All English words - page 139

Meanings of Agapemone:

noun

Chiefly with the. the headquarters of the religious sect founded by the rev. henry james prince (1811–99) at spaxton in somerset in the mid 19th century, or a similar establishment run by his successor, the rev. john hugh smyth-pigott (1852–1927), at clapton, london; = "abode of love".

Meanings of Agapemonite:

noun

A member of the agapemone sect or community; = princeite .

adjective

Of or relating to the agapemone, or to the religious communities established there.

Meanings of Agar:

noun

A gelatinous substance obtained from certain red seaweeds and used in biological culture media and as a thickener in foods.

Usage examples:

The gelatinizing agent was a japanese seaweed called agar-agar, commonly found in organic stores.

Meanings of Agaric:

noun

A fungus with a fruiting body that resembles a mushroom, having a convex or flattened cap with gills on the underside.

Usage examples:

An agaric, such as the common field mushroom, has gills in the form of fine, radiating ‘plates’.

Meanings of Agaricoid:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of an agaric. also: belonging to the genus agaricus or (more widely) the order agaricales of gilled mushrooms.

Meanings of Agarics:

noun

A fungus with a fruiting body that resembles a mushroom, having a convex or flattened cap with gills on the underside.

Usage examples:

An agaric, such as the common field mushroom, has gills in the form of fine, radiating ‘plates’.

Meanings of Agarita:

noun

An evergreen barberry, mahonia trifoliata (family berberidaceae), of the south-western united states and mexico, having greyish, sharply pointed trifoliate leaves, clusters of yellow flowers, and bright red edible berries; the berry itself, which is sharp-tasting and used especially for making preserves. also: any of several similar plants of the genera mahonia or berberis (rare).

Meanings of Agarose:

noun

A substance which is the main constituent of agar and is used especially in gels for electrophoresis. it is a polysaccharide mainly containing galactose residues.

Usage examples:

The vesicles filled with agarose gel and sucrose solution were diluted into an isoosmolar glucose s…

Meanings of Agas:

noun

(in muslim countries, especially under the ottoman empire) a military commander or official.

Usage examples:

The aga was also charged of controlling all the goods and passengers to embark since they needed th…

Meanings of Agasp:

adverb

In a gasping condition. also as predicative adjective: gasping, eager.

Meanings of Agastache:

noun

Any of various perennial plants constituting the genus agastache (family lamiaceae (labiatae)), native chiefly to north america, having multiple spikes of tubular pink to purple flowers and scented leaves; especially (in later use) any of the many cultivated varieties grown in gardens for ornament. also (in form agastache): the genus itself.

Meanings of Agastric:

adjective

Lacking, or apparently lacking, a stomach or an alimentary canal; characterized by this.

Meanings of Agate:

noun

An ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony (quartz), typically banded in appearance.

Usage examples:

Silica precipitated from aqueous solution at low temperatures gives cryptocrystalline varieties suc…

Meanings of Agates:

noun

An ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony (quartz), typically banded in appearance.

Usage examples:

Silica precipitated from aqueous solution at low temperatures gives cryptocrystalline varieties suc…

Meanings of Agateware:

noun

A kind of striped or variegated pottery made to resemble agate, usually by mixing coloured clays together.

Meanings of Agathism:

noun

The doctrine that all things ultimately tend towards good, although the means by which this comes about may be evil, unpleasant, unfortunate, etc.

Meanings of Agathist:

noun

A person who believes that all things tend towards ultimate good; a holder of the doctrine of agathism.

Meanings of Agathodaemon:

noun

A beneficent spirit or divinity, especially one manifested or depicted as a serpent or dragon.

Meanings of Agathodemon:

noun

A beneficent spirit or divinity, especially one manifested or depicted as a serpent or dragon.

Meanings of Agathokakological:

adjective

Composed of both good and evil.

Meanings of Agatiferous:

adjective

Containing or yielding agate.

Meanings of Agatine:

adjective

Resembling agate; of the nature of agate.

Meanings of Agatize:

verb

To convert into agate or a form containing agate. usually in passive.

Meanings of Agatized:

adjective

Especially of a petrified substance: converted into agate or a form containing agate.

Meanings of Agatizes:

verb

To convert into agate or a form containing agate. usually in passive.