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Alloxanate
n.
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A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical.
Alloxanic
a.
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Of or pertaining to alloxan; -- applied to an acid obtained by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan.
Alloxantin
n.
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A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid.
Alloy
v. t.
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Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam.
Alloy
v. t.
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The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness.
Alloy
v. t.
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A baser metal mixed with a finer.
Alloy
v. t.
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Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy.
Alloyed
imp. & p. p.
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Alloying
p. pr. & vb. n.
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Alloy
v. t.
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To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper.
Alloy
v. t.
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To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound.
Alloy
v. t.
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To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes.
Alloy
v. t.
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To form a metallic compound.
Alloyage
n.
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The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy.
All-possessed
a.
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Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild.
All Saints
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Alt. of All Saints'
All Saints'
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The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival.
All Souls' Day
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The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.
Allspice
n.
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The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush.
Allthing
adv.
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Altogether.
Alluded
imp. & p. p.
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Alluding
p. pr. & vb. n.
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Allude
v. i.
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To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction.
Allude
v. t.
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To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.
Allumette
n.
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A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.
Alluminor
n.
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An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.
Allurance
n.
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Allurement.
Alluded
imp. & p. p.
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Alluring
p. pr. & vb. n.
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Allure
v. t.
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To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.