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Active :: Active (a.) Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal..

Bower :: Bower (n.) A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode or retreat..

Deedless :: Deedless (a.) Not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive..

Spud :: Spry (superl.) Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.

Spruntly :: Sprunt (a.) Active; lively; vigorous.

Calefactive :: Calefactive (a.) See Calefactory.

Deponent :: Deponent (a.) Having a passive form with an active meaning, as certain latin and Greek verbs..

Leptiform :: Leptiform (a.) Having a form somewhat like leptus; -- said of active insect larvae having three pairs of legs. See Larva.

Phosphorus :: Phosphorus (n.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It is very active chemically, must be preserved under water, and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures, giving a faint glow, -- whence its name. It always occurs compined, usually in phosphates, as in the mineral apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the composition on the tips of friction matches, and for man

Active :: Active (a.) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.

Lernaeacea :: Lernaeacea (n. pl.) A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in Appendix..

Stagnantly :: Stagnant (a.) Not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant..

Adjuvant :: Adjuvant (n.) A substance added to a formulation of a drug which enhances the effect of the active ingredient.

Conceit :: Conceit (n.) Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.

Beneficence :: Beneficence (n.) The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness..

Cessant :: Cessant (a.) Inactive; dorman.

Revulsion :: Revulsion (n.) The act of turning or diverting any disease from one part of the body to another. It resembles derivation, but is usually applied to a more active form of counter irritation..

Unactive :: Unactive (a.) Inactive; listless.

Mesotartaric :: Mesotartaric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also inactive tartaric acid..

Passive :: Passive (a.) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive..

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