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Anilic
(An*il"ic) a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; — applied to an acid formed
by the action of nitric acid on indigo. [R.]
Anilide
(An"i*lide) n. (Chem.) One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in
which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.
Aniline
(An"i*line) n. [See Anil.] (Chem.) An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may
be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a
colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from
coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.
Aniline
(An"i*line), a. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
Anility
(A*nil"i*ty) n. [L. anilitas. See Anile.] The state of being and old woman; old-womanishness; dotage.
"Marks of anility." Sterne.
Animadversal
(An`i*mad*ver"sal) n. The faculty of perceiving; a percipient. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Animadversion
(An`i*mad*ver"sion) n. [L. animadversio, fr. animadvertere: cf. F. animadversion. See
Animadvert.]
1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [Obs.]
The soul is the sole percipient which hath animadversion and sense, properly so called.
Glanvill.
2. Monition; warning. [Obs.] Clarendon.
3. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.
He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions.
Clarendon.
4. Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment. [Archaic] "Divine animadversions." Wesley.
Syn. — Stricture; criticism; censure; reproof; blame; comment.
Animadversive
(An`i*mad*ver"sive) a. Having the power of perceiving; percipient. [Archaic] Glanvill.
I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty.
Coleridge.
Animadvert
(An`i*mad*vert") v. i. [imp. & p. p. Animadverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Animadverting.] [L.
animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.]
1. To take notice; to observe; — commonly followed by that. Dr. H. More.
2. To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; — with on or upon.
I should not animadvert on him . . . if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable
Shakespeare.
Dryden.
3. To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment. [Archaic] Grew.
Syn. — To remark; comment; criticise; censure.
Animadverter
(An`i*mad*vert"er) n. One who animadverts; a censurer; also [Obs.], a chastiser.
Animal
(An"i*mal) n. [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F. animal. See Animate.]
