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Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence.

Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.

Resembling amianthus in form.

Resembling amianthus.

c acid; phosphamic acid. Amic acid (Chem.), one of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides.

ts hydrogen atoms has been removed; -- called also the amido group, and in composition represented by the form amido.

To lose. [Obs.] A lodestone fired doth presently amit its proper virtue. Sir T. Browne.

A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.

Resembling an amoeba; amoeba-shaped; changing in shape like an amoeba. Amoeboid movement, movement produced, as in the amoeba, by successive processes of prolongation and retraction.

Mixed or mingled; surrounded by. They heard, And from his presence hid themselves among The thickest trees. Milton.

Of or resembling the mineral amphibole.

Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery in a theater.

Amphitheatrical; resembling an amphitheater.

Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an amphitheater.

Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora.

The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the subject was presented without amplifications.

Resembling an ampulla.

An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters.

Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, almonds.