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ing, an acid of the formic acid series, found in the tar, wax, or paraffine obtained by distilling certain kinds of wood, as the beech.

A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. Bp. Stillingfleet.

A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet.

orless, fragrant liquid, C6H3(CH3)3, of the benzene series of hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with sulphuric acid. -- Me*sit`y*len"ic, a.

A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, C6H10O, obtained by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; -- so called because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of acetone.

Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. Bp. Stillingfleet.

A person engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because the work is largely done at night. [Cant, U.S.]

Illicit distilling. [Slang or Colloq., U. S.]

he heavens and the frame of the world are corporeal, and therefore subject to mutability. Stillingfleet.

as, nitric oxide; nitric acid. Nitric acid, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a strong oxidizer. -- Nitric anhydride, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen (N2O5), called nitric pentoxide, and rega…

ploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By." Bp. Stillingfeet. Shipley.

A pungent oily substance obtained by redistilling bone oil. [Obs.]

; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service. Bp. Stillingfleet.

; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination. Meletius was ordained by Arian bishops. Bp. Stillingfleet.

An idol. [Obs.] Bp. Stillingfleet.

of a passage in other language. We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words. Bp. Stillingfleet.

In a parochial manner; by the parish, or by parishes. Bp. Stillingfleet.

others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows. These deities are so by participation. Bp. Stillingfleet. What an honor, that God should admit us into such a blessed participation of himself! Atterbury.

person or thing). "His own parents his perverters." South. "A perverter of his law." Bp. Stillingfleet.

solid unctuous substance, neutral, and without taste or odor, derived from petroleum by distilling off the lighter portions and purifying the residue. It is a yellowish, fatlike mass, transparent in thin layers, and somewhat fluorescent. It is used as a bland protective dressing, and as a substitute for fatty materials…