n. Also /mhw>. (Physiol. Chem.) a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that acts as a powerful stimulant in reponse to fear or stress; it stimulates autonomic nerve action. It can be obtained as a crystalline substance, C9H13NO3. It is used in medicine as a vasoconstrictor (hemostatic) and cardiac stimulant, also to reduce allergic reactions and to stimulate the heart in cases of cardiac arrest. MI11
Syn. -- epinephrine; 3, 4-dihydroxy-1-[ 1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)-ethyl ]benzene. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. 1. .
Syn. -- epinephrine, adrenalin [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Allineation. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

The allineation of the two planets. C. A. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Alignment. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The Eng. form alinement is preferable to alignment, a bad spelling of the French ]. New Eng. Dict. (Murray). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who adjusts things to a line or lines or brings them into line. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. alcalin. ] Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali. [ 1913 Webster ]

Alkaline earths, certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies. --
Alkaline metals, potassium, sodium, cæsium, lithium, rubidium. --
Alkaline reaction, a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7) acid-loving
Syn. -- alkali-loving [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. amygdalinus. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, almonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ Pref. anti- + alkali. ] Anything that neutralizes, or that counteracts an alkaline tendency in the system. Hooper. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of power to counteract alkalies. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Resembling a buffalo. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bubaline antelope (Zool.), the bubale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid extracted from corroval, and characterized by its immediate action in paralyzing the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Crotalus. ] (Zool.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the Crotalidae, or Rattlesnake family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A white, crystalline, organic base, C3H4N2, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal, and forming the origin of a large class of derivatives hence, any one of the series of which glyoxaline is a type; -- called also oxaline. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. harmaline See Harmel. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in the plant Peganum harmala. It forms bitter, yellow salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. hyalinus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. "y`alos glass: cf. F. hyalin.] Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal. “Hyaline spaces.” Carpenter. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. A poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere. “The clear hyaline, the glassy sea.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our blood runs amazed 'neath the calm hyaline. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) The pellucid substance, present in cells in process of development, from which, according to some embryologists, the cell nucleus originates. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Physiol. Chem.) The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible of alcoholic fermentation. Gamgee. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. idrialine. ] (Min.) A bituminous substance obtained from the mercury mines of Idria, where it occurs mixed with cinnabar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being mealy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. naphthaline. ] (Chem.) See Naphthalene. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nema thread, Gr. nh^ma, fr. ne`ein to spin. ] (Min.) Having the form of threads; fibrous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as norepinephrine.
Syn. -- norepinephrine. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ Cf. F. opalin. ] Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An opaline variety of yellow chalcedony. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Opal glass. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. An opaline color or expanse. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. See Orpheline. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Glyoxal + -ine. ] (Chem.) See Glyoxaline. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A fine kind of cotton goods, usually of one color, and with a glossy surface, -- much use for linings. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Cf. F. pétalin. ] (Bot.) Pertaining to a petal; attached to, or resembling, a petal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A confection made of nut kernels, usually of almonds, roasted in boiling sugar until brown and crisp.

Bonbons, pralines, . . . saccharine, crystalline substances of all kinds and colors. Du Maurier. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Quinoline + glyoxal. ] (Chem.) Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous bases obtained by the union of certain aniline derivatives with glyoxal or with certain ketones. [ Written also chinoxaline. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. salin, fr. L. sal salt: cf. L. salinae salt works, salinum saltcellar. See Salt. ] 1. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. saline. See Saline, a. ] A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues and other similar sources. [ Written also salin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium, sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. The quality or state of being salt; saltness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being scaly; roughness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Relating to, or having the nature of, sepals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Related to, or resembling, the serval. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being shoaly; little depth of water; shallowness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So called because obtained by the action of alkalies on sinapine. ] (Chem.) Choline. [ Written also sinkaline. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Moderately saline or salt. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the genus Timalus or family Timalidae, which includes the babblers thrushes, and bulbuls. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tourmaline, cf. It. turmalina, tormalina, NL. turmalina, turmalinus; all fr. tournamal, a name given to this stone in Ceylon. ] (Min.) A mineral occurring usually in three-sided or six-sided prisms terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes. Black tourmaline (schorl) is the most common variety, but there are also other varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red (rubellite), also green, brown, and white. The red and green varieties when transparent are valued as jewels. [ Written also turmaline . ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Crystals of tourmaline when heated exhibit electric polarity (see Pyroelectric, n.). Tourmaline is also used in the form of a polariscope called tourmaline tongs. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. trans across + linea a line: cf. It tralineare, tralignare. ] To deviate; to stray; to wander. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) See Tourmaline. [ 1913 Webster ]