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Having a valence of one; univalent. See Univalent.

The moral condition, or the condition in other respects, so far as it is affected by, or dependent upon, moral considerations, such as zeal, spirit, hope, and confidence; mental state, as of a body of men, an army, and the like.

A moralizer. [Obs.] Shak.

Quality, state, or degree, of a multivalent element, atom, or radical.

Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.

An old name for mosses in the widest sense, including the true mosses and also hepaticæ and sphagna.

A social musical party. [Colloq.]

A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation. Brieger.

the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab spider, or matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M. Hentzii).

Ale; also, an alehouse. [Obs.] Great feasts at the nale. Chaucer.

ge number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline. Naphthalene red (Chem.), a dyestuff obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also magdala red. -- Naphthalene yellow (Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol.…

Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol.

period of night; nighttime. [Obs.] Chaucer.

species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species. Mock nightingale. (Zoöl.) See Blackcap, n., 1 (a).

An extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also brush-footed butterflies.

Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with, exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; -- said of certain atoms or radicals.

Prevalent everywhere or in all things. Fuller.

To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.

ight from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.

Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having an opaline play of colors.