in applying his ``humors.' --Sir
P. Sidney.
8. To visit. [Obs.]
And he applied each place so fast. --Chapman.
Applied chemistry. See under Chemistry.
Applied mathematics. See under Mathematics. Applied chemistryChemistry Chem"is*try (k[e^]m"[i^]s*tr[y^]; 277), n. [From
Chemist. See Alchemy.]
1. That branch of science which treats of the composition of
substances, and of the changes which they undergo in
consequence of alterations in the constitution of the
molecules, which depend upon variations of the number,
kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms.
These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely
the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained.
Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and
constitution of molecules. See Atom, Molecule.
Note: Historically, chemistry is an outgrowth of alchemy (or
alchemistry), with which it was anciently identified.
2. An application of chemical theory and method to the
consideration of some particular subject; as, the
chemistry of iron; the chemistry of indigo.
3. A treatise on chemistry.
Note: This word and its derivatives were formerly written
with y, and sometimes with i, instead of e, in the
first syllable, chymistry, chymist, chymical, etc., or
chimistry, chimist, chimical, etc.; and the
pronunciation was conformed to the orthography.
Inorganic chemistry, that which treats of inorganic or
mineral substances.
Organic chemistry, that which treats of the substances
which form the structure of organized beings and their
products, whether animal or vegetable; -- called also
chemistry of the carbon compounds. There is no
fundamental difference between organic and inorganic
chemistry.
Physiological chemistry, the chemistry of the organs and
tissues of the body, and of the various physiological
processes incident to life.
Practical chemistry, or Applied chemistry, that which
treats of the modes of manufacturing the products of
chemistry that are useful in the arts, of their
applications to economical purposes, and of the conditions
essential to their best use.
Pure chemistry, the consideration of the facts and theories
of chemistry in their purely scientific relations, without
necessary reference to their practical applications or
mere utility. Archchemic
Archchemic Arch`chem"ic, a.
Of supreme chemical powers. [R.] ``The archchemic sun.'
--Milton.
Asinus hemionusDziggetai Dzig"ge*tai, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet (Asinus
hemionus).
Note: The name is sometimes applied also to the koulan or
onager. See Koulan. B arthemisPurple Pur"ple, n.; pl. Purples. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF.
purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish,
purple dye, fr. Gr. ? the purple fish, a shell from the
purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. ? dark (said of the
sea), purple, ? to grow dark (said of the sea), to be
troubled; perh. akin to L. furere to rage, E. fury: cf. AS.
purpure. Cf. Porphyry, Purpure.]
1. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a
combination of the primary colors red and blue.
Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds
that on his western throne attend. -- Milton.
Note: The ancient words which are translated purple are
supposed to have been used for the color we call
crimson. In the gradations of color as defined in art,
purple is a mixture of red and blue. When red
predominates it is called violet, and when blue
predominates, hyacinth.
2. Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color;
especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or
authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by
Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to
put on the imperial purple.
Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of
fine twined linen, and purple, and scarlet. --Ex.
xxvi. 1.
3. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or
favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station;
great wealth. ``He was born in the purple.' --Gibbon.
4. A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
5. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of large butterflies, usually
marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia
(formerly Limenitis) as, the banded purple (B.
arthemis). See Illust. under Ursula.
6. (Zo["o]l.) Any shell of the genus Purpura.
7. pl.(Med.) See Purpura.
8. pl. A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
Note: Purple is sometimes used in composition, esp. with
participles forming words of obvious signification; as,
purple-colored, purple-hued, purple-stained,
purple-tinged, purple-tinted, and the like.
French purple. (Chem.) Same as Cudbear.
Purple of Cassius. See Cassius.
Purple of mollusca (Zo["o]l.), a coloring matter derived
from certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple
or crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of
the famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and
from several species of Purpura, and Murex.
To be born in the purple, to be of princely birth; to be
highborn. Berchemia volubilusSupple-jack Sup"ple-jack`, n. (Bot.)
(a) A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern
United States, having a tough and pliable stem.
(b) A somewhat similar tropical American plant (Paullinia
Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem.
He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack, . . .
yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never
broke. --W. Irving.
Note: This name is given to various plants of similar habit
in different British colonies. Bethlehemite
Bethlehemite Beth"le*hem*ite, Bethlemite Beth"lem*ite, n.
1. An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.
2. An insane person; a madman; a bedlamite.
3. One of an extinct English order of monks.
Biochemistry
Biochemistry Bi`o*chem"is*try, n. [Gr. ? life + E. chemistry.]
(Biol.)
The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the
processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.
BohemiaBohemia Bo*he"mi*a, n.
1. A country of central Europe.
2. Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See
Bohemian, n., 3.
She knew every one who was any one in the land of
Bohemia. --Compton
Reade. BohemianBohemian Bo*he"mi*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or ``Bohemian' (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zo["o]l.), a
small bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color. Bohemian chattererBohemian Bo*he"mi*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or ``Bohemian' (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zo["o]l.), a
small bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color. Bohemian glassBohemian Bo*he"mi*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or ``Bohemian' (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zo["o]l.), a
small bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color. Bohemian oliveOlive Ol"ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See Oil.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A tree (Olea Europ[ae]a) with small oblong or
elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and
oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated
for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches
are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown
and beautifully variegated.
(b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by
cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil
is pressed from its flesh.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so
called from the form. See Oliva.
(b) The oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.]
3.
(a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,
yellowish, or tawny green.
(b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and
green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under Olivary.
5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and
cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive
brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive
crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.
Bohemian olive (Bot.), a species of El[ae]agnus (E.
angustifolia), the flowers of which are sometimes used in
Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.
Olive branch.
(a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of
peace.
(b) Fig.: A child.
Olive brown, brown with a tinge of green.
Olive green, a dark brownish green, like the color of the
olive.
Olive oil, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the
olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and
the arts.
Olive ore (Min.), olivenite.
Wild olive (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild
stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more
or less resembling the olive. Bohemian waxwingBohemian Bo*he"mi*an, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or ``Bohemian' (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zo["o]l.), a
small bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color. Bohemianism
Bohemianism Bo*he"mi*an*ism, n.
The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian. [Modern]
CachemiaCachaemia Ca*ch[ae]"mi*a, Cachemia Ca*che"mi*a, n. [NL., fr.
Gr. ? bad + ? blood.] (Med.)
A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. --
Ca*ch[ae]"mic, Ca*che"mic, a. CachemicCachaemia Ca*ch[ae]"mi*a, Cachemia Ca*che"mi*a, n. [NL., fr.
Gr. ? bad + ? blood.] (Med.)
A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. --
Ca*ch[ae]"mic, Ca*che"mic, a. ChemicChemic Chem"ic, n. [See Chenistry.]
1. A chemist; an alchemist. [Obs.]
2. (Bleaching) A solution of chloride of lime. Chemic
Chemic Chem"ic, a.
Chemical. --Blackw. Mag.
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