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In a manner conformable to allopathy; by allopathic methods.

Of or pertaining to allotropism. -- Al`lo*trop"ic*al*ly, adv. Allotropic state, the several conditions which occur in a case of allotropism.

Literal. [Obs.] "Alphabetical servility." Milton.

In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the letters.

Like the articles.

Of or pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas. Ammoniacal engine, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force. -- Sal ammoniac Etym: [L. sal ammoniacus], the salt usually called chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia.…

Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air.

Pertaining to amphibiology.

Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous. "Amphibological expressions." Jer. Taylor. -- Am*phib`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; -- so called because the friends of the parents carried the child around the hearth and then named it.

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

In the form or manner of an amphitheater.

Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines. Milton. Bp. Bull.

By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced anacamptically. Hutton.

See Anchoret, Anchoretic. [Obs.]

Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.

Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.

Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. -- An`a*gog"ic*al*ly, adv.

Pertaining to, containing, or making, anagram. -- An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.

ountry which has sent out colonies is termed the mother country, the expression is analogical. J. S. Mill.