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A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water, usually calcareous; -- called also calcareous tufa.

Consisting in a heap; formed or being in a heap or hillock. Pinkerton.

Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp. Bacon.

Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat turreted.

That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting parts. Specifically: --

A basic substance, C7H17NO2, formed from the growth of the typhoid bacillus on meat pulp. It induces in small animals lethargic conditions with liquid dejecta.

crystalline nitrogenous substance present in small amount in the pancreas and spleen, and formed in large quantity from the decomposition of proteid matter by various means, -- as by pancreatic digestion, by putrefaction as of cheese, by the action of boiling acids, etc. Chemically, it consists of oxyphenol and amidopr…

To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.

the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and close…

separation from it; as in unchild, unsex. Sometimes particles and participial adjectives formed with this prefix coincide in form with compounds of the negative prefix un- (see 2d Un-); as in undone (from undo), meaning unfastened, ruined; and undone (from 2d un- and done) meaning not done, not finished. Un- is someti…

Formed with unanimity; indicating unanimity; having the agreement and consent of all; agreed upon without the opposition or contradiction of any; as, a unanimous opinion; a unanimous vote. -- U*nan"i*mous*ly, adv. -- U*nan"i*mous*ness, n.

Formed with elevations and depressions resembling waves; having wavelike color markings; as, an undulated shell.

Not formed; not arranged into regular shape, order, or relations; shapeless; amorphous.

That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America are often called the Union. A. Hamilton.

Not licked; hence, not properly formed; ungainly. Cf. To lick into shape, under Lick, v. Shak.

Not yet made or formed; as, an unmade grave. Shak.

ndigo blue, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican.

tin; -- applied to the normal coloring matter of the urine, on the supposition that it is formed either directly or indirectly (through bilirubin) from the hæmatin of the blood. See Urochrome, and Urobilin.

ling down sirup. It is so connected with an exhausting apparatus that a partial vacuum is formed within. This allows the evaporation and concentration to take place at a lower atmospheric pressure and hence also at a lower temperature, which largely obviates the danger of burning the sugar, and shortens the process. -…

yond this vale of tears there is a life above. Montgomery. In those fair vales, by nature formed to please. Harte.