Acetosity :: Acetosity (n.) The quality of being acetous; sourness.

Actuosity :: Actuosity (n.) Abundant activity.

Adiposity :: Adiposity (n.) The state of being fat; fatness.

Aerosiderite :: Aerosiderite (n.) A mass of meteoric iron.

Amaurosis :: Amaurosis (n.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gutta serena, the drop serene of Milton..

Ambrosia :: Ambrosia (n.) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it..

Ambrosia :: Ambrosia (n.) An unguent of the gods.

Ambrosia :: Ambrosia (n.) A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell..

Ambrosia :: Ambrosia (n.) Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc..

Ambrosiac :: Ambrosiac (a.) Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.

Ambrosial :: Ambrosial (a.) Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious..

Ambrosial :: Ambrosial (a.) Divinely excellent or beautiful.

Ambrosially :: Ambrosially (adv.) After the manner of ambrosia; delightfully.

Ambrosian :: Ambrosian (a.) Ambrosial.

Ambrosian :: Ambrosian (a.) Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose..

Ambrosin :: Ambrosin (n.) An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback..

Amorosity :: Amorosity (n.) The quality of being amorous; lovingness.

Amphiarthrosis :: Amphiarthrosis (n.) A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.

Anacoenosis :: Anacoenosis (n.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.

Anadiplosis :: Anadiplosis (n.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent..

Anamorphosis :: Anamorphosis (n.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image..

Anamorphosis :: Anamorphosis (n.) Same as Anamorphism, 2..

Anamorphosis :: Anamorphosis (n.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration..

Anastomosing :: Anastomosing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Anastomos.

Anastomosis :: Anastomosis (n.) The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins..

Anchylosing :: Anchylosing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Anchylos.

Anchylosis :: Anchylosis (n.) Alt. of Ankylosi.

Anfractuosities :: Anfractuosities (pl. ) of Anfractuosit.

Anfractuosity :: Anfractuosity (n.) A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity..

Anfractuosity :: Anfractuosity (n.) A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain.

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