n. [ Acetic + -ol as in alcohol. ] (Chem.) 1. Methyl ketol; also, any of various homologues of the same. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

1. [ cap. ] a trade name used at different times to represent different substances, as hydroxyacetone, acetylsalicylic acid, acetal, diethyl aldehyde, or cellulose acetate. MI11 [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`galma, 'a`galmatos, image, statue + -lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe. ] (Min.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to agrostology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in agrostology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -logy. ] That part of botany which treats of the grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. apostolatus, fr. apostolus. See Apostle. ] 1. The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. apostolicus. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. apostolicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. apostolique. ] 1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the apostolic age. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Apostolical brief. See under Brief. --
Apostolic canons, a collection of rules and precepts relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second and third centuries. --
Apostolic church, the Christian church; -- so called on account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order. The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem were called apostolic churches. --
Apostolic constitutions, directions of a nature similar to the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same authors or author. --
Apostolic fathers, early Christian writers, who were born in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added. --
Apostolic king (or
majesty), a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of Austria in right of the throne of Hungary. --
Apostolic see, a see founded and governed by an apostle; specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only apostle who has successors in the apostolic office. --
Apostolical succession, the regular and uninterrupted transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period. Hook. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an apostolic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Apostolicity. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (R. C. Ch.) The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade, superior to a nuncio. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. The state or quality of being apostolical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; virtue + &unr_; discourse, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. arétologie. ] That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family comprising the birthworts; wild ginger.
Syn. -- family Aristolochiaceae, birthwort family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 an order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary. It includes the Aristolochiaceae, Rafflesiaceae, and Hydnoraceae.
Syn. -- order Aristolochiales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; dinner + -logy. ] The science of dining. Quart. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. a- not + systole. ] (Physiol.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Mex. Sp. ] A porridge or gruel of maize meal and water, milk, or the like. [ Sp. Amer. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ The native name in the Indian Ocean. ] A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. attollens, p. pr. of attollere; ad + tollere to lift. ] Lifting up; raising; as, an attollent muscle. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Auto- + Gr. &unr_; worship. ] Self-worship. Farrar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. lysis of cells or tissues due to enzymatic activity from within the cell, as contrasted with externally induced lysis. Autolysis occurs to tissues of higher animals when they are detached from the organism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or causing autolysis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. proceeding by autolysis. [ PJC ]

n. One who battologizes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. battologie, fr. Gr. battologi`a; ba`ttos; a stammerer + lo`gos speech. ] A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. Also }. [ Benzoin + naphthol. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

prop. n. The second largest city of the Republic of Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), population 84, 002 (2000). It is also known as city of consuls. The city of Bitola is situated in Pelagonian flat, at the foot of Baba mountain. It was established by Slavs and it was given the slavic name Obitel - Bitola. It is assumed that the city got this name because of the many monasteries being built there. Later, during the rule of Turks, the Turks called it Monastir and it was a significant administrative and military center with 12 consulates. It managed to preserve the primacy of a leading city, especially in the XIX century when it rapidly grew to about 40.000 inhabitants. Bitola developed trading relations with Vienna, Paris, Leipzig, London and Thessalonika to the south. In that time Bitola exceeded Skopje, both in wealth and beauty. During World War II it was destroyed by heavy bombing. Bitola started to grow and develop economically only after liberation in 1945. See also Macedonia{ 2 }. Goce Vasilevski [ PJC ]

n. A seaport city in the west of England. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface. --
Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol. --
Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in the science of foods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, food + -logy. ] The science of aliments. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -lite, -lith. ] An aërolite. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; thunder + -logy. ] A treatise upon thunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree (Cassia fistula) having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; it grows in tropical Asia, Central and South America, and Australia.
Syn. -- golden shower tree, drumstick tree, purging cassia, pudding pipe tree, canafistola. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F. capitole. See Chief. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus, where the Senate met. [ 1913 Webster ]

Comes Cæsar to the Capitol to-morrow? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of a State holds its sessions; a statehouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. capitolinus: cf. F. capitolin. ] Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. “Capitolian Jove.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Capitoline games (Antiq.), annual games instituted at Rome by Camillus, in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, on account of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when reinstituted by Domitian, after a period of neglect, they were held every fifth year. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to cetology. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. One versed in cetology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; whale + -logy: cf. F. cétologie. ] The description or natural history of cetaceous animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chiasto`s marked with a χ + -lite. See Chiasm. So called from the resemblance of the cross cuts of its crystals to the Greek letter χ. ] (Min.) A variety of andalusite; -- called also macle. The tessellated appearance of a cross section is due to the symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Crist + -logy. ] A treatise on Christ; that department of theology which treats of the personality, attributes, or life of Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, color + -logy. ] A treatise on colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A photolithograph printed in colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. citole, fr. L. cithara. See Cittern. ] (Mus.) A musical instrument; a kind of dulcimer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to climatology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in, or who studies, climatology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Climate + -logy: cf. F. climatologie. ] The science which treats of climates and investigates their phenomena and causes. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Firearms) A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads ready for another shot. Called also Browning pistol, Colt-Browning pistol, automatic pistol and automatic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ Comet + -logy. ] The branch of astronomy relating to comets. [ 1913 Webster ]