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Of or pertaining to the first canon, or that which contains the authorized collection of the books of Scripture; -- opposed to deutero-canonical.

tance from catechin, asafetida, oil of cloves, etc., and by distillation itself yields pyrocatechin.

That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation. Paley.

Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.

Quality of being provocative.

Provocative.

That portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig.

A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, of the phenol series, found in various plants; -- so called because first obtained by distillation of gum catechu. Called also catechol, oxyphenol. etc.

terchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. Shak.

The quality or condition of being reciprocal; reciprocalness. [R.]

In a reciprocal manner; so that each affects the other, and is equally affected by it; interchangeably; mutually. These two particles to reciprocally affect each other with the same force. Bentley.

The quality or condition of being reciprocal; mutual return; alternateness.

ably; to alternate. One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, And draws and blows reciprocating air. Dryden. Reciprocating engine, a steam, air, or gas engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in distinction from a rotary engine, in which the piston travels continuously in one direction in a circula…

The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness.

To locate again.

A second location.

The quality of being revocable; as, the revocability of a law.

Capable of being revoked; as, a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant. -- Rev"o*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Rev"o*ca*bly, adv.

To recall; to call back. [Obs.]

ing back, or the state of being recalled; recall. One that saw the people bent for the revocation of Calvin, gave him notice of their affection. Hooker.