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21. alhaste n.

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A plant of some kind said to be used medicinally and probably as an aromatic herb, likely identified with some member of the group comprising hyssop, marjoram, and thyme. …

22. alkalī, alkalīn n. & adj.

Additional spellings: alkalin
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An alkaline substance obtained from the calcined ashes of plants: soda (from sea plants), potash (from land plants); sal alkali(n. …

23. alkanne(t n.

Additional spellings: alkannet
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The plant alkanet Alkanna tinctoria or its root [used as a styptic and for coloring]. …

24. alkarad n.

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The ankle-bone or astragalus. …

25. alkarōn n.

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The Koran. …

26. alkenkenǧi n.

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The winter cherry (Physalis alkekengi). …

27. alketrān n.

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Mineral pitch, native asphalt. …

28. alkibrīt n.

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Sulphur. …

29. allidātha n.

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A revolving rule, or index, attached to the back of the astrolabe. …

30. almaçūr n.

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A (Saracen) grandee. …

31. Almaǧeste n.

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The name given to the great astronomical treatise of Ptolemy; also applied to other astron. works. …

32. Almarēth n.

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The star Arcturus. …

33. almenāk n.

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A set of astronomical tables. …

34. almicanteras n.

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Small circles of the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon, parallels of altitude; on the astrolabe: circles marked on the plate under the rete indicating such parallels. …

35. almurī n.

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A pointer on the rete of the astrolabe. …

36. Alnath n.

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The star Alnath (in Aries). …

37. Alphēta n.

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The star Alphecca, or Gemma (in Corona Borealis). …

38. alsephur n.

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See quot. …

39. alterath n.

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A bright star, said to rise in the sign Libra. …

40. alutel n.

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A vessel used in sublimation and distillation, aludel. …

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