Carburetor :: Carburetor (n.) An apparatus in which coal gas, hydrogen, or air is passed through or over a volatile hydrocarbon, in order to confer or increase illuminating power..

Cretor :: Cretor (n.) One who creates, produces, or constitutes. Specifically, the Supreme Being..

Decretorial :: Decretorial (a.) Decretory; authoritative.

Decretorily :: Decretorily (adv.) In a decretory or definitive manner; by decree.

Decretory :: Decretory (a.) Established by a decree; definitive; settled.

Decretory :: Decretory (a.) Serving to determine; critical.

Excito-secretory :: Excito-secretory (a.) Exciting secretion; -- said of the influence exerted by reflex action on the function of secretion, by which the various glands are excited to action..

Excretory :: Excretory (a.) Having the quality of excreting, or throwing off excrementitious matter..

Feretory :: Feretory (n.) A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for containing relics of saints..

Pretor :: Pretor (n.) A civil officer or magistrate among the ancient Romans.

Pretor :: Pretor (n.) Hence, a mayor or magistrate..

Pretorial :: Pretorial (a.) Pretorian.

Pretorian :: Pretorian (a.) Of or pertaining to a pretor or magistrate; judicial; exercised by, or belonging to, a pretor; as, pretorian power or authority..

Pretorian :: Pretorian (n.) A soldier of the pretorian guard.

Pretorium :: Pretorium (n.) The general's tent in a Roman camp; hence, a council of war, because held in the general's tent..

Pretorium :: Pretorium (n.) The official residence of a governor of a province; hence, a place; a splendid country seat..

Pretorship :: Pretorship (n.) The office or dignity of a pretor.

Pretorture :: Pretorture (v. t.) To torture beforehand.

Propretor :: Propretor (n.) A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed to the government of a province..

Retorsion :: Retorsion (n.) Same as Retortion.

Retort :: Retort (n.) To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line..

Retort :: Retort (n.) To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

Retort :: Retort (n.) To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity..

Retort :: Retort (v. i.) To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.

Retort :: Retort (v. t.) The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response..

Retort :: Retort (v. t.) A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in gas works..

Retorted :: Retorted (imp. & p. p.) of Retor.

Retorter :: Retorter (n.) One who retorts.

Retorting :: Retorting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retor.

Retortion :: Retortion (v. t.) Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning back.

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