or /mhw>, n. [ Ger., fr. abräumen to remove. ] A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Abysmal. ] Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abyssal zone (Phys. Geog.), one of the belts or zones into which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred fathoms deep. Hence, abyssal animals, plants, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Accusation. [ R. ] Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) Without tongue; tongueless. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. The faculty of perceiving; a percipient. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Appraise. Cf. Apprizal. ] A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. informing by words.
Syn. -- telling, notifying, notification. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatever has associated itself with the arousal and activity of our better nature. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to, or forming, the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage. --
Basal plane (Crystallog.), a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. basaltes (an African word), a dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: cf. F. basalte. ] 1. (Geol.) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is usually of a greenish black color, or of some dull brown shade, or black. It constitutes immense beds in some regions, and also occurs in veins or dikes cutting through other rocks. It has often a prismatic structure as at the Giant's Causeway, in Ireland, where the columns are as regular as if the work of art. It is a very tough and heavy rock, and is one of the best materials for macadamizing roads. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. basaltique. ] Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Basalt + -form. ] In the form of basalt; columnar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Basalt + -oid. ] Formed like basalt; basaltiform. [ 1913 Webster ]

Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large crystalline salt of commerce. Bacon. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + mensal. ] See Bimonthly, a. [ Obs. or R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes crude potash, or black salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crude potash. De Colange. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a bursa or to bursæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Carouse, but also cf. F. carrousel tilt. ] A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

The swains were preparing for a carousal. Sterne.

Syn. -- Banquet; revel; orgie; carouse. See Feast. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to case; as, a casal ending. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. causalis. See Cause. ] Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause; causative. [ 1913 Webster ]

Causal propositions are where two propositions are joined by causal words. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A causal word or form of speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anglo-Saxon drencan to drench, causal of Anglo-Saxon drincan to drink. Skeat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Causalities /plu>. 1. The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect. [ 1913 Webster ]

The causality of the divine mind. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Phren.) The faculty of tracing effects to their causes. G. Combe. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to the order or series of causes; by tracing effects to causes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining.) The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off washing. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. chamiza a kind of wild cane. ] 1. (Bot.) A California rosaceous shrub (Adenostoma fasciculatum) which often forms an impenetrable chaparral. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A chaparral formed by dense growths of this shrub. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to a chrysalis; resembling a chrysalis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Chrysalids. See Chrysalis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Chrysalides [ L. chrysallis the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; gold. Cf. Aurelia. ] (Zool.) The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See Pupa, and Aurelia (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Cisalpinus; cis on this side + Alpinus Alpine. ] On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps; -- opposed to transalpine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. colossal, L. colosseus. See Colossus. ] 1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue. “A colossal stride.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Sculpture & Painting) Of a size larger than heroic. See Heroic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. commensalis; L. com- + mensa table: cf. F. commensal. Cf. Mensal. ] 1. One who eats at the same table. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) An animal, not truly parasitic, which lives in, with, or on, another, partaking usually of the same food. Both species may be benefited by the association. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the character of a commensal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of eating together; table fellowship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Fellowship at table; the act or practice of eating at the same table. [ Obs. ] “Promiscuous commensality.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or epitome. [ 1913 Webster ]

A comprisal . . . and sum of all wickedness. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Turning or looking opposite ways. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The temple of Janus, with his two controversal faces. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Controversial. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Leaping from each other; -- said of two figures on a coat of arms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) 1. Pertaining to the crissum; as, crissal feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having highly colored under tail coverts; as, the crissal thrasher. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The administrative capital city of Tanzania. Population (2000) = 1, 360, 850. [ PJC ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Brunei. Population (2000) = 52, 300. [ PJC ]

n. The act of deposing from office; a removal from the throne. Fox. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. to remove the salt from, especially from water; as, it is necessary to desalinate sea water to make it fit to drink. several processes are in comon use for desalinating sea water. Distillation is effective, but expensive. Reverse osmosis is more economical.
Syn. -- desalt, desalinize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as desalinization.
Syn. -- desalinization, desalinisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as desalinization.
Syn. -- desalination, desalinization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the removal of salt (especially from sea water); the act or process of desalinating.
Syn. -- desalination, desalinisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. same as desalinate.
Syn. -- desalinate, desalt. [ WordNet 1.5 ]