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A moxaMoxa Mox"a, n. [A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced
mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F.
moxa.]
1. (Med.) A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves
of Artemisia Chinensis, and used as a cautery by burning
it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like
manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou.
2. (Bot.) A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp.
Artemisia Chinensis, and A. moxa. Abox
Abox A*box", adv. & a. (Naut.)
Braced aback.
Acacia DoratoxylonSpearwood Spear"wood`, n. (Bot.)
An Australian tree (Acacia Doratoxylon), and its tough
wood, used by the natives for spears. Accipiter velox or fuscus Pigeon grass (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass (Setaria
glauca), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly
eaten by pigeons and other birds.
Pigeon hawk. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small American falcon (Falco columbarius). The
adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with
black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked
with brown. The tail is banded.
(b) The American sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter velox, or
fuscus).
Pigeon hole.
(a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house.
(b) See Pigeonhole.
(c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled
through little arches. --Halliwell.
Pigeon house, a dovecote.
Pigeon pea (Bot.), the seed of Cajanus Indicus; a kind of
pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the
plant itself.
Pigeon plum (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African
species of Chrysobalanus (C. ellipticus and C.
luteus).
Pigeon tremex. (Zo["o]l.) See under Tremex.
Pigeon wood (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood
of several very different kinds of trees, species of
Dipholis, Diospyros, and Coccoloba.
Pigeon woodpecker (Zo["o]l.), the flicker.
Prairie pigeon. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The upland plover.
(b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.] Aconitum feroxBikh Bikh, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. visha poison.] (Bot.)
The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from
Aconitum ferox or other species of aconite: also, the plant
itself. Alepidosaurus feroxLancet Lan"cet, n. [F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See
Lance.]
1. A surgical instrument of various forms, commonly
sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in
opening abscesses, etc.
2. (Metal.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
--Knight.
Lancet arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or
span, is narrow compared with the height.
Lancet architecture, a name given to a style of
architecture, in which lancet arches are common; --
peculiar to England and 13th century.
Lancet fish. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus
ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth.
(b) The doctor, or surgeon fish. Alloxan
Alloxan Al*lox"an, n. [Allantoin + oxalic, as containing the
elements of allantion and oxalic acid.] (Chem.)
An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish
color, readily soluble in water or alcohol.
Alloxanate
Alloxanate Al*lox"a*nate, n. (Chem.)
A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or
positive radical.
Alloxanic
Alloxanic Al`lox*an"ic, a. (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to alloxan; -- applied to an acid obtained
by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan.
Alloxantin
Alloxantin Al`lox*an"tin, n. (Chem.)
A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very
dilute nitric acid.
AmphioxusAmphioxus Am`phi*ox"us, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? sharp.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three
inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the
lancelet. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the
lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having
neither brain, skull, vertebr[ae], nor red blood. It forms
the type of the group Acrania, Leptocardia, etc. Amphioxus lanceolatusLancelet Lance"let, n. [Lance + -let.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small fishlike animal (Amphioxus lanceolatus), remarkable
for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type
of the class Leptocardia. See Amphioxus, Leptocardia. Amphioxus lanceolatusAmphioxus Am`phi*ox"us, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? sharp.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three
inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the
lancelet. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the
lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having
neither brain, skull, vertebr[ae], nor red blood. It forms
the type of the group Acrania, Leptocardia, etc. AnoxaemiaAnoxaemia An`ox*[ae]"mi*a, -emia -e"mi*a, n. [NL.; Gr. ?
priv. + oxygen + Gr. ? blood.] (Med.)
An abnormal condition due to deficient a["e]ration of the
blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness. --
An`ox*[ae]"mic, *e"mic, a. AnoxaemicAnoxaemia An`ox*[ae]"mi*a, -emia -e"mi*a, n. [NL.; Gr. ?
priv. + oxygen + Gr. ? blood.] (Med.)
An abnormal condition due to deficient a["e]ration of the
blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness. --
An`ox*[ae]"mic, *e"mic, a. Anthoxanthum odoratum Vernal equinox (Astron.), the time when the sun crosses the
equator when proceeding northward.
Vernal grass (Bot.), a low, soft grass (Anthoxanthum
odoratum), producing in the spring narrow spikelike
panicles, and noted for the delicious fragrance which it
gives to new-mown hay; -- also called sweet vernal
grass. See Illust. in Appendix.
Vernal signs (Astron.), the signs, Aries, Taurus, and
Gemini, in which the sun appears between the vernal
equinox and summer solstice. Antiaris toxicariaUpas U"pas, n. [Malay p?hn-?pas; p?hn a tree + ?pas poison.]
1. (Bot.) A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit
family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring
islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been
fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is
deleterious. Called also bohun upas. Antiaris toxicariaAntiar An"ti*ar, n. [Jav. antjar.]
A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one
species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). Antitoxin
Antitoxin An`ti*tox"in, Antitoxine An`ti*tox"ine, n. [Pref.
anti- + toxin.]
A substance (sometimes the product of a specific
micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood
or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from
certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects
of pathogenic bacteria.
Antitoxine
Antitoxin An`ti*tox"in, Antitoxine An`ti*tox"ine, n. [Pref.
anti- + toxin.]
A substance (sometimes the product of a specific
micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood
or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from
certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects
of pathogenic bacteria.
ApproximateApproximate Ap*prox"i*mate, a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of
approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See
Proximate.]
1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;
as, approximate results or values.
Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but
not, equal. ApproximateApproximate Ap*prox"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.]
1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To approximate the inequality of riches to the level
of nature. --Burke.
2. To come near to; to approach.
The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse. Approximate
Approximate Ap*prox"i*mate, v. i.
To draw; to approach.
Approximate quantitiesApproximate Ap*prox"i*mate, a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of
approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See
Proximate.]
1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;
as, approximate results or values.
Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but
not, equal. ApproximatedApproximate Ap*prox"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.]
1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To approximate the inequality of riches to the level
of nature. --Burke.
2. To come near to; to approach.
The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse. Approximately
Approximately Ap*prox"i*mate*ly, adv.
With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
ApproximatingApproximate Ap*prox"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.]
1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To approximate the inequality of riches to the level
of nature. --Burke.
2. To come near to; to approach.
The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse. Approximation
Approximation Ap*prox`i*ma"tion n. [Cf. F. approximation, LL.
approximatio.]
1. The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being
near; approach; also, the result of approximating.
The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions
are but an approximation to the proper standard and
true symmetry of human nature. --I. Taylor.
2. An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or
conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc.
3. (Math.)
(a) A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; as,
to solve an equation by approximation.
(b) A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.
Meaning of Ox from wikipedia
- An
ox (pl.: oxen), also
known as a
bullock (in British, Australian, and
Indian English), is a
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superhuman labors, and he is
customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue
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ox in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
ox is an
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ox may
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culinary name for the tail of cattle.
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goats than to oxen; it is
placed in its own genus,
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