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ng unconnected, grammatically, with the rest of the sentence; as, Tarquinio regnante, Pythagoras venit, i. e., Tarquinius reigning, Pythagoras came.

A small species of agouti (Dasyprocta acouchy).

A dragon fly.

le ship of a fleet. Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides. E. Everett.

Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. [Archaic] Bp. King.

Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See Archipelago.

r yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite.

On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

The lucern (Medicago sativa); -- so called in California, Texas, etc.

stance having such forms; -- as, carbonate of lime occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite.

A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.

nded to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps.

A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury. Anger is like A full hot horse, who being allowed his way, Self- mettle tires him. Shak.

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

Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently contains variousantibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also results in the development of their specific antibodies.…

A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.

Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government.

ation of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparently antagonistic to ozone, converting it into ordinary oxygen.

Devouring aphides; aphidophagous.

two quantities commensurable only in power, as between sq. root2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.