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Oh
(gcide) | Oh \Oh\ ([=o]), interj. [See O, interj.]
An exclamation expressing various emotions, according to the
tone and manner, especially surprise, pain, sorrow, anxiety,
or a wish. See the Note under O.
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-OH
(gcide) | -ol \-ol\ (-[=o]l or -[o^]l) suff. [From alcohol.] (Chem.)
A suffix denoting that the substance in the name of which it
appears belongs to the series of alcohols or hydroxyl
derivatives, as ethanol, carbinol, phenol, glycerol, etc.
Such compounds contain the hydroxy radical (-OH).
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-OH
(gcide) | molecular formula \mo*lec"u*lar form"u*la\, n. (Chem.)
An expression representing the composition of elements in a
chemical substance, commonly consisting of a series of
letters and numbers comprising the atomic symbols of each
element present in a compound followed by the number of atoms
of that element present in one molecule of the substance.
Thus the molecular formula for common alcohol (ethyl alcohol)
is C2H6O, meaning that each molecule contains two carbon
atoms, six hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom. The molecular
formula may be written to provide some indication of the
actual structure of the molecule, in which case structural
units may be written separately. Thus, ethyl alcohol can also
be written as CH3.CH2.OH or CH3-CH2-OH, in which the
period or dash between functional groups indicates a single
bond between the principle atoms of each group. This formula
shows that in ethyl alcohol, the carbon of a methyl group
(CH3-) is attached to the carbon of a methylene group
(-CH2-), which is attached to the oxygen of a hydroxyl
group (-OH). A structural formula is a graphical
depiction of the relative positions of atoms in a molecule,
and may be very complicated.
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oh
(vera) | OH
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alcohol
(mass) | alcohol
- alkohol |
alcoholfree
(mass) | alcohol-free
- bez alkoholu |
bohemia
(mass) | Bohemia
- Čechy |
bohemian
(mass) | Bohemian
- český |
cohere
(mass) | cohere
- súhlasiť, súvisieť |
coherence
(mass) | coherence
- súvislosť |
coherent
(mass) | coherent
- súvisejúci |
cohort
(mass) | cohort
- kohorta, prápor |
doh
(mass) | doh
- solmizačná slabika |
grain alcohol
(mass) | grain alcohol
- lieh |
handtohand
(mass) | hand-to-hand
- priamy |
housetohouse
(mass) | house-to-house
- od domu k domu |
john
(mass) | John
- Jan, Jan |
johnny
(mass) | Johnny
- Ján |
kohlrabi
(mass) | kohlrabi
- kapusta, kaleráb, kaleráb |
nohow
(mass) | nohow
- vôbec |
pharaoh
(mass) | pharaoh
- faraón |
good-oh
(encz) | good-oh, |
Aerohydrodynamic
(gcide) | Aerohydrodynamic \A`["e]r*o*hy`dro*dy*nam"ic\, a. [A["e]ro- +
hydrodynamic.]
Acting by the force of air and water; as, an
a["e]rohydrodynamic wheel.
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Alcohate
(gcide) | Alcoate \Al"co*ate\, Alcohate \Al"co*hate\, n.
Shortened forms of Alcoholate.
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Alcohol
(gcide) | Alcohol \Al"co*hol\ ([a^]l"k[-o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool,
formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony,
galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al-kohl a powder of
antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was
afterwards applied, on account of the fineness of this
powder, to highly rectified spirits, a signification unknown
in Arabia. The Sp. word has both meanings. Cf. Alquifou.]
1. An impalpable powder. [Obs.]
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2. The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.
[Obs.] --Boyle.
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3. Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit
(called also ethyl alcohol or ethanol, CH3.CH2.OH);
the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or
distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it
in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple
distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions
of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous
fermentation.
Note: [The ferementation is usually carried out by addition
of brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae to an
aqueous solution containing carbohydrates.]
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Note: As used in the U. S. "Pharmacop[oe]ia," alcohol
contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9
per cent of water; and diluted alcohol (proof spirit)
contains 45.5 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and
54.5 per cent of water.
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4. (Organic Chem.) A class of compounds analogous to vinic
alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are
hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical
ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol (C2H5.OH); methyl
forms methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) or wood alcohol; amyl
forms amyl alcohol (C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc.
[1913 Webster]ethanol \eth"an*ol\ ([e^]th"[a^]n*[add]l), n. (Chem.)
The organic compound C2H5.OH, the common alcohol which is
the intoxicating agent in beer, wine, and other fermented and
distilled liquors; called also ethyl alcohol. It is used
pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes
and cleaning solutions, or mixed in gasoline as a fuel for
automobiles, and as a rocket fuel (as in the V-2 rocket).
Syn: ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol.
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alcohol
(gcide) | Alcohol \Al"co*hol\ ([a^]l"k[-o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool,
formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony,
galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al-kohl a powder of
antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was
afterwards applied, on account of the fineness of this
powder, to highly rectified spirits, a signification unknown
in Arabia. The Sp. word has both meanings. Cf. Alquifou.]
1. An impalpable powder. [Obs.]
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2. The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.
[Obs.] --Boyle.
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3. Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit
(called also ethyl alcohol or ethanol, CH3.CH2.OH);
the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or
distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it
in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple
distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions
of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous
fermentation.
Note: [The ferementation is usually carried out by addition
of brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae to an
aqueous solution containing carbohydrates.]
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Note: As used in the U. S. "Pharmacop[oe]ia," alcohol
contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9
per cent of water; and diluted alcohol (proof spirit)
contains 45.5 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and
54.5 per cent of water.
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4. (Organic Chem.) A class of compounds analogous to vinic
alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are
hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical
ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol (C2H5.OH); methyl
forms methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) or wood alcohol; amyl
forms amyl alcohol (C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc.
[1913 Webster]ethanol \eth"an*ol\ ([e^]th"[a^]n*[add]l), n. (Chem.)
The organic compound C2H5.OH, the common alcohol which is
the intoxicating agent in beer, wine, and other fermented and
distilled liquors; called also ethyl alcohol. It is used
pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes
and cleaning solutions, or mixed in gasoline as a fuel for
automobiles, and as a rocket fuel (as in the V-2 rocket).
Syn: ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol.
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Alcoholate
(gcide) | Alcoholate \Al"co*hol*ate\ ([a^]l"k[-o]*h[o^]l*[asl]t), n. [Cf.
F. alcolaie.] (Chem.)
A crystallizable compound of a salt with alcohol, in which
the latter plays a part analogous to that of water of
crystallization. --Graham.
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Alcoholature
(gcide) | Alcoholature \Al`co*hol"a*ture\
([a^]l`k[-o]*h[o^]l"[.a]*t[-u]r), n. [Cf. F. alcoolature.]
(Med.)
An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants. --New Eng.
Dict.
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Alcoholic
(gcide) | Alcoholic \Al`co*hol"ic\ ([a^]l`k[-o]*h[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F.
alcolique.]
Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities;
derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as,
alcoholic mixtures; alcoholic gastritis; alcoholic odor.
[1913 Webster]Alcoholic \Al`co*hol"ic\, n.
1. A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.
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2. pl. Alcoholic liquors.
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Alcoholic fermentation
(gcide) | Fermentation \Fer`men*ta"tion\ (f[~e]r`m[e^]n*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
[Cf. F. fermentation.]
1. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by
the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.),
the transformation of an organic substance into new
compounds by the action of a ferment[1], whether in the
form of living organisms or enzymes. It differs in kind
according to the nature of the ferment which causes it.
Note: In industrial microbiology fermentation usually refers
to the production of chemical substances by use of
microorganisms.
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2. A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or
the feelings.
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It puts the soul to fermentation and activity.
--Jer. Taylor.
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A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith.
--C. Kingsley.
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Acetous fermentation or Acetic fermentation, a form of
oxidation in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or
acetic acid by the agency of a specific fungus ({Mycoderma
aceti}) or series of enzymes. The process involves two
distinct reactions, in which the oxygen of the air is
essential. An intermediate product, acetaldehyde, is
formed in the first process. 1. C2H6O + O [rarr] H2O +
C2H4O
Note: Alcohol. Water. Acetaldehyde. 2. C2H4O + O [rarr]
C2H4O2
Note: Acetaldehyde. Acetic acid.
Alcoholic fermentation, the fermentation which saccharine
bodies undergo when brought in contact with the yeast
plant or Torula. The sugar is converted, either directly
or indirectly, into alcohol and carbonic acid, the rate of
action being dependent on the rapidity with which the
Torul[ae] develop.
Ammoniacal fermentation, the conversion of the urea of the
urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the
special urea ferment. CON2H4 + 2H2O = (NH4)2CO3
Note: Urea. Water. Ammonium carbonate.
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Note: Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels
for several days it undergoes this alkaline
fermentation.
Butyric fermentation, the decomposition of various forms of
organic matter, through the agency of a peculiar
worm-shaped vibrio, with formation of more or less butyric
acid. It is one of the many forms of fermentation that
collectively constitute putrefaction. See {Lactic
fermentation}.
enzymatic fermentation or {Fermentation by an unorganized
ferment}. Fermentations of this class are purely chemical
reactions, in which the enzyme acts as a simple catalytic
agent. Of this nature are the decomposition or inversion
of cane sugar into levulose and dextrose by boiling with
dilute acids, the conversion of starch into dextrin and
sugar by similar treatment, the conversion of starch into
like products by the action of diastase of malt or ptyalin
of saliva, the conversion of albuminous food into peptones
and other like products by the action of
pepsin-hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice or by the
ferment of the pancreatic juice.
Fermentation theory of disease (Biol. & Med.), the theory
that most if not all, infectious or zymotic disease are
caused by the introduction into the organism of the living
germs of ferments, or ferments already developed
(organized ferments), by which processes of fermentation
are set up injurious to health. See Germ theory.
Glycerin fermentation, the fermentation which occurs on
mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar
species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime, and
other matter favorable to the growth of the plant, the
glycerin being changed into butyric acid, caproic acid,
butyl, and ethyl alcohol. With another form of bacterium
(Bacillus subtilis) ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are
mainly formed.
Lactic fermentation, the transformation of milk sugar or
other saccharine body into lactic acid, as in the souring
of milk, through the agency of a special bacterium
(Bacterium lactis of Lister). In this change the milk
sugar, before assuming the form of lactic acid, presumably
passes through the stage of glucose. C12H22O11.H2O -->
4C3H6O3
Note: Hydrated milk sugar. Lactic acid.
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Note: In the lactic fermentation of dextrose or glucose, the
lactic acid which is formed is very prone to undergo
butyric fermentation after the manner indicated in the
following equation: 2C3H6O3 (lactic acid) --> C4H8O2
(butyric acid) + 2CO2 (carbonic acid) + 2H2 (hydrogen
gas).
Putrefactive fermentation. See Putrefaction.
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alcoholism
(gcide) | alcoholism \al"co*hol*ism\ ([a^]l"k[-o]*h[o^]l*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf.
F. alcoolisme.]
1. (Med.) Chronic excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages
that leads to social, occupational, psychological and
physiological problems.
[AS]
2. (Med.) Psychological and physiological dependence on
alcohol; sudden cessation of drinking may lead to
withdrawal symptoms.
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Alcoholization
(gcide) | Alcoholization \Al`co*hol`i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alcoolisation.]
1. The act of reducing a substance to a fine or impalpable
powder. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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2. The act rectifying spirit.
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3. Saturation with alcohol; putting the animal system under
the influence of alcoholic liquor.
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Alcoholize
(gcide) | Alcoholize \Al"co*hol*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alcoholized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Alcoholizing.] [Cf. F. alcooliser.]
1. To reduce to a fine powder. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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2. To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate
with alcohol.
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Alcoholized
(gcide) | Alcoholize \Al"co*hol*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alcoholized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Alcoholizing.] [Cf. F. alcooliser.]
1. To reduce to a fine powder. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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2. To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate
with alcohol.
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Alcoholizing
(gcide) | Alcoholize \Al"co*hol*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alcoholized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Alcoholizing.] [Cf. F. alcooliser.]
1. To reduce to a fine powder. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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2. To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate
with alcohol.
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Alcoholmeter
(gcide) | Alcoholometer \Al`co*hol*om"e*ter\, Alcoholmeter
\Al`co*hol"me*ter\, n. [Alcohol + -meter.] (Chem.)
An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a
scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure
alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of
hydrometer with a special scale.
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Alcoholometric |
Alcoholmetrical
(gcide) | Alcoholometric \Al`co*hol`o*met"ric\, Alcoholometrical
\Al`co*hol`o*met"ric*al\, Alcoholmetrical
\Al`co*hol*met"ric*al\, a.
Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.
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The alcoholometrical strength of spirituous liquors.
--Ure.
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Alcoholometer
(gcide) | Alcoholometer \Al`co*hol*om"e*ter\, Alcoholmeter
\Al`co*hol"me*ter\, n. [Alcohol + -meter.] (Chem.)
An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a
scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure
alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of
hydrometer with a special scale.
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Alcoholometric |
Alcoholometric
(gcide) | Alcoholometric \Al`co*hol`o*met"ric\, Alcoholometrical
\Al`co*hol`o*met"ric*al\, Alcoholmetrical
\Al`co*hol*met"ric*al\, a.
Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.
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The alcoholometrical strength of spirituous liquors.
--Ure.
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Alcoholometrical
(gcide) | Alcoholometric \Al`co*hol`o*met"ric\, Alcoholometrical
\Al`co*hol`o*met"ric*al\, Alcoholmetrical
\Al`co*hol*met"ric*al\, a.
Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.
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The alcoholometrical strength of spirituous liquors.
--Ure.
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Alcoholometry
(gcide) | Alcoholometry \Al`co*hol"om"e*try\, n.
The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure
alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.
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Alcohometer
(gcide) | Alcohometer \Al`co*hom"e*ter\, n., Alcohometric
\Al`co*ho*met"ric\, a.
Same as Alcoholometer, Alcoholometric.
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Alcohometric
(gcide) | Alcohometer \Al`co*hom"e*ter\, n., Alcohometric
\Al`co*ho*met"ric\, a.
Same as Alcoholometer, Alcoholometric.
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amyl alcohol
(gcide) | Alcohol \Al"co*hol\ ([a^]l"k[-o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool,
formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony,
galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al-kohl a powder of
antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was
afterwards applied, on account of the fineness of this
powder, to highly rectified spirits, a signification unknown
in Arabia. The Sp. word has both meanings. Cf. Alquifou.]
1. An impalpable powder. [Obs.]
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2. The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.
[Obs.] --Boyle.
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3. Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit
(called also ethyl alcohol or ethanol, CH3.CH2.OH);
the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or
distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it
in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple
distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions
of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous
fermentation.
Note: [The ferementation is usually carried out by addition
of brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae to an
aqueous solution containing carbohydrates.]
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Note: As used in the U. S. "Pharmacop[oe]ia," alcohol
contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9
per cent of water; and diluted alcohol (proof spirit)
contains 45.5 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and
54.5 per cent of water.
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4. (Organic Chem.) A class of compounds analogous to vinic
alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are
hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical
ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol (C2H5.OH); methyl
forms methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) or wood alcohol; amyl
forms amyl alcohol (C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc.
[1913 Webster]Amyl alcohol \Am"yl al"co*hol\ (Org. Chem.)
Any of eight isomeric liquid alcohols (C5H11.OH),
transparent, colorless liquids. It is the hydroxide of amyl.
Also called amylic alcohol. The amyl alcohol obtained from
fusel oil is mostly isoamyl alcohol (3-methyl-1-butanol or
1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane), with some sec-amyl alcohol
(2-methyl-1-butanol or 2-pentanol), and has a
characteristic peculiar odor. Other than n-amyl alcohol
(also called 1-pentanol) the other isomeric pentanols are
not usually refered to as amyl alcohol. The amyl alcohol
mixture in fusel oil forms a colorless liquid with a peculiar
cough-exciting odor and burning taste. It is used as a source
of amyl compounds, such as amyl acetate, amyl nitrite, etc.
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Amyl alcohol
(gcide) | Alcohol \Al"co*hol\ ([a^]l"k[-o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool,
formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony,
galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al-kohl a powder of
antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was
afterwards applied, on account of the fineness of this
powder, to highly rectified spirits, a signification unknown
in Arabia. The Sp. word has both meanings. Cf. Alquifou.]
1. An impalpable powder. [Obs.]
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2. The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.
[Obs.] --Boyle.
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3. Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit
(called also ethyl alcohol or ethanol, CH3.CH2.OH);
the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or
distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it
in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple
distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions
of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous
fermentation.
Note: [The ferementation is usually carried out by addition
of brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae to an
aqueous solution containing carbohydrates.]
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Note: As used in the U. S. "Pharmacop[oe]ia," alcohol
contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9
per cent of water; and diluted alcohol (proof spirit)
contains 45.5 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and
54.5 per cent of water.
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4. (Organic Chem.) A class of compounds analogous to vinic
alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are
hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical
ethyl forms common or ethyl alcohol (C2H5.OH); methyl
forms methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) or wood alcohol; amyl
forms amyl alcohol (C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc.
[1913 Webster]Amyl alcohol \Am"yl al"co*hol\ (Org. Chem.)
Any of eight isomeric liquid alcohols (C5H11.OH),
transparent, colorless liquids. It is the hydroxide of amyl.
Also called amylic alcohol. The amyl alcohol obtained from
fusel oil is mostly isoamyl alcohol (3-methyl-1-butanol or
1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane), with some sec-amyl alcohol
(2-methyl-1-butanol or 2-pentanol), and has a
characteristic peculiar odor. Other than n-amyl alcohol
(also called 1-pentanol) the other isomeric pentanols are
not usually refered to as amyl alcohol. The amyl alcohol
mixture in fusel oil forms a colorless liquid with a peculiar
cough-exciting odor and burning taste. It is used as a source
of amyl compounds, such as amyl acetate, amyl nitrite, etc.
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amylic alcohol
(gcide) | Amyl alcohol \Am"yl al"co*hol\ (Org. Chem.)
Any of eight isomeric liquid alcohols (C5H11.OH),
transparent, colorless liquids. It is the hydroxide of amyl.
Also called amylic alcohol. The amyl alcohol obtained from
fusel oil is mostly isoamyl alcohol (3-methyl-1-butanol or
1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane), with some sec-amyl alcohol
(2-methyl-1-butanol or 2-pentanol), and has a
characteristic peculiar odor. Other than n-amyl alcohol
(also called 1-pentanol) the other isomeric pentanols are
not usually refered to as amyl alcohol. The amyl alcohol
mixture in fusel oil forms a colorless liquid with a peculiar
cough-exciting odor and burning taste. It is used as a source
of amyl compounds, such as amyl acetate, amyl nitrite, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]Amylic \A*myl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether.
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Amylic alcohol (Chem.), same as amyl alcohol.
Amylic fermentation (Chem.), a process of fermentation in
starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced.
--Gregory.
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Amylic alcohol
(gcide) | Amyl alcohol \Am"yl al"co*hol\ (Org. Chem.)
Any of eight isomeric liquid alcohols (C5H11.OH),
transparent, colorless liquids. It is the hydroxide of amyl.
Also called amylic alcohol. The amyl alcohol obtained from
fusel oil is mostly isoamyl alcohol (3-methyl-1-butanol or
1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane), with some sec-amyl alcohol
(2-methyl-1-butanol or 2-pentanol), and has a
characteristic peculiar odor. Other than n-amyl alcohol
(also called 1-pentanol) the other isomeric pentanols are
not usually refered to as amyl alcohol. The amyl alcohol
mixture in fusel oil forms a colorless liquid with a peculiar
cough-exciting odor and burning taste. It is used as a source
of amyl compounds, such as amyl acetate, amyl nitrite, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]Amylic \A*myl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether.
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Amylic alcohol (Chem.), same as amyl alcohol.
Amylic fermentation (Chem.), a process of fermentation in
starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced.
--Gregory.
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Anticoherer
(gcide) | Anticoherer \An`ti*co*her"er\, n. (Wireless Teleg.)
A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit
of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving
apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves
falling on this contrivance increase its resistance several
times. The anticoherer can be used in conjunction with a
telephone.
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Apohyal
(gcide) | Apohyal \Ap`o*hy"al\, a. [Pref. apo- + the Gr. letter Y.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.
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Apple-john
(gcide) | Apple-john \Ap"ple-john`\, n..
A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; --
called also Johnapple. --Shak.
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Attalea cohune
(gcide) | Cohune \Co*hune"\, n., or Cohune palm \Cohune palm\ . [Prob. fr.
a native name in Honduras.]
A Central and South American pinnate-leaved palm ({Attalea
cohune}), the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to
make fancy articles, and also yield an oil used as a
substitute for coconut oil.
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Austro-Hungarian
(gcide) | Austro-Hungarian \Aus"tro-Hun*ga"ri*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and
Hungary.
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Autocoherer
(gcide) | Autocoherer \Au`to*co*her"er\, n. [Auto- + coherer.] (Wireless
Teleg.)
A self-restoring coherer, as a microphonic detector.
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Autoharp
(gcide) | Autoharp \Au"to*harp\, n. [Auto- + harp.]
A zitherlike musical instrument, provided with dampers which,
when depressed, deaden some strings, leaving free others that
form a chord.
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Autohypnotic
(gcide) | Autohypnotic \Au`to*hyp*not"ic\, a.
Pert. to autohypnotism; self-hypnotizing. -- n. An
autohypnotic person.
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Autohypnotism
(gcide) | Autohypnotism \Au`to*hyp"no*tism\, n. [Auto- + hypnotism.]
Hypnotism of one's self by concentration of the attention on
some object or idea.
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Begohm
(gcide) | Begohm \Beg"ohm`\, n. (Elec.)
A unit of resistance equal to one billion ohms, or one
thousand megohms.
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billyoh
(gcide) | billyo \billyo\, billyoh \billyoh\n.
a large amount; British say "it rained like billyo" where
Americans say "it rained like the devil". [British]
Syn: billy-ho.
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Blue-john
(gcide) | Blue-john \Blue"-john`\, n.
A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used
for ornamental purposes.
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boh
(gcide) | Bo \Bo\, interj. [Cf. W. bw, an interj. of threatening or
frightening; n., terror, fear, dread.]
An exclamation used to startle or frighten. [Spelt also boh
and boo.]
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BOH3
(gcide) | Boric \Bo"ric\, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.
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Boric acid, a white crystalline substance B(OH)3, easily
obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the
hot lagoons of Tuscany.
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Bohea
(gcide) | Bohea \Bo*hea"\, n. [From Wu-i, pronounced by the Chinese bu-i,
the name of the hills where this kind of tea is grown.]
Bohea tea, an inferior kind of black tea. See under Tea.
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Note: The name was formerly applied to superior kinds of
black tea, or to black tea in general.
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Bohemia
(gcide) | Bohemia \Bo*he"mi*a\, n.
1. A country of central Europe.
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2. Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See
Bohemian, n., 3.
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She knew every one who was any one in the land of
Bohemia. --Compton
Reade.
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Bohemian
(gcide) | Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
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2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian" (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
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Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
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Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
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Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zool.), a small
bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.
[1913 Webster]Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, n.
1. A native of Bohemia.
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2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of
Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects
of the Slavic family.
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3. A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or
gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in
later times often applied to an adventurer in art or
literature, of irregular, unconventional habits,
questionable tastes, or free morals. [Modern]
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Note: In this sense from the French boh['e]mien, a gypsy;
also, a person of irregular habits.
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She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from
father and mother, who were both Bohemians by
taste and circumstances. --Thackeray.
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Bohemian chatterer
(gcide) | Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
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2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian" (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
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Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
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Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
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Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zool.), a small
bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.
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Bohemian glass
(gcide) | Glass \Glass\ (gl[.a]s), n. [OE. glas, gles, AS. gl[ae]s; akin
to D., G., Dan., & Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf.
AS. gl[ae]r amber, L. glaesum. Cf. Glare, n., Glaze, v.
t.]
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1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent
substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture,
and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime,
potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes
and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for
lenses, and various articles of ornament.
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Note: Glass is variously colored by the metallic oxides;
thus, manganese colors it violet; copper (cuprous),
red, or (cupric) green; cobalt, blue; uranium,
yellowish green or canary yellow; iron, green or brown;
gold, purple or red; tin, opaque white; chromium,
emerald green; antimony, yellow.
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2. (Chem.) Any substance having a peculiar glassy appearance,
and a conchoidal fracture, and usually produced by fusion.
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3. Anything made of glass. Especially:
(a) A looking-glass; a mirror.
(b) A vessel filled with running sand for measuring time;
an hourglass; and hence, the time in which such a
vessel is exhausted of its sand.
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She would not live
The running of one glass. --Shak.
(c) A drinking vessel; a tumbler; a goblet; hence, the
contents of such a vessel; especially; spirituous
liquors; as, he took a glass at dinner.
(d) An optical glass; a lens; a spyglass; -- in the
plural, spectacles; as, a pair of glasses; he wears
glasses.
(e) A weatherglass; a barometer.
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Note: Glass is much used adjectively or in combination; as,
glass maker, or glassmaker; glass making or
glassmaking; glass blower or glassblower, etc.
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Bohemian glass, Cut glass, etc. See under Bohemian,
Cut, etc.
Crown glass, a variety of glass, used for making the finest
plate or window glass, and consisting essentially of
silicate of soda or potash and lime, with no admixture of
lead; the convex half of an achromatic lens is composed of
crown glass; -- so called from a crownlike shape given it
in the process of blowing.
Crystal glass, or Flint glass. See Flint glass, in the
Vocabulary.
Cylinder glass, sheet glass made by blowing the glass in
the form of a cylinder which is then split longitudinally,
opened out, and flattened.
Glass of antimony, a vitreous oxide of antimony mixed with
sulphide.
Glass cloth, a woven fabric formed of glass fibers.
Glass coach, a coach superior to a hackney-coach, hired for
the day, or any short period, as a private carriage; -- so
called because originally private carriages alone had
glass windows. [Eng.] --Smart.
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Glass coaches are [allowed in English parks from
which ordinary hacks are excluded], meaning by this
term, which is never used in America, hired
carriages that do not go on stands. --J. F.
Cooper.
Glass cutter.
(a) One who cuts sheets of glass into sizes for window
panes, ets.
(b) One who shapes the surface of glass by grinding and
polishing.
(c) A tool, usually with a diamond at the point, for
cutting glass.
Glass cutting.
(a) The act or process of dividing glass, as sheets of
glass into panes with a diamond.
(b) The act or process of shaping the surface of glass by
appylying it to revolving wheels, upon which sand,
emery, and, afterwards, polishing powder, are applied;
especially of glass which is shaped into facets, tooth
ornaments, and the like. Glass having ornamental
scrolls, etc., cut upon it, is said to be engraved.
Glass metal, the fused material for making glass.
Glass painting, the art or process of producing decorative
effects in glass by painting it with enamel colors and
combining the pieces together with slender sash bars of
lead or other metal. In common parlance, glass painting
and glass staining (see Glass staining, below) are used
indifferently for all colored decorative work in windows,
and the like.
Glass paper, paper faced with pulvirezed glass, and used
for abrasive purposes.
Glass silk, fine threads of glass, wound, when in fusion,
on rapidly rotating heated cylinders.
Glass silvering, the process of transforming plate glass
into mirrors by coating it with a reflecting surface, a
deposit of silver, or a mercury amalgam.
Glass soap, or Glassmaker's soap, the black oxide of
manganese or other substances used by glass makers to take
away color from the materials for glass.
Glass staining, the art or practice of coloring glass in
its whole substance, or, in the case of certain colors, in
a superficial film only; also, decorative work in glass.
Cf. Glass painting.
Glass tears. See Rupert's drop.
Glass works, an establishment where glass is made.
Heavy glass, a heavy optical glass, consisting essentially
of a borosilicate of potash.
Millefiore glass. See Millefiore.
Plate glass, a fine kind of glass, cast in thick plates,
and flattened by heavy rollers, -- used for mirrors and
the best windows.
Pressed glass, glass articles formed in molds by pressure
when hot.
Soluble glass (Chem.), a silicate of sodium or potassium,
found in commerce as a white, glassy mass, a stony powder,
or dissolved as a viscous, sirupy liquid; -- used for
rendering fabrics incombustible, for hardening artificial
stone, etc.; -- called also water glass.
Spun glass, glass drawn into a thread while liquid.
Toughened glass, Tempered glass, glass finely tempered or
annealed, by a peculiar method of sudden cooling by
plunging while hot into oil, melted wax, or paraffine,
etc.; -- called also, from the name of the inventor of the
process, Bastie glass.
Water glass. (Chem.) See Soluble glass, above.
Window glass, glass in panes suitable for windows.
[1913 Webster]Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
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2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian" (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
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Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
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Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
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Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zool.), a small
bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.
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Bohemian olive
(gcide) | Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See Oil.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or
elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and
oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated
for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches
are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown
and beautifully variegated.
(b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by
cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil
is pressed from its flesh.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; --
so called from the form. See Oliva.
(b) The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]
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3.
(a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,
yellowish, or tawny green.
(b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and
green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
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4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under Olivary.
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5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and
cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
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Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive
brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive
crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.
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Bohemian olive (Bot.), a species of Elaeagnus ({Elaeagnus
angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in
Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.
Olive branch.
(a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of
peace.
(b) (Fig.): A child.
to hold out an olive branch, to offer to make peace (with a
rival or enemy).
Olive brown, brown with a tinge of green.
Olive green, a dark brownish green, like the color of the
olive.
Olive oil, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the
olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and
the arts.
Olive ore (Min.), olivenite.
Wild olive (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild
stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more
or less resembling the olive.
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Bohemian waxwing
(gcide) | Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
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2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian" (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
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Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
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Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
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Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zool.), a small
bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.
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Bohemianism
(gcide) | Bohemianism \Bo*he"mi*an*ism\, n.
The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian. [Modern]
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Bohemion chatterer
(gcide) | Chatterer \Chat"ter*er\, n.
1. A prater; an idle talker.
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2. (Zool.) A bird of the family Ampelid[ae] -- so called
from its monotonous note. The Bohemion chatterer
(Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic regions of both
continents. In America the cedar bird is a more common
species. See Bohemian chatterer, and Cedar bird.
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bohun upas
(gcide) | Upas \U"pas\ ([=u]"p[.a]s), n. [Malay p[=u]hn-[=u]pas; p[=u]hn a
tree + [=u]pas poison.]
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1. (Bot.) A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit
family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring
islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been
fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is
deleterious. Called also bohun upas.
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2. A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands
for poisoning arrows. One kind, upas antiar, is derived
from the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). Upas tieute
is prepared from a climbing plant (Strychnos Tieute).
[1913 Webster]Bohun upas \Bo"hun u"pas\
See Upas.
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Bohun upas
(gcide) | Upas \U"pas\ ([=u]"p[.a]s), n. [Malay p[=u]hn-[=u]pas; p[=u]hn a
tree + [=u]pas poison.]
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1. (Bot.) A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit
family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring
islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been
fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is
deleterious. Called also bohun upas.
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2. A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands
for poisoning arrows. One kind, upas antiar, is derived
from the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). Upas tieute
is prepared from a climbing plant (Strychnos Tieute).
[1913 Webster]Bohun upas \Bo"hun u"pas\
See Upas.
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Boohoe
(gcide) | Boohoe \Boo`hoe"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Boohooed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Boohooing.] [An imitative word.]
To bawl; to cry loudly. [Low] --Bartlett.
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Boohoo
(gcide) | Boohoo \Boo"hoo`\, n. (Zool.)
The sailfish; -- called also woohoo.
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