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121. alteratī̆f, -īve adj.

Additional spellings: alterative
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(a) Causing or promoting alteration in quality (hot-cold, moist-dry); -- as noun: an 'alterative' medicine; (b) alteratif vertu, the natural faculty of altering 'quality' in the body. …

122. alteren v.

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Phil., physiol., med., alch., astrol. (a) To change, modify, transform; alteren to (sth.); (b) to change for the worse; affect adversely; deteriorate; (c) to change for the better; affect……

123. altificāciǒun n.

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Alch. Vaporization, distillation. …

124. alutel n.

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A vessel used in sublimation and distillation, aludel. …

125. amalgam(e n.

Additional spellings: amalgame
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A blend of mercury with another metal, amalgam. …

126. amarusca n.

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Stinking camomile Anthemis cotula. …

127. amatist(e n.

Additional spellings: amatiste
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Amethyst; amatist colour, amatist ston. …

128. ambassāde n.

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The office or function of an ambassador, diplomatic service or activity; ambassadorial privilege or authority; in (on, of) ambassade, as diplomatic representative or envoy. …

129. ambassadrīe n.

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(a) The function or business of a (diplomatic) emissary; in, on ambassadrie, as an emissary or negotiator; (b) a mission, negotiation; (c) emissary, or a group of emissaries. …

130. ambassā̆tǒur n.

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(a) A diplomatic emissary of a ruler; an envoy; also, a messenger; (b) fig. messenger. …

131. ambulātī̆f adj.

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Of ulcers: creeping, serpiginous. …

132. ameltorī n.

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A walkway or passage; ?specifically a church aisle. …

133. ameos n.

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A plant of the genus Ammi; bishop's-weed. …

134. amfractūǒus adj.

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Winding. …

135. amidǒun n.

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Crushed hulled wheat; grits, starch. …

136. amigdales n. plural

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(a) Almonds; nutes amigdales; (b) tonsils. …

137. amigrāciǒun n.

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Permission to move (to another monastery). …

138. amirāl n.

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A prince or emir under the Sultan; any Saracen lord or chieftain; also, any heathen ruler or commander. …

139. amit n.

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A Eucharistic vestment: amice [a linen scarf worn over the head and the shoulders]. …

140. amonesten v.

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To remind, urge, or charge (sb.); exhort (to do sth.), encourage; warn (to avoid or not to do), admonish; also, give encouragement, or a warning. …

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