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In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.

h process in which the converter or hearth is lined with acid, that is, highly siliceous, material. Opposed to basic process.

Materia medica; the science of remedies.

A material object (vaguely designated). A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded. Hawthorne.

Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate forms, languages, etc. See Agglutination, 2.

To bring, or tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by addition of material; as, streams aggrade their beds by depositing sediment.

Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike. "An airy spirit." Shak.

Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap.

Waste material from the manufacture of alkali; specif., soda waste.

variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; -- thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite. G. H. Williams.

In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table.

One who, or that which, animates; an animater. Sir T. Browne.

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.]

a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease.

A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a boot. "The weather being too hot for the apron." Hughes.

The glandular organ in which the material for the web of spiders is secreted.

Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater.

A material of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery.

Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work. The material universe.. in the artifice of God, the artifice of the best Mechanist. Cudworth.

A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making.