Anecdotist
(An"ec*do"tist) n. One who relates or collects anecdotes.

Anelace
(An"e*lace) n. Same as Anlace.

Anele
(A*nele") v. t. [OE. anelien; an on + AS. ele oil, L. oleum. See Oil, Anoil.]

1. To anoint. Shipley.

2. To give extreme unction to. [Obs.] R. of Brunne.

Anelectric
(An`e*lec"tric) a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. electric.] (Physics) Not becoming electrified by friction; — opposed to idioelectric.n. A substance incapable of being electrified by friction. Faraday.

Anelectrode
(An`e*lec"trode) n. [Gr. up + E. electrode.] (Elec.) The positive pole of a voltaic battery.

Anelectrotonus
(||An`e*lec*trot"o*nus) n. [NL., fr. Gr. up + E. electrotonus.] (Physiol.) The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it. Foster.

Anemogram
(A*nem"o*gram) n. [Gr. wind + - gram.] A record made by an anemograph.

Anemograph
(A*nem"o*graph) n. [Gr. wind + -graph.] An instrument for measuring and recording the direction and force of the wind. Knight.

Anemographic
(A*nem`o*graph"ic) a. Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.

Anemography
(An`e*mog"ra*phy) n. [Gr. wind + -graphy.]

1. A description of the winds.

2. The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.

Anemology
(An`e*mol"o*gy) n. [Gr. wind + - logy.] The science of the wind.

Anemometer
(An`e*mom"e*ter) n. [Gr. wind + - meter.] An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge.

Anemometric
(An`e*mo*met"ric An`e*mo*met"ric*al) a. Of or pertaining to anemometry.

Anemometrograph
(An`e*mo*met"ro*graph) n. [Anemometer + -graph.] An anemograph. Knight.

Anemometry
(An`e*mom"e*try) n. The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind.

Anemone
(A*nem"o*ne) n. [L. anemone, Gr. fr. wind.]

1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.

2. (Zoöl.) The sea anemone. See Actinia, and Sea anemone.

This word is sometimes pronounced an`e*mo"ne, especially by classical scholars.

Anemonic
(An`e*mon"ic) a. (Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from, the anemone, or from anemonin.

Anemonin
(A*nem"o*nin) n. (Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone.


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