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Waste material from the manufacture of alkali; specif., soda waste.

variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; -- thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite. G. H. Williams.

In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table.

epression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.

To amalgamate. Boyle. B. Jonson.

One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.

To amalgamate. [R.]

The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness. A sweetness and amenity of temper. Buckle. This climate has not seduced by its amenities. W. Howitt.

Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized.

, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key. Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, Quantitative, and Volumetric analysis. (Chem.) See under Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, etc.

A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water.

The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive. The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame. Bp. Hall. Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I posses of animation. Landor.

One who, or that which, animates; an animater. Sir T. Browne.

The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter. Tylor.

A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc. [Written also Anatto, Anatta, Annatto, Annotta, etc.]

Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; -- applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system. Draper.

The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys, apes, and man.

a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease.

Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.

To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.