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A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of California, clinging closely to the rocks.

Forsaken, deserted. "Your abandoned streams." Thomson.

Unrestrainedly.

One to whom anything is legally abandoned.

One who abandons. Beau. & Fl.

See Abnet.

The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.

See Legislature, Austria, Prussia.

A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California.

A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether. Watts.

The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also abiogeny, and opposed to biogenesis. I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of abiogen…

Of or pertaining to abiogenesis. Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

A very abject or low condition; abjectness. [R.] Boyle.

The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. Grew.

Ability of body or mind; force; vigor. [Obs. or R.]

To deny and reject; to abjure. Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.

a denial; a renunciation. With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court. Knox.

Denying; renouncing; negative. [R.] Clarke.

One who abnegates, denies, or rejects anything. [R.]

The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.