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Designating an acid which is more commonly called uric acid.

One who discusses any subject at pleasure.

That which is received. [Obs.] "Receptaries of philosophy." Sir T. Browne.

to the nightingale; -- called also redtail, brantail, fireflirt, firetail. The black redstart is P.tithys. The name is also applied to several other species of Ruticilla amnd allied genera, native of India.

Regulative. [R.]

to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to Ant: accelerate.

The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to Ant: acceleration. The retardations of our fluent motion. De Quinsey.

Tending, or serving, to retard.

One who, or that which, retards.

The act of retarding; retardation. Cowley.

Retarding; -- a direction for slower time; rallentado.

ts axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as, rotary motion. Rotary engine, steam engine in which the continuous rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons, instead of being derived from a reciprocating motio…

Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.

Of or pertaining to the Sabbath, or the tenets of Sabbatarians.

The tenets of Sabbatarians. Bp. Ward. (1673).

Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.

Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.

he twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [ ] in almanacs; the Archer.

A centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver. Shak.

Salt; salted; saline. [R.]