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 ]

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 ]

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 ]

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

n. [ Formed from gas, in imitation of chandelier. ] A chandelier arranged to burn gas.
Syn. -- gaselier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) The mixing of the food with the saliva and other secretions of the mouth in eating. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Aligned improperly; not correctly aligned. [ PJC ]

n. The act of aligning improperly or state of being improperly aligned. [ PJC ]

prop. n. A genus of mammals comprising the proboscis monkeys.
Syn. -- genus Nasalis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. Same as nasalize. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. nasalité. ] The quality or state of being nasal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nasalized p. pr. & vb. n. Nasalizing ] To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose; to pronounce with a lowered velum. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Nitro- + salicylic. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitro derivative of salicylic acid, called also anilic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. fysalli`s a bladder, fr. fy^sa a bellows. ] (Zool.) A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It has a large air sac, or float, with a sail-like crest on its upper side. Numerous zooids of different kinds are attached to the under side of the float. Some of the zooids have very long tentacles; some have a mouth and digest food; others produce gonophores. The American species (Physalia arethusa) is brilliantly colored, the float being pink or purple, and bright blue; the zooids blue. It is noted for its virulent stinging powers, as well as for its beautiful colors, graceful motions, and its ability to sail to windward. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) An order of Siphonophora which includes Physalia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Cf. F. rosalie. ] (Mus.) A form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time a step or half step higher; a melodic sequence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Denoting a tribe of Franks who established themselves early in the fourth century on the river Sala [ now Yssel ]; Salic. -- n. A Salian Frank. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Same as Salient. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Sally. ] Salience; onslaught. [ Obs. ] “So fierce saliaunce.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. salique, fr. the Salian Franks, who, in the fifth century, formed a body of laws called in Latin leges Salicae. ] Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so called. [ Also salique. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Salic law. (a) A code of laws formed by the Salian Franks in the fifth century. By one provision of this code women were excluded from the inheritance of landed property. (b) Specifically, in modern times, a law supposed to be a special application of the above-mentioned provision, in accordance with which males alone can inherit the throne. This law has obtained in France, and at times in other countries of Europe, as Spain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. salix, -icis, the willow. ] Belonging or relating to the willow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F. salicine. See Sallow the tree. ] (Chem.) A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Salicin + -yl. ] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical of salicylic acid and of certain related compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Salicylic + aldehide. ] (Chem.) A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, HO.C6H4.CHO, found in the flowers of meadow sweet (Spiraea), and also obtained by oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure. Called also salicylol, salicylic aldehyde, and formerly salicylous acid or spiroylous acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of salicylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also hydroxybenzoic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Salicylic + anhydride. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained by dehydration of salicylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A compound of salicylal; -- named after the analogy of a salt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Salicylic + L. oleum oil. ] (Chem.) Same as Salicylal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance formerly called salicylous acid, and now salicylal. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Salient. ] 1. The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being salient; hence, vigor. “A fatal lack of poetic saliency.” J. Morley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. saliens, -entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See Sally, n. & v. i.. ] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. “Frogs and salient animals.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable. [ 1913 Webster ]

He [ Grenville ] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient. [ 1913 Webster ]

Salient angle. See Salient, a., 4. --
Salient polygon (Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are salient. --
Salient polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a salient manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. sal salt + -ferous. ] Producing, or impregnated with, salt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Saliferous rocks (Geol.), the New Red Sandstone system of some geologists; -- so called because, in Europe, this formation contains beds of salt. The saliferous beds of New York State belong largely to the Salina period of the Upper Silurian. See the Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. salifiable. See Salify. ] (Chem.) Capable of neutralizing an acid to form a salt; -- said of bases; thus, ammonia is salifiable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. salification. ] (Chem.) The act, process, or result of salifying; the state of being salified. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Salified p. pr. & vb. n. Salifying ] [ F. salifier; from L. sal salt + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See -fy. ] (Chem.) (a) To combine or impregnate with a salt. (b) To form a salt with; to convert into a salt; as, to salify a base or an acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Salicin + -gen. ] (Chem.) A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol. [ 1913 Webster ]