Absorbent, ab-sorb'-ent, a

imbibing; having absorbing power: s. anything which absorbs fluids. A ve el in the animal system which imbibes nutritive matter, as the lacteal and lymphatics [Physiol.] Any substance which has the property of withdrawing moisture from the atmosphere, or of neutralizing acids [Chem.] Any substance used for absorbing acidifies in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, [Med.] (Physiol.] The conversion of a gaseous fluid into [Chem.] liquid or solid by union with another substance See Absorb. bstain, ab-stane',v.n. to forbear to refrain, especially tohold). drink, and indulgence of every kind; temperate; devoted to abstinence (L. abs, and temetum, any 4] refraining. See Abstain. s.whatever cleanses; a detergent (L. abs, and tergeo, tergum, to wipe). voluntary refraining from; a total or partial forbearance from food and drink, as in fasting; abstaining from the use of strong liquors. stinently, ab'-ste-nent-le, ad. with abstinence. See reduce to summary; to take secretly for one's own use part of anther's property in one's power; to purloin. To separate the volatile parts of a substance cations, as abstract science; considered apart from particulars or in general, and hence abstruse; quality considered, apart from substance. An abstract idea, an idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it, as the solidity of marble contemplated a part from its colour or figure [Met.] Abstract terms, those which expre abstract ideas, as beauty, whitene , folly, roundne , without regard to any subject in which they exist; or the names of orders, genera, or species of things [Gram. and Logic.] Abstract numbers, numbers used without application to any particular objects, as 3, 7,9; but when applied to anything, as 6feet or 8men, they become concrete [Arith.] Abstract or pure mathematics, that which treats of the properties of magnitude, figure, or quantity, absolutely and generally considered, without restriction to any particular object; thus distinguished from mixed mathematics, which treats of the relations of quantity antityasapplied as to sensible objects as astromony,mechanics, optics, . [Math.] Abstractly,, ab-strakt'-le, ad. in an abstract manner. Abstractne , ab-strakt'-ne , s. the substance, or the principal heads, of a treatise or writing; an extract, in smaller quantity, containing the e ence of a larger. In In the t abstract, in a state of separation; without reference to particular persons; or things. separated; absent in mind. Abstractedly, ab-strakted-le, ad. in an abstract or absent manner. Abstractedne , ab-strakt'-ed-nes, s. the state of being abstracted. the state of being abstracted; the operation of the mindy which qualities are considered apart from their substances, and abstract ideas, which may be reasoned about apart from things, are formed from concrete objects; a separation from worldly objects; absence of mind; purloining. The separation by heat of the volatile parts of a compound from those which are fixed [Chem.] When the part abstracted is collected, the proce is called distillation or sublimation, according as the proce is wet or dry. quality of abstracting. ficult to comprehend, as opposed to obvious (L. abs, and trudo, trusum, to thrust) Abstrusely, ab-struse'- le,ad.in an abstruse manner. Abstrusene ,. ab-struse'- nes, s. the state or quality of being abstruse. posed to sense and reason (L. ab, and surd us, deaf). Absurdne , ab-surd'-nes, s. the quality of being absurd. Absurdly, ab-surd'-le, ad. in an absurd manner. Abundantly, a-bund'-ant-le,ad. in plenty. Abound. use ill; to impose on; to treat rudely; to violate; to defile; to pervert the meaning of; to misapply, as words (L. ab, and utor, us us, to use). of a female. or application of anything; rude reproach; violation Abusively, a-bews'-iv-le, ad. in an abusive manner. in Abusivene , å-bews'-iv-nes, s. abusive usage.