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t the vowel points of the word Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; -- opposed to adonist.

octrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary, and opposed the asceticism of his time.

his opposing movement will throw him out of balance, dislocate or break a joint, etc. It opposes knowledge and skill to brute strength, and demands an extensive practical knowledge of human anatomy.

the Scriptures, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud no binding authority; -- opposed to the Rabbinists.

ated changes take place in the nucleus, attended with movement of the nuclear fibrils; -- opposed to karyostenosis. The nucleus becomes enlarged and convoluted, and finally the threads are separated into two groups which ultimately become disconnected and constitute the daughter nuclei. Called also mitosis. See Cell de…

Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; -- opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation.

(Physiol.) A substance formed by a katabolic process; -- opposed to anastate. See Katabolic.

Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent. Kinetic energy. See Energy, n. 4.

to food, esp. to meat of animals slaughtered according to the requirements of Jewish law. Opposed to tref. Hence, designating a shop, store, house, etc., where such food is sold or used.

of high water falls behind the mean time, in the first and third quarters of the moon; -- opposed to priming of the tide, or the acceleration of the time of high water, in the second and fourth quarters; depending on the relative positions of the sun and moon. -- Lag screw, an iron bolt with a square head, a sharp-edg…

The solid part of the surface of the earth; -- opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a long voyage. They turn their heads to sea, their sterns to land. Dryden.

A man who lives or serves on land; -- opposed to seaman.

One who lives on the land; -- opposed to seaman.

The left-hand side of a ship to one on board facing toward the bow; port; -- opposed to Ant: starboard.

erficial dimensions, or number of constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; -- opposed to small; as, a nlarge horse; a large house or room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large vineyard; a large army; a large city.

ter the usual or proper time, or the time appointed; after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to early.

Toward the side; away from the mesial plane; -- opposed to mesiad.

Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.

Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain.

ng the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent. -- n. (Med.)