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Aldermen collectively; the body of aldermen.

The quality which constitutes an alkali; alkaline property. Thomson.

A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition.

Succession by turns; alternation. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Alum stone.

e spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are frequently mistaken for them. Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and A. phalloides is the death cup.

The poisonous principle of some fungi.

A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color.

manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness. A sweetness and amenity of temper. Buckle. This climate has not seduced by its amenities. W. Howitt.

A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal.…

Containing fossil ammonites.

An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See Ammonite.

Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative. Ammunition bread, shoes, etc., such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers. [Eng.]

A yellowish oily volatile liquid, C5H11NO2, used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face.

In Guam and the Philippines, an idol, fetich, or spirit.

A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.

Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.

Stibnite.

A very compact, dark-colored

Resembling aphanite; having a very fine-grained structure.