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ACUMINATE a. 3 definitions
Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.
ACUMINATION n.
A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point. Bp. Pearson.
ADNOMINAL a.
Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun. Gibbs. -- Ad*nom"i*nal*ly, adv.
AGMINAL a.
Pertaining to an army marching, or to a train. [R.]
AGMINATE; AGMINATED a.
Grouped together; as, the agminated glands of Peyer in the small intestine.
AGNOMINATE v.
To name. [Obs.]
AGNOMINATION n. 2 definitions
Paronomasia; also, alliteration; annomination.
ALBUMINATE n.
A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance.
ALUMINA n.
One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, Al2O3.
ALUMINATE n.
A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen.
ALUMINATED a.
Combined with alumina.
ANNOMINATE v.
To name. [R.]
ANNOMINATION n. 2 definitions
Paronomasia; punning.
ATTAMINATE v.
To corrupt; to defile; to contaminate. [Obs.] Blount.
BIACUMINATE a.
Having points in two directions.
BIGEMINATE a.
Having a forked petiole, and a pair of leaflets at the end of each division; biconjugate; twice paired; -- said of a decompound leaf.
BILAMINAR; BILAMINATE a.
Formed of, or having, two laminæ, or thin plates.
BINOMINAL a.
Of or pertaining to two names; binomial.
BITUMINATE v.
To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with bitumen. "Bituminated walls of Babylon." Feltham.
BROMINATE v.
See Bromate, v. t.
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