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Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also waxy or lardaceous degeneration.

ction of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc.

Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. [Obs.]

Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature.

Spineless, as certain fishes.

Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic acid.

Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. T. Warton.

Containing an anachronism; anachronistic. -- An*ach"ro*nous*ly, adv.

Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey.

Pertaining to anachronism.

A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.

rd in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent."

Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.

Of or pertaining to anæmia.

Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.

Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, analyptographic engraving.

Pertaining to, containing, or making, anagram. -- An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.

Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.

m by inversion. Anallagmatic curves, a class of curves of the fourth degree which have certain peculiar relations to circles; -- sometimes called bicircular quartics. -- Anallagmatic surfaces, a certain class of surfaces of the fourth degree.

f a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis.