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The decomposition of complex substances, within the organism, into simpler ones suitable only for excretion, with evolution of energy, -- a normal nutritional process the reverse of assimilation; downward metabolism. The breaking down of already existing chemical compounds into simpler ones, sometimes called disassimil…

Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; -- applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.

y or restless; to disturb. Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me Ps. xlii. 11. As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. Sir W. Scott.

n animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery.

The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing.

against itself, that kingdom can not stand. Mark iii. 24. Every family became now divided within itself. Prescott.

The Deity; the Supreme Being; God. This the divinity that within us. Addison.

ht of eminent domain, that superior dominion of the sovereign power over all the property within the state, including that previously granted by itself, which authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a necessary public use, reasonable compensation being made.

thnot. Blank door, Blind door, etc. (Arch.) See under Blank, Blind, etc. -- In doors, or Within doors, within the house. -- Next door to, near to; bordering on. A riot unpunished is but next door to a tumult. L'Estrange. -- Out of doors, or Without doors, and, colloquially, Out doors, out of the house; in open air; a…

A southern constellation, within which is the south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes Xiphias, or the Swordfish.

r value; to increase or grow to twice as much. 'T is observed in particular nations, that within the space of three hundred years, notwithstanding all casualties, the number of men doubles. T. Burnet.

In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well.

The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic.

To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see. To drink the cooler air, Tennyson. My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words Of that tongue's utterance. Shak. Let me . . . drink delicious poison from thy eye. Pope.

A witness by means of his ears; one who is within hearing and does hear; a hearer. Fuller.

der the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. To eavesdrop in disguises. Milton.

A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first.

pses. Lunar ecliptic limit (Astron.), the space of 12º on the moon's orbit from the node, within which, if the moon happens to be at full, it will be eclipsed. -- Solar ecliptic limit, the space of 17º from the lunar node, within which, if a conjunction of the sun and moon occur, the sun will be eclipsed.…

An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass of metal; -- called also Foucault current.

To form; to shape. [Obs.] Efforming their words within their lips. Jer. Taylor.