Aconital :: Aconital (a.) Of the nature of aconite.

Aconite :: Aconite (n.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous..

Aconite :: Aconite (n.) An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally..

Aconitia :: Aconitia (n.) Same as Aconitine.

Aconitic :: Aconitic (a.) Of or pertaining to aconite.

Aconitine :: Aconitine (n.) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite..

Aconitum :: Aconitum (n.) The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it..

Admonition :: Admonition (n.) Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.

Admonitioner :: Admonitioner (n.) Admonisher.

Admonitive :: Admonitive (a.) Admonitory.

Admonitor :: Admonitor (n.) Admonisher; monitor.

Admonitorial :: Admonitorial (a.) Admonitory.

Admonitory :: Admonitory (a.) That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; as, an admonitory glance..

Admonitrix :: Admonitrix (n.) A female admonitor.

Amazonite :: Amazonite (n.) Alt. of Amazon ston.

Ammonite :: Ammonite (n.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis..

Ammonitiferous :: Ammonitiferous (a.) Containing fossil ammonites.

Ammonitoidea :: Ammonitoidea (n. pl.) An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See Ammonite.

Anthraconite :: Anthraconite (n.) A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone..

Antimonite :: Antimonite (n.) A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic radical.

Antimonite :: Antimonite (n.) Stibnite.

Aragonite :: Aragonite (n.) A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its physical characters..

Arragonite :: Arragonite (n.) See Aragonite.

Babingtonite :: Babingtonite (n.) A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime..

Belonite :: Belonite (n.) Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.

Boltonite :: Boltonite (n.) A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium, belonging to the chrysolite family..

Bonitary :: Bonitary (a.) Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; as, bonitary dominion of land..

Bonito :: Bonito (n.) A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast..

Bonito :: Bonito (n.) The skipjack (Sarda Mediterranea) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and (S. Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related species. They are large and active fishes, of a blue color with black oblique stripes..

Bonito :: Bonito (n.) The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies..

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