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A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. Oblatum, and see Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.

Any one of several species of East Indian viverrine mammals of the genus Paguma. They resemble a weasel in form.

Serving to predispose; predisposing; as, a proeguminal cause of disease.

An arguing over again, as of a motion made in court.

An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; strophulus. Good.

The military cloak of the Roman soldiers.

The impure residue, consisting of cocoons, propolis, etc., remaining after the wax is extracted from honeycombs.

A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or dialect.

The writer of a Targum; one versed in the Targums.

A cover or covering; an integument.

Of or pertaining to a tegument or teguments; consisting of teguments; serving as a tegument or covering.

The back of an animal.

Xylan.

A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.

A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates.

Gum arabic.

n or expectation; to reckon. [Obs.] s other part . . . makes account to find no slender arguments for this assertion out of those very scriptures which are commonly urged against it. Milton. -- To make account of, to hold in estimation; to esteem; as, he makes small account of beauty. -- To take account of, or to take…

of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.

` phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.

To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege. Reasons . . . were adduced on both sides. Macaulay. Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of illustration. De Quincey.