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Of or pertaining to the internasal septum.

Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the nasalturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost lammelæ of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal. -- n.

Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa, Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassidæ; a dog whelk. See Illust. under Gastropoda. -- nas"soid, a.

In a nasty manner.

The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity. The nastiness of Plautus and Aristophanes. Dryden.

Same as Nasturtium.

A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste.

Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.

Having a nice sense of smell. [Obs.] Evelyn.

Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Growing to or on something else. "An adnascent plant." Evelyn.

Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.

The pineapple (Ananassa sativa).

A genus of water fowls, of the order Anseres, including certain species of fresh-water ducks.

Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin.

Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical. Wiseman.

Moving up and down; -- said of earthquake shocks.

Styptic. [Obs.] Coxe.

One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm; -- opposed to katastate. Foster.

Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.