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ATHANASIA; ATHANASY n.

The quality of being deathless; immortality.

Of or pertaining to Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in the 4th century. Athanasian creed, a formulary, confession, or exposition of faith, formerly supposed to have been drawn up by Athanasius; but this opinion is now rejected, and the composition is ascribed by some to Hilary, bishop of Arles (5th century). It is a s…

A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat. Chambers.

CHLORMETHANE n.

A colorless gas, CH3Cl, of a sweet odor, easily condensed to a liquid; -- called also methyl chloride.

On the Austrian side of the river Leitha; Austrian.

ELIZABETHAN a. 2 definitions

izabeth or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan writers, drama, literature. -- n.

A gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H6, forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol, aldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also dimethyl.

An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. "An euthanasia of all thought." Hazlitt. The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia. Arbuthnot.

Same as Euthanasia.

HYDROXANTHANE n.

A persulphocyanate. [Obs.]

Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular while crystals.

which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La. [Formerly written also lanthanium.]

LEVIATHAN n. 2 definitions

An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned on other passages of Scripture.

A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.

colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4; marsh gas. See Marsh gas, under Gas. Methane series (Chem.), a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also the paraffin (little affinity) series. The lig…

METHANOMETER n.

An instrument, resembling a eudiometer, to detect the presence and amount of methane, as in coal mines.

NITROMETHANE n.

A nitro derivative of methane obtained as a mobile liquid; -- called also nitrocarbol.

Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.

r obligation; an officious person; hence, a flatterer. Used also adjectively. Smiling pickthanks, and base newsmongers. Shak.

Satan. [Obs.] Chaucer. Wyclif.