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Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment. Foster.

Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; -- opposed to synthetic. Analytical or coördinate geometry. See under Geometry. -- Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. -- Analytical…

In an analytical manner.

The science of analysis.

A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.

Good against paralysis. -- n.

Antiparalytic.

fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything. Did you ever know of anything so unlucky A. Trollope. They do not know that anything is amiss with them. W. G. Sumner.

One who holds to no particular creed or dogma.

The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, where one stripped; a dressing room.

Same as Archpriest.

The absolute dominion of presbytery. Milton.

See Arrhizal, Arrhizous, Arrhythmic, Arrhythmous.

Being without rhythm or regularity, as the pulse.

Want of rhythm. [R.]

Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords.

Indemnification for injury; satisfaction. [Chiefly in Scots law]

A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched.

An oxide of barium (or barytum); a heavy earth with a specific gravity above 4.

Barium sulphate, generally called heavy spar or barite. See Barite.