Chapter 45

Alexipharmac, Alexipharmacal <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

A*lex`i*phar"mac (#) , A*lex`i*phar"ma*cal (#) , a. & n. [See Alexipharmic .] Alexipharmic. [Obs.]

Alexipharmic, Alexipharmical <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

A*lex`i*phar"mic (#) , A*lex`i*phar"mic*al (#) , a. [Gr. <?/ keeping off poison; <?/ to keep off + <?/ drug, poison: cf. F. alexipharmaque .] (Med.) Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.

Alexipharmic <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

A*lex`i*phar"mic (#) , n. (Med.) An antidote against poison or infection; a counterpoison.

Alexipyretic <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

A*lex`i*py*ret"ic (#) , a. [Gr. <?/ + <?/ burning heat, fever, <?/ fire.] (Med.) Serving to drive off fever; antifebrile. -- n. A febrifuge.

Alexiteric, Alexiterical <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

A*lex`i*ter"ic (#) , A*lex`i*ter"ic*al (#) , a. [Gr. <?/ fit to keep off or help, fr. <?/ one who keeps off, helper; <?/ to keep off: cf. F. alexit\'8are .] (med.) Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom; alexipharmic.

Alexiteric <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

A*lex`i*ter"ic , n. [Gr. <?/ a remedy, an amulet: cf. F. alexit\'8are , LL. alexiterium .] (Med.) A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases, and the effects of poison in general.

Brande & C.

Alfa or Alfa grass <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"fa (#) or Al"fa grass" (#) , n. A plant ( Macrochloa tenacissima ) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.

Alfalfa <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al*fal"fa (#) , n. [Sp.] (Bot.) The lucern (Medicago sativa) ; -- so called in California, Texas, etc.

Alfenide <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"fe*nide (#) , n. (Metal.) An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.

Alferes <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al*fe"res (#) , n. [Sp., fr. Ar. al-f\'bers knight.] An ensign; a standard bearer. [Obs.]

J. Fletcher.

Alfet <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"fet , n. [LL. alfetum , fr. AS. \'belf\'91t a pot to boil in; \'bel burning + f\'91t vat.] A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.

Alfilaria <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al*fil`a*ri"a (#) , n. (Bot.) The pin grass ( Erodium cicutarium ), a weed in California.

Alfione <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al`fi*o"ne (#) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An edible marine fish of California ( Rhacochilus toxotes ).

Alfresco <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al*fres"co (#) , adv. & a. [It. al fresco in or on the fresh.] In the open-air.

Smollett.

Alga <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"ga (#) , n. ; pl. Alg\'91 (#) . [L., seaweed.] (Bot.) A kind of seaweed; pl . the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water conferv\'91, etc.

Algal <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"gal (#) , a. , (Bot.) Pertaining to, or like, alg\'91.

Algaroba <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al`ga*ro"ba (#) , n. [Sp. algarroba , fr. Ar. al-kharr<?/bah . Cf. Carob .] (Bot.) (a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread . (b) The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) , a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.

Algarot, Algaroth <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"ga*rot (#) , Al"ga*roth (#) , n. [F. algaroth , fr. the name of the inventor, Algarotti .] (Med.) A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic.

Algarovilla <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al`ga*ro*vil"la (#) , n. The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (Inga Marth\'91) . It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye.

Algate, Algates <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"gate (#) , Al"gates (#) , adv. [ All + gate way. The s is an adverbial ending. See Gate .] 1. Always; wholly; everywhere. [Obs.]

Ulna now he algates must forego. Spenser.

&hand; Still used in the north of England in the sense of "everywhere."

2. By any or means; at all events. [Obs.]

Fairfax.

3. Notwithstanding; yet. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Algazel <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"ga*zel` (#) , n. [Ar. al the + ghaz\'bel .] (Zo\'94l.) The true gazelle.

Algebra <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"ge*bra (#) , n. [LL. algebra , fr. Ar. al-jebr reduction of parts to a whole, or fractions to whole numbers, fr. jabara to bind together, consolidate; al - jebr w'almuq\'bebalah reduction and comparison (by equations): cf. F. alg\'8abre , It. & Sp. algebra .] 1. (Math.) That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude.

2. A treatise on this science.

Algebraic, Algebraical <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al`ge*bra"ic (#) , Al`ge*bra"ic*al (#) , a. Of or pertaining to algebra; containing an operation of algebra, or deduced from such operation; as, algebraic characters; algebraical writings.

Algebraic curve , a curve such that the equation which expresses the relation between the co\'94rdinates of its points involves only the ordinary operations of algebra; -- opposed to a transcendental curve .

Algebraically <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al`ge*bra"ic*al*ly , adv. By algebraic process.

Algebraist <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"ge*bra`ist (#) , n. One versed in algebra.

Algebraize <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"ge*bra*ize (#) , v. t. To perform by algebra; to reduce to algebraic form.

Algerian <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al*ge"ri*an (#) , a. Of or pertaining to Algeria. -- n. A native of Algeria.

Algerine <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al`ge*rine" (#) , a. Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria.

Algerine <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al`ge*rine" , n. A native or one of the people of Algiers or Algeria. Also, a pirate.

Algid <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"gid (#) , a. [L. algidus cold, fr. algere to be cold: cf. F. algide .] Cold; chilly.

Bailey.

Algid cholera (Med.) , Asiatic cholera.

Algidity <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al*gid"i*ty (#) , n. Chilliness; coldness ; especially (Med.) , coldness and collapse.

Algidness <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"gid*ness (#) , n. Algidity. [Obs.]

Algific <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al*gif"ic (#) , a. [L. algificus , fr. algus cold + facere to make.] Producing cold.

Algoid <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"goid (#) , a. [L. alga + -oid .] Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.

Algol <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al"gol (#) , n. [Ar. al - gh<?/l destruction, calamity, fr. gh\'bela to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.

Algological <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al`go*log"ic*al (#) , a. Of or pertaining to algology; as, algological specimens .

Algologist <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al*gol"o*gist (#) , n. One learned about alg\'91; a student of algology.

Algology <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al*gol"o*gy (#) , n. [L. alga seaweed + -logy .] (Bot.) The study or science of alg\'91 or seaweeds.

Algonquin, Algonkin <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >

Al*gon"quin (#) , Al*gon"kin (#) , n. One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence.

Algor <Xpage= Ale"hoof` (#) , n. [AS. h<?/fe ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe hedgehove, 38 ground ivy, \'bdin old MSS. heyhowe , heyoue , haihoue , halehoue .\'b8 [Prior] . Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) . >