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A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.

n of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of hypnone.

es, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head. See Sturgeon.

Personally known; familiar. See To be acquainted with, under Acquaint, v. t.

Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of "thunder- smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Epirus and Macedonia. Shelley.

Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to Ant: passive. See Active voice, under Voice.

A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail. [Spelled also hacqueton.] [Obs.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

ative, coceivable, theoretical, or nominal; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion.

A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface. Simpson.

perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions. Perhaps, also, he felt his professional acuteness interested in bringing it to a suc…

See under Adam.

ly related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.

The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal. What an accusation could not effect, an adjuration shall. Bp. Hall.

To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly. Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho. Josh. vi. 26. The high priest…

The management and disposal, under legal authority, of the estate of an intestate, or of a testator having no competent executor.

bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides. E. Everett.

The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat. He loved excitement and adventure. Macaulay.

risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an adventurous undertaking, deed, song.

With deliberate purpose; purposely; by design. "Advisedly undertaken." Suckling.

t.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer. -- Judge advocate. See under Judge.