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- English Word Anthology Definition A discourse on flowers.
- English Word Anthology Definition A collection of flowers; a garland.
- English Word Anthology Definition A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams.
- English Word Anthology Definition A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services.
- English Word Anthomania Definition A extravagant fondness for flowers.
- English Word Anthony's Fire Definition See Saint Anthony's Fire, under Saint.
- English Word Anthophagous Definition Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects.
- English Word Anthophore Definition The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family.
- English Word Anthophorous Definition Flower bearing; supporting the flower.
- English Word Anthophyllite Definition A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color.
- English Word Anthorism Definition A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party.
- English Word Anthotaxy Definition The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence.
- English Word Anthozoa Definition The class of the Coelenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria.
- English Word Anthozoan Definition Pertaining to the Anthozoa.
- English Word Anthozoan Definition One of the Anthozoa.
- English Word Anthozoic Definition Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.
- English Word Anthracene Definition A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin.
- English Word Anthracic Definition Of or relating to anthrax; as, anthracic blood.
- English Word Anthraciferous Definition Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.
- English Word Anthracite Definition A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.
- English Word Anthracitic Definition Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; as, anthracitic formations.
- English Word Anthracoid Definition Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.
- English Word Anthracomancy Definition Divination by inspecting a burning coal.
- English Word Anthracometer Definition An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.
- English Word Anthracometric Definition Of or pertaining to an anthracometer.
- English Word Anthraconite Definition A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.
- English Word Anthraquinone Definition A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4, subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.
- English Word Anthrax Definition A carbuncle.
- English Word Anthrax Definition A malignant pustule.
- English Word Anthrax Definition A microscopic, bacterial organism (Bacillus anthracis), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust. under Bacillus.]