n. 1. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex.
Syn. -- adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin, ACTH [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or relating to the antelope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. appropinquatus, p. p. of appropinquare; ad + prope near. ] To approach. [ Archaic ] Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. appropinquatio. ] A drawing nigh; approach. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. ad- + propinquity. ] Nearness; propinquity. [ R. ] J. Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; inflexible; hence &unr_; &unr_;, one of the three Parcæ; 'a priv. + &unr_; to turn. ] (Chem.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also daturine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. chopine, fr. G. schoppen. ] A liquid measure formerly used in France and Great Britain, varying from half a pint to a wine quart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Chopine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. chapin, escapin, Sp. chapin, Pg. chapim. ] A clog, or patten, having a very thick sole, or in some cases raised upon a stilt to a height of a foot or more. [ Variously spelt chioppine, chopin, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last, by the altitude of a chopine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kli`nein to incline + E. pinacoid. ] (Crystallog.) The plane in crystals of the monoclinic system which is parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral (clinidiagonal) axes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Cope, n. ] (Arch.) The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called capping. Gwill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex; -- called also adrenocorticotropin and abbreviated ACTH.
Syn. -- adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, ACTH. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. krypto`s hidden + E. opium. ] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities from opium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Arum (Arum maculatum); the European wake-robin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a common European arum (Arum maculatum) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring, and is the source of a sagolike starch called arum.
Syn. -- cuckoopint, lords and ladies, lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. not industrialized but undergoing industrialization; -- sometimes used as a euphemism for "undeveloped"; -- of nations.
Syn. -- underdeveloped. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. [ pr. p. of develop (WN definition 5) ] becoming or arising; as, the rushing yellow of the developing day. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the process of treating a photosensitive material with chemicals in order to make a latent image visible.
Syn. -- development. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. Want or difference of belief; disbelief. [ Obs. ] Bp. Reynolds. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a drooping manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. surrounding closely on all sides.
Syn. -- ambient, encompassing, surrounding(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. the act or process of enclosing something inside something else.
Syn. -- enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.[ F. galopin. See Gallop, v. i. ] An under servant for the kitchen; a scullion; a cook's errand boy. [ Obs. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Going at a gallop; progressing rapidly; as, a galloping horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gignw`skein to know + E. opium? ] (Chem.) An alkaloid existing in small quantities in opium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiology) A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and placenta, which stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity.
Syn. -- gonadotropic hormone. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a groping manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Homo- + atropine. ] (Med.) An alkaloid, prepared from atropine, and from other sources. It is chemically related to atropine, and is used for the same purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a hopeful manner. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inopinabilis. See Inopinate. ] Not to be expected; inconceivable. [ Obs. ] “Inopinable, incredible . . . sayings.” Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inopinatus. See In- not, and Opine. ] Not expected or looked for. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. lanqa`nein to lie hid + E. opium. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. D. loopen to run. Cf. Loop a mass of iron, Leap. ] (Metal.) The running together of the matter of an ore into a mass, when the ore is only heated for calcination. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. pr. & vb. n. of Loop. [ 1913 Webster ]

Looping snail (Zool.), any species of land snail of the genus Truncatella; -- so called because it creeps like the measuring worms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Macro- + pinacoid. ] (Crystallog.) One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wrong opinion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Not able to be contracted by a telescoping action; as, a nontelescoping tripod would be awkward to carry. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. opinabilis. ] Capable of being opined or thought. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. opinatio. See Opine, ] The act of thinking; a supposition. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Obstinate in holding opinions; opinionated. [ Obs. ] -- O*pin"a*tive*ly, adv. [Obs.] Burton. Sir T. More. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. ] One fond of his own opinions; one who holds an opinion. [ Obs. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Opined p. pr. & vb. n. Opining. ] [ L. opinari, p. p. opinatus; akin to opinus (in comp.) thinking, and perh. to E. apt: cf. F. opiner. ] To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who opines. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Opiniaster. [ Obs. ]. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To hold or maintain persistently. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opinionated. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opinionative. Glanvill. -- O*pin"ia*tive*ly, adv. -- O*pin"ia*tive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ OF. opiniastre, F. opiniâtre. See Opinion. ] Opinionated. [ Obs. ] Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. One who is opinionated. [ Obs. ] South. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Opiniaster. [ Obs. ] Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. opiniâtreté. ] Obstinacy in opinions. [ Written also opiniatry. ] [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]