Alteration :: Alteration (n.) The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.

Alterative :: Alterative (a.) Causing ateration.

Alterative :: Alterative (a.) Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health..

Alterative :: Alterative (n.) A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations..

Altercate :: Altercate (v. i.) To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle..

Altercated :: Altercated (imp. & p. p.) of Altercat.

Altercating :: Altercating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Altercat.

Altercation :: Altercation (n.) Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.

Altercative :: Altercative (a.) Characterized by wrangling; scolding.

Altered :: Altered (imp. & p. p.) of Alte.

Altering :: Altering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alte.

Alterity :: Alterity (n.) The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise.

Altern :: Altern (a.) Acting by turns; alternate.

Alternacy :: Alternacy (n.) Alternateness; alternation.

Alternant :: Alternant (v. t.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks..

Alternate :: Alternate (a.) Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal..

Alternate :: Alternate (a.) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate line..

Alternate :: Alternate (a.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence..

Alternate :: Alternate (n.) That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.

Alternate :: Alternate (n.) A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty..

Alternate :: Alternate (n.) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.

Alternate :: Alternate (v. t.) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly..

Alternate :: Alternate (v. i.) To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other..

Alternate :: Alternate (v. i.) To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains..

Alternated :: Alternated (imp. & p. p.) of Alternat.

Alternately :: Alternately (adv.) In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.

Alternately :: Alternately (adv.) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent..

Alternateness :: Alternateness (n.) The quality of being alternate, or of following by turns..

Alternating :: Alternating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alternat.

Alternation :: Alternation (n.) The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear..

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