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ANILITY n.
The state of being and old woman; old-womanishness; dotage. "Marks of anility." Sterne.
ANIMALITY n.
Animal existence or nature. Locke.
ANTHOLITE n.
A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.
ANTHOPHYLLITE n.
ineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color. -- An`tho*phyl*lit"ic, a.
ANTHROPOLITE n.
A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.
ANTILITHIC a. 2 definitions
An antilithic medicine.
ANTISYPHILITIC a. 2 definitions
Efficacious against syphilis. -- n.
APOPHYLLITE n.
A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium.
APPETIBILITY n.
The quality of being desirable. Bramhall.
APPLICABILITY n.
The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.
APPROACHABILITY n.
The quality of being approachable; approachableness.
ARCHAEOLITHIC a.
rtaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.
ARCHIEPISCOPALITY n.
The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller.
ARENICOLITE n.
An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks. Dana.
ARENILITIC a.
Of or pertaining to sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains. Kirwan.
ARGILLITE n.
colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. -- Ar`gil*lit"ic, a.
ARTIFICIALITY n.
The quality or appearance of being artificial; that which is artificial.
ASSIGNABILITY n.
The quality of being assignable.
ASSIMILABILITY n.
The quality of being assimilable. [R.] Coleridge.
ASSOCIABILITY n.
The quality of being associable, or capable of association; associableness. "The associability of feelings." H. Spencer.
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