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Resembling air.

Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. "An airy spirit." Shak.

the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise. Alarm and resentment spread throughout the camp. Macaulay.

A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of A.

Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white.

A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance.

Resembling albumin. -- n.

Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin. -- Al*bu"mi*nous*ness, n.

A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.

A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.

An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.

A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases, and the effects of poison in general. Brande & C.

tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.

A nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, obtained from certain algæ.

Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.

of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present. I. Taylor.

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. [Now used only predicatively.] The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. cxxxix. 12.

s highly corrosive and destructive to vegetation; and white alkali, characterized by the presence of sodium sulphate (Glauber's salt), which is less injurious to vegetation. Black alkali is so called because water containing it dissolves humus, forming a dark-colored solution which, when it collects in puddles and evap…

The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures.

Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.