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The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb or after birth. Bouvier.

Of or pertaining to the parrots, or the Psittaci. -- n.

An acid obtained by sybjecting another acid to the action of heat. Cf. Pyro-.

The voluntary failure of the members of a race or people to have a number of children sufficient to keep the birth rate equal to the death rate.

Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.

The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil. Ure.

In a rancid manner.

The quality of being rancid.

Hoarse; raucous [R.] Lamb.

To baskslide; to fall again. [Obs.]

A falling back; a backsliding. Hammond.

The state or quality of being recidivous; relapse, specif. (Criminology),

One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an incorrigible criminal. -- Re*cid`i*vis"tic (#), a.

Tending or liable to backslide or r

Pertaining to regicide, or to one committing it; having the nature of, or resembling, regicide. Bp. Warburton.

One who kills or who murders a king; specifically (Eng.Hist.), one of the judges who condemned Charles I. to death.

Containing, or consisting of, dew; dewy. [R.] Bacon.

Having a taste compounded of saltness and acidity; both salt and acid. [R.]

Same as Helminthes.

The act of killing one's self; suicide. Hakewill.