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Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. "An allegoric tale." Falconer. "An allegorical application." Pope. Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which says one thing, but means another. Max Miller. Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Al`le*gor"ic*…

One of the pure unit characters commonly existing singly or in pairs in the germ cells of Mendelian hybrids, and exhibited in varying proportion among the organisms themselves. Allelomorphs which under certain circumstances are themselves compound are called hypallelomorphs. See Mendel's law. -- Al*le`lo*mor"phic (#),…

The property of existing in two or more conditions which are distinct in their physical or chemical relations.

An organic radical, C3H5, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.

Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.

By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the lowly lands." Dryden. The kine . . . went along the highway. 1 Sam. vi. 12.

A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or grayish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows.

One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, Al2O3.

Consisting of amber; made of amber. "Amber bracelets." Shak.

Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing. "Ambient air." Milton. "Ambient clouds." Pope.

Of or pertaining to ambrein; -- said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid.

Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious. "Ambrosial food." "Ambrosial fragrance." Milton.

Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence.

An explosive consisting of a mixture of powdered aluminium and nitrate of ammonium.

Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office.

The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the spindle.

and a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides, selenides, or tellurides, as distinguished from a haloid compound. [R.] Berzelius.

An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated napthalene, and wood meal.

The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism.

A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented; the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d, and in English in-ter-vene, are examples of anapests.