Words containing r

Aard-vark means: An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows in the ground, and feeds entirely on ants, which it catches with its long, slimy tongue.

Aard-wolf means: A carnivorous quadruped (Proteles Lalandii), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. See Proteles.

Aaronic means: Alt. of Aaronical

Aaronical means: Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews.

Aaron's rod means: A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.

Aaron's rod means: A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.

Abactor means: One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves.

Abaiser means: Ivory black or animal charcoal.

Abandoner means: One who abandons.

Abarticulation means: Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis.

Zythum means: A kind of ancient malt beverage; a liquor made from malt and wheat.

Zythepsary means: A brewery.

Zythem means: See Zythum.

Zymotic means: Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of diseases. See Zymotic disease, below.

Zymotic means: Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.

Zymosis means: A zymotic disease.

Zymosis means: A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an infectious disease is believed to be developed.

Zymose means: Invertin.

Zymophyte means: A bacteroid ferment.

Zymosimeter means: An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.