‖n. [ Ar. badīl, pl. abdāl, a substitute, a good, religious man, saint, fr. badala to change, substitute. ] A religious devotee or dervish in Persia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to acnodes. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. Glandlike; glandular. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a breed of large wiry-coated terriers, bred in Yorkshire.
Syn. -- Airedale terrier [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality of being à la mode; conformity to the mode or fashion; fashionableness. [ R. ] Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of the nature of an albuminoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. ala wing + E. ethomoid. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. ala wing + E. sphenoid. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Alkali + -oid: cf. F. alcaloïde. ] 1. Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. of or pertaining to alkaloids. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; shaped like a sausage; &unr_; sausage + e'i^dos form. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the allantois. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. -læ /plu>. [ L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See Almond. ] 1. An almond. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Anat.) (a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx. (b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Bot.) Akin to, or derived from, the almond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Med.) An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds. Bailey. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A salt of amygdalic acid. Called also mandelate. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. [ L. amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. 'amygda`lh, 'amy`gdalon. See Almond. ] Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; as, amygdalic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An organic acid (C6H5.CH(OH).COOH) extracted from bitter almonds; called also mandelic acid and α-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. amygdalum almond + -ferous. ] Almond-bearing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ Gr. &unr_; almond + -oid: cf. F. amygdaloïde. ] (Min.) A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. 1. Almond-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. amylum starch + -oid. ] Resembling or containing starch; starchlike. AS
Syn. -- starchlike, amylaceous [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or at or relating to an anode. Contrastive to cathodic.
Syn. -- anodic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Anthropoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Diametrically opposite. “His antipodal shadow.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Apod, n. ] 1. Without feet; footless. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. (Astron.) Of or pertaining to the apsides of an orbit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the apse of a church; as, the apsidal termination of the chancel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the arachnoid membrane; arachnoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. [ from the order Araneida. ] relating to or resembling a spider.
Syn. -- araneidan. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to an asteroid, or to the asteroids. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to an autacoid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. 1. pedal backwards, as on a bicycle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. step backwards, in boxing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. modify one' opinion, usually by making it less strong or adding qualifications. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Destructive of bacteria. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Bacterium + -oid. ] (Biol.) Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Barmecide. ] Unreal; illusory. “A sort of Barmecidal feast.” Hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Basi- + sphenoid. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Beheading. [ Modern ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + caudal. ] Having, or terminating in, two tails. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Bid + ale. ] An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Statistics) having or occurring with two modes{ 9 }; having two maxima; -- of a curve or distribution. unimodal [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. bipedalis: cf. F. bipédal. See Biped, n. ] 1. Having two feet; biped. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to a biped. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + pyramidal. ] Consisting of two pyramids placed base to base; having a pyramid at each of the extremities of a prism, as in quartz crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; cluster of grapes + -oid. ] Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small spherical or spheroidal prominences; as, botryoidal hematite.
Syn. -- botryose. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Bride. Cf. Bridal, n. ] Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bridale, brudale, AS. br&ymacr_;dealo brideale, bridal feast. See Bride, and Ale, 2. ] A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,
The bridal of the earth and sky. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Celebration of the nuptial feast. [ Obs. ] “In honor of this bridalty.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a shrub (Spiraea prunifolia) having copious small white flowers in spring.
Syn. -- bridal wreath, Saint Peter's wreath, St. Peter's wreath. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to cantharides or made of cantharides; as, cantharidal plaster. [ 1913 Webster ]