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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.

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

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

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

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

al 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.

Containing no angle. [R.]

Antiquity; what is ancient. They contain not word of ancientry. West.

Containing no liquid; -- said of kind of barometer. Aneroid barometer, a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure.

A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery. [Written also aneurysm.]

g form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained in, or covered by, a vessel.

Having spores contained in cells or thecæ, as in the case of some fungi.

color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).

d measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8

A mineral closely related to dolomite, but containing iron.

A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."

Pertaining to an annotator; containing annotations. [R.]

A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other.

Pertaining to, or containing, announcement; making known. [R.]

That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary. -- An"ther*al, a.