Definition of temper

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Temper (n.) Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy..

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Acrasy :: Acrasy (n.) Excess; intemperance.
Olein :: Olein (n.) A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0¡ C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40¡ C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain..
Acacia :: Acacia (n.) A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates..
Water Bath :: Water bath () A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature; also, a vessel designed for this purpose..
Brash :: Brash (a.) Hasty in temper; impetuous.
Co-meddle :: Co-meddle (v. t.) To mix; to mingle, to temper..
Easy-going :: Easy-going (a.) Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive..
Acrimony :: Acrimony (n.) Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners..
Isothermobathic :: Isothermobathic (a.) Of or pertaining to an isothermobath; possessing or indicating equal temperatures in a vertical section, as of the ocean..
Hastiness :: Hastiness (n.) The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation; rashness; quickness of temper.
Bison :: Bison (n.) The American bison buffalo (Bison Americanus), a large, gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of the temperate portion of North America, but is now restricted to very limited districts in the region of the Rocky Mountains, and is rapidly decreasing in numbers..
Pettish :: Pettish (a.) Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.
Paracmastic :: Paracmastic (a.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper..
Command :: Command (n.) Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has command of the bridge..
Vivacious :: Vivacious (a.) Sprightly in temper or conduct; lively; merry; as, a vivacious poet..
Even :: Even (a.) Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper..
Attemperly :: Attemperly (adv.) Temperately.
Quick :: Quick (superl.) Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp; unceremonious; as, a quick temper..
Brick :: Brick (n.) A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried, or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp..
Plaster :: Plaster (n.) An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking plaster..
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