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21. antimōnie n.

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Med. & alch. Antimony.

22. apertī̆f, -īve adj. & n.

Additional spellings: apertive
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Med. Capable of opening or dilating (pores, veins, etc.): a medicine causing dilation.

23. apertīven v.

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Med. To open the pores.

24. appel n.(1)

130 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) Any kind of fruit growing on a tree, shrub, or vine, such as an apple, crab apple, pear, peach, citron, banana, haw, berry, cucumber; also, a nut, a tuber; (b) a fruit-bearing tree; (c) appel of

25. ap(p)līen v.

Additional spellings: applien
79 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) To join or combine (with); attach (to sth.); adhere; aplien aright, to fit properly; -- with to phrase; (b) to gather, assemble (members of a group); (c) to include (in a set); (d) med. apply (a…

26. arēren, arẹ̄ren v.

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(a) To raise (sth.) to a vertical position; to set upright; areren up; (b) of a horse: to rear.

27. arnement n.

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(a) A black coloring matter or pigment; black ink; (b) a pigment used in glass painting; prob., ferric oxide [cp. Knowles in Antiq.50].

28. arsenī̆k n.

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(a) Med. Arsenic or some of its compounds; prob., a special form of orpiment (arsenic trisulphide) distinguished from the latter by physical properties; (b) arsenik citrinum, orpiment; arsenik rubeum

29. aspect n.

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Astrol. The relative position, described in angular distance, of one planet or sign to another at a certain time; such a position, or a series of such positions, held to be good or evil in influencing…

30. assō̆ciāt ppl.

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(a) Of persons, body and soul: allied, associated; (b) med. of bones: connected, ?paired; of symptoms: occurring together, accompanied; of substances: mixed, blended.

31. attenden v.

53 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To pay attention (to sth.); devote oneself (to a task or purpose); study (sth.); -- with to, til, unto, on phr., or with obj.; (b) attenden from, turn attention away from, avoid; (c) ppl. attent

32. attracciǒun n.

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Med. (a) The action or property of drawing (diseased matter) to the surface; (b) contraction, extraction.

33. attracten v.

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(a) To attract (sth.); attract (sb.) as an ally; (b) med. to draw out (diseased matter); treat by drawing out diseased matter.

34. attracting ger.

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Med. Drawing out, elimination.

35. attriciǒun n.

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(a) Regret (a mild form of contricioun); (b) med. breaking, fragmentation.

36. auripigment n.

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(a) A sulphide of arsenic, orpiment; esp., the trisulphide of arsenic, yellow orpiment [used in med. and alch., and regarded as a precious stone]; (b) disulphide of arsenic, red orpiment, realgar.

37. avence n.

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(a) A plant of the genus Geum; prob., the wood avens Geum urbanum; (b) med.; (c) cook.

38. avoiden v.

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(a) To empty (a place), clear (of people); to empty (sb.); fig. to rid (the heart of sadness); avoiden of; (b) med. to cleanse (the body of rotten humors, etc.); avoiden fro, avoiden of; to evacuate…

39. avoiding ger.

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Med. The expulsion of rotten humors or other corrupt matter from the body, cleansing, purging.

40. bal n.

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(a) A round body; sphere, globe, orb; turnen as a bal, to turn as does Fortune's ball; (b) the orb borne together with a scepter as an emblem of sovereignty; (c) a rounded protuberance or boss for…