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erable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. "To aggravate my woes." Pope. To aggravate the horrors of the scene. Prescott. The defense made by the prisioner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. Addison.

signs of terror or horror. Aghast he waked; and, starting from his bed, Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread. Dryden. The commissioners read and stood aghast. Macaulay.

One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; -- called also adjutators. Clarendon.

Pertaining to an army marching, or to a train. [R.]

ecies of ant which gathers and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable species (Myrmica barbata) found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known as ant rice.

Pertaining to agronomy, of the management of farms.

One versed in agronomy; a student of agronomy.

Aid. [R.] Aidance 'gainst the enemy. Shak.

c definite article answering to the English the; as, Alkoran, the Koran or the Book; alchemy, the chemistry.

ctivity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy. I have not that alacrity of spirit, Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have. Shak.

A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak.

Of or relating to alchemy.

In the manner of alchemy.

One who practices alchemy. You are alchemist; make gold. Shak.

Relating to or practicing alchemy. Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators. Burke.

Alchemy. [Obs.]

To change by alchemy; to transmute. Lovelace.

s common or ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH); methyl forms methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) or wood spirit; amyl forms amyl alcohol (C5H11.OH) or fusel oil, etc.

A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also horse parsely.

s, principles alien from our religion. An alien sound of melancholy. Wordsworth. Alien enemy (Law), one who owes allegiance to a government at war with ours. Abbott.