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A writing or signature made by some person other than any of the parties thereto; -- opposed to autograph.

l disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to homeopathy.

ture and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time; -- opposed to præcoces.

hers, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness. [Recent] J. S. Mill.

One imbued with altruism; -- opposed to egoist.

Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to Ant: egoistic or Ant: selfish. Bain. -- Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly, adv.

ancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to sometimes or occasionally. He always rides a black galloway. Bulwer.

Left-handed on both sides; clumsy; -- opposed to ambidexter. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

vy. See Virginia creeper. -- American Party (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power. -- Native american Party (U. S. Politics), a party of principles similar to those of the American party. It arose about 1843…

tion of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to mitosis. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early s…

Of or pertaining to amitosis; karyostenotic; -- opposed to mitotic.

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

nguage; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to pl. analogies. Johnson.

ence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.

into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; -- opposed to synthetic. Analytical or coördinate geometry. See under Geometry. -- Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. -- Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which th…

ne of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no jointed legs, as the annelids; -- opposed to Arthropoda.

creting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm; -- opposed to katastate. Foster.

ed at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous. Gray.

imes long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days. Witness those ancient empires of the earth. Milton. Gildas Albanius . . . much ancienter than his namesake surnamed the Wise. Fuller.

Not becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to idioelectric. -- n.