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Characterized by annotations; of the nature of annotation.

f the order Ungulata, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth (whence the name).

Good or used against bubonic plague; as, antibubonic serum, obtained from immunized horses; antibubonic vaccine, a sterilized bouillon culture of the plague bacillus; antibubonic measures.

Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by to. Fuller.

Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. -- An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly, adv.

One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also anoura.]

An aphetized form of a word. New Eng. Dict.

To shorten by aphesis. These words . . . have been aphetized. New Eng. Dict.

Pertaining to, or caused by, aphthæ; characterized by aphtæ; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever.

The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or oöspore. De Bary.

h expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter. To apologize for his insolent language. Froude.

Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade. So spake the apostate angel. Milton. A wretched and apostate state. Steele.

ith or principles once held, or the party to which one has previously adhered. He apostatized from his old faith in facts, took to believing in Carlyle.

young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism. These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate. E. Darwin.

ritive matter from the blood is transformed on the surface of an organ into solid unorganized substance.

A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement.

Pertaining to, or characterized by, aptotes; uninflected; as, aptotic languages.

Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.

Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.

Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony. Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs harmonic. Foreign Quart. Rev.