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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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An'a-lyt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 49In an analytical manner.An'a-lyt'ics, n. sing. p. 49The science of analysis. See ANALYSIS. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]An'a-lyz'a-ble, a. p. 49Capable of being analyzed.Ăn'a-lyz'a-ble-ness, n. p. 49The state of being analyzable.An'a-ly-zā'tion, n. p. 49The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts. Dana.Ăn'a-lyze, v. t. p. 49To resolve into its elements; to separate into its component parts or propositions, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; as, to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze an action to…An'a-lyz'er, n. p. 49One who, or that which, analyzes or has the power to analyze. 2. (Opt.) The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization and exhibits its properties, usually something…An'a-mēse', n. sing. & pl. p. 49(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of the empire of Anam.Ăn'a-mēse', a. p. 49(Geog.) Pertaining to Anam, or to its inhabitants.An'am-nē'sis, n. p. 49(Rhet.) A figure which calls to remembrance something omitted. Knowles.Ăn'am-nēs'tic, a. p. 49Aiding the memory.An-a-mōr'pho-sis or An'a-mor-phō'sis, n. p. 49(Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection, or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, viewed from a certain point, or by reflection from a plane or curved mirror, appears…A-nā'nas, n. p. 49(Bot.) The name of a species of Bromelia; the pine-apple.An-ăn'droŭs, a. p. 49(Bot.) Destitute of stamens, as certain female flowers. Brande.An-ăŋ'gu-lar, a. p. 49Containing no angle. [Rare].An-ăn’ther-oüs, a. p. 49(Bot.) Destitute of anthers. Gray.An-ănʹthōs, a. p. 49(Bot.) Destitute of flowers.Ăn'ă-pest, n. p. 49(Pros.) In Greek and Latin versification, a foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, the last long; as, clē-xĭ-tās. In English versification, a foot containing two unaccented…An'a-pĕst'ic or An'a-pĕst'ic-al, a. p. 49Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of anapestic feet.Ăn'a-pĕst'ic or A-năph'o-ră, n. p. 49The anapestic measure. Bentley. A-năph'o-ră, n. [Lat. anaphora, Gr. ἀναφορά, from ἀναφέρειν, to carry up or back, from ἀνά, up, back, and φέρειν, to carry.] (Rhet.) A repetition of a word or of words…An-ăph'ro-dĭs'i-ac, n. p. 49(Med.) A substance capable of blunting the venereal appetite; an antaphrodisiac. Dunglison.An'a-ple-rō'tic, a. p. 49(Med.) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers. (Obs.) Bailey.Ăn'a-ple-rō'tic, n. p. 49(Med.) A remedy which promotes the granulation or incarnation of wounds or ulcers. Parr.An'ärch, n. p. 49The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt. Milton. Imperial anarchs, doubling human woes. Byron.A-närch'al, a. p. 49Ungoverned; anarchical. [Rare.] We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchical which are in a state of effervescence. Landor.A-när'eh/ic or A-när'eh/ic-al, a. p. 49Without rule or government; in a state of confusion, as a state or society; as, anarchic despotism; an anarchical state.Ăn'ărch-īsm, n. p. 49Confusion; anarchy. “Absolute anarchism.” —Sir E. Dering.An'arch-ist, n. p. 49An anarch; one who excites revolt, or promotes disorder in a state.An'ar' ch-ize, v. t. p. 49To bring into a state of anarchy. Clarke.Ăn’ărch-y, n. p. 49Want of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power, or where the laws are not efficient, and individuals do what they please with impunity; political confusion. Spread…A-năr'rhi-chas, n. p. 49(Ichth.) A genus of ravenous fish, found in the northern seas. Its jaws are armed with stout grinding teeth; its dorsal fin is composed of simple rays, and extends from the nape to the tail; the anal…An-ăr’throŭs, a. p. 49(Gram.) Without the article. Bloomfield. 2. (Entom.) Having neither legs nor wings, as some insects. Ogilvie.A'nas, n. p. 49(Ornith.) A genus of water-fowls, of the order Anseres, including the various species of ducks. The species are very numerous.An'a-sär'cä, n. p. 49(Med.) Dropsy of the cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin.An'a-sär'eoüs, a. p. 49Belonging to or affected by anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.Ăn'a-stăl'tĭc, a. p. 49(Med.) Astringent; styptic. Coxe.Ăn'a-stăt'ĭc, a. p. 49Furnished with raised characters;—applied to a certain kind of plates for printing. 2. Produced by means of such characters; as, anastatic printing, which is a method of transferring letter-press…A-năs'to-mōse, v. i. p. 49(Anat. & Bot.) To inosculate; to communicate with each other, as the arteries and veins. The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor.A-năs/to-mō'sis, n. p. 49(Anat. & Bot.) The inosculation of vessels, or the opening of one vessel into another, as an artery into another artery, or a vein into a vein.A·nās’to-mōt’ic, a. p. 49Pertaining to anastomosis.A·năs'to-mŏt'ic, n. p. 49A medicine supposed to have the power of opening the mouths of vessels, and removing obstructions, such as cathartics, deobstruents, and sudorifics.A-näs'tro-phe, n. p. 50(Rhet. & Gram.) An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for the hills echoed.Ăn'a-tāse, n. p. 50(Min.) A native oxide of titanium (also called octahedrite), occurring in brilliant octahedral crystals, of a brown or somewhat bluish color. Dana.A-nāth'e-mā, n. p. 50(Antiq.) An offering or present made to some deity, and hung up in a temple. Wm. Smith. 2. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by…A-nāth'e-māt'ie-al, a. p. 50Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an anathema. Johnson.A-nāth'e-măt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 50In the manner of anathema.A-nāth'e-ma-tīsm, n. p. 50The act of anathematizing, or ecclesiastically cursing; anathematization. We find a law of Justinian forbidding anathematisms to be pronounced against the Jewish Hellenists. Bp. Taylor.A-năth'e-ma-tĭ-zā'tion, n. p. 50The act of anathematizing; anathematism. “Anathematization of persons deceased in the peace of the church.” Barrow.A-năth'e-ma-tīze, v. t. p. 50To pronounce an anathema against. Hammond.A-nāth'e-ma-tīz'er, n. p. 50One who pronounces an anathema. Hammond.A-năt'i-fā, n. p. 50(Nat. Hist.) An animal of the same tribe with the barnacle, but differing in having a fleshy stem or peduncle, and also in some other respects; the lepas. The term anatifæ, in the plural, is often…A-năt'i-fer, n. p. 50The barnacle.An'a-tif'er-oüs, a. p. 50Producing ducks; — applied to anatifa, under the absurd notion of their giving birth to ducks. Browne.A-năt'o-cĭsm, n. p. 50Interest upon interest; the taking of compound interest; or the contract by which such interest is secured. [Rare.] Bouvier.Ăn'a-tŏm'ie or Ăn'a-tŏm'ie-al, a. p. 50Belonging, or relating, to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations. Hume.Ăn'a-tŏm'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 50In an anatomical manner; by means of dissection.A-năt’o-mīst, n. p. 50One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection. The anatomist presents to the eye the most hideous and disagreeable objects, but his science is useful to the painter in delineating even a…A-năt'/o-mi-zā'/tion, n. p. 50The act of anatomizing.A-năt'o-mīze, v. t. p. 50To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal or vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts. Hence, 2. (Fig.) To lay open minutely; to analyze.…A-năt'o-my, n. p. 50The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy. 2. The doctrine of the structure of an organized…