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his own act or agreement, or who takes or obtains an estate by any means other than by descent or inheritance.

To become putrescent or putrid; to putrefy.

The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.

etimes two or three feet long, which swim at the surface of the sea and are very phosphorescent.

Dehiscent into four similar parts; four-valved; as, a quadrivalve pericarp.

One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.

The state or quality of being quiescent. "Quiescence, bodily and mental." H. Spencer. Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence. R. Browning.

A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from the greyhound.[Obs.]

A picture produced by the Röntgen rays upon a sensitive surface, photographic or fluorescent, especially a picture of opaque objects traversed by the rays.

Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in drops. Ray. Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. Milton.…

A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water, that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a region. Supplied by the rainfall of the outer ranges of Sinchul and Singaleleh. Hooker.

The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil. Ure.

Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank- smelling rue. Spenser.

able of passing through many bodies opaque to light, and producing photographic and fluorescent effects by which means pictures showing the internal structure of opaque objects are made, called radiographs, or sciagraphs. So called from the discoverer, W. C. Röntgen. -- X ray, the Röntgen ray; -- so called by its disc…

tame partridge. Jer. Taylor. These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their aromatic scent. Dr. H. More.

The state or condition of being recrudescent. A recrudescence of barbarism may condemn it [land] to chronic poverty and waste. Duke of Argyll.

The quality of being redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant odor; fragrance.

Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented; odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of. "Honey redolent of spring." Dryden. -- Red"o*lent*ly, adv. Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth. Gray.

Any dry dehiscent fruit.

The act or power of recalling past experience; the state of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory. The other part of memory, called reminiscence, which is the retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or but confusedly remembered. South. I forgive your want of reminiscence, since it is long since I saw you. Sir W. Scot…