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See Lanterloo. [Obs.] Halliwell.

See Lanthanum.

ng, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of allantoin, and usually called allanturic acid.

An old name of loo (a).

and secondary cupola crowning a larger one, for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of the Florence cathedral.

Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed person.

Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular while crystals.

th which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La. [Formerly written also lanthanium.]

An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.

See Lantern. [Obs.]

A Spanish red wine made of the first ripe grapes.

A governor of a province; a commander. Prescott.

Same as Ailantus.

A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di

A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an aërophyte.

See Inulin.

Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois. Allantoic acid. (Chem.) See Allantoin.

Of or pertaining to the allantois.

The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals.

A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; -- formerly called allantoic acid and amniotic acid.