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Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties.

One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in Appendix.

Capable of being decided by arbitration; determinable. [Archaic] Bp. Hall.

A traffic in bills of exchange (see Arbitration of Exchange); also, a traffic in stocks which bear differing values at the same time in different markets.

Of or relating to an arbiter or an arbitration. [R.]

Determination; decision; arbitration. The arbitrament of time. Everett. Gladly at this moment would MacIvor have put their quarrel to personal arbitrament. Sir W. Scott.

rsons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See Arbitration.

Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.

A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation. The argument is about things, but names. Locke.

king inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true. Which manner of argumentation, how false and naught it is, . . . every man that hath with perceiveth.…

th admitted so many abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that the period of its duration seems approach. Swift.

A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. -- Ar*kos"ic (#), a.

Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we have made arrangement for receiving company.

Art and part (Scots Law), share or concern by aiding and abetting a criminal in the perpetration of a crime, whether by advice or by assistance in the execution; complicity.

sage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also aëration and hematosis.

One of the segments of an articulated appendage. Articles of Confederation, the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States. They were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law until March, 1789. -- Articles of impeachment, an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, p…

ucture within the oral aperture. The integument is usually leathery in texture. See Illustration in Appendix.

A low fire used in chemical operations.

ladies spake aside. Sir W. Scott. To set aside (Law), to annul or defeat the effect or operation of, by a subsequent decision of the same or of a superior tribunal; to declare of no authority; as, to set aside a verdict or a judgment.

To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you ask Ask me never so much dowry. Gen. xxxiv. 12. To whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. Luke xii. 48. An exigence of state asks a much longer time to conduct a desig…