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Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; -- applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo. [R.]

been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.

One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; as, men and animals.

Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal. Brande & C.

ing soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter. Tylor.

The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it. "Oil of aniseed." Brande & C.

Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol.

Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.

ntestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe anæmia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also miner's anæmia, tunnel disease, brickmaker's anæmia, Egyptian chlorosis.

render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.

A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc. [Written also Anatto, Anatta, Annatto, Annotta, etc.]

claim. Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts. Gilpin.

An anomaly; a deviation from rule. Hooker.

Irregular; departing from common or established rules.

Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.

Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous. We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various anomalies and contending principles that are found in the minds and affairs of men. Burke. As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater anomaly in nature than a bird that can not fly.…

A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.

s with malaria. Several species are found in the United States. They may be distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus Culex by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak in length, while those of the female Culex are very short. They also assume different positions when resting, Culex usually holdin…

Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.

Away from the ambulacral region.