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The action of apophlegmatics.

An apophlegmatic. [Obs.]

See Apothegm.

Same as Apothegmatic.

The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet; -- called also the scape. Parker.

A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium.

A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.

One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.

Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke.

Resembling apoplexy.

Apoplexy. [Obs.] Dryden.

Affected with apoplexy. [Obs.] Shak.

Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.

A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim.

A Russian sect. See Raskolnik.

Living on fruits; fruit-consuming.

A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.

A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a fruit; a carpel.

A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization, as the red seaweeds, the Ascomycetes, etc.

Depopulation; destruction of population. [R.] Chapman.