Definition of act

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Act (v. i.) To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food..

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Foliated :: Foliated (a.) Characterized by being separable into thin plates or folia; as, graphite has a foliated structure..
Elix :: Elix (v. t.) To extract.
Palinode :: Palinode (n.) An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode..
Lust :: Lust (n.) Hence: Virility; vigor; active power.
Second :: Second (n.) One who follows or attends another for his support and aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as another's aid in a duel..
Displacement :: Displacement (n.) The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place..
Reasoning :: Reasoning (n.) The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons.
Stamp :: Stamp (v. t.) Make; cast; form; character; as, a man of the same stamp, or of a different stamp..
Diazotize :: Diazotize (v. t.) To subject to such reactions or processes that diazo compounds, or their derivatives, shall be produced by chemical exchange or substitution..
Actinozoon :: Actinozoon (n.) One of the Actinozoa.
Languor :: Languor (n.) A state of the body or mind which is caused by exhaustion of strength and characterized by a languid feeling; feebleness; lassitude; laxity.
Indican :: Indican (n.) A glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter taste, a decomposes or drying. By the action of acids, ferments, etc., it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of natural indigo..
Gadolinium :: Gadolinium (n.) A supposed rare metallic element, with a characteristic spectrum, found associated with yttrium and other rare metals. Its individuality and properties have not yet been determined..
Bestowment :: Bestowment (n.) The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal.
Effort :: Effort (n.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
Lending :: Lending (n.) The act of one who lends.
Cut :: Cut (n.) The act of dividing a pack cards.
Symbol :: Symbol (n.) An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a creed, or a summary of the articles of religion..
Dispersion :: Dispersion (n.) The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a great dispersion of the human family took place at the building of Babel..
Submultiple :: Submultiple (n.) A number or quality which is contained in another an exact number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times..
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