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A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.

A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors.

A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.

An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.

Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands.

A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases, and the effects of poison in general. Brande & C.

tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.

A nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, obtained from certain algæ.

Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.

f his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present. I. Taylor.

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. [Now used only predicatively.] The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. cxxxix. 12.

der or crust (usually white) in dry weather following rains or irrigation. The basis of these salts is mainly soda with a smaller amount of potash, and usually a little lime and magnesia. Two main classes of alkali are commonly distinguished: black alkali, which may be any alkaline carbonate, but which practically con…

The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures.

Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.

Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. "An allegoric tale." Falconer. "An allegorical application." Pope. Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which says one thing, but means another. Max Miller. Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Al`le*gor"ic*…

ve sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject.…

Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.

Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel. C. J. Smith. The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics. Mansel.

To like; to be suited or pleased with. [Obs.] How allow you the model of these clothes Massinger.

table quantity of some other metal alloyed with the iron, usually chromium, nickel, manganese, tungsten, or vanadium.