albuminous ness (albuminusnes)

The state of being albuminous. albumin-paper (al-bū'min-pā"per), n. Paper sized or coated with albumin, used for ordinary photographic printing. albuminuria (al-bū-mi-nū'ri-ä), n. [NL., neys. albuminuric (al-bū-mi-nū'rik), a. [ the bleak. alburnous (al-bėr'nus), a. [ IMG:content-0469.png:[merged small][merged small][graphic][merged small] n. O mighty-mouth'd inventor of harmonies, O skill'd to sing of Time or Eternity, God-gifted organ-voice of England, Milton, a name to resound for ages. Tennyson, Exper, in Quantity, Alcaics. alcaid, alcayde (al-kād'; Sp. pron. äl-kä'ē-dā), [Sp. Pg. alcaide, formerly alcayde, a governor, jailer, warden, alcalde (al-kal'de; Sp. pron. äl-kälʼdā), n . [Sp. alcalde (in Pg. alcaide by confusion with alcaide , alcaid), al - qadi , al , the, + qadi , judge (> Turk. kadi , > E. cadi , q. v.), qaday , judge, de- cide.] In Spain and Portugal, and in countries settled by Spaniards or governed by Spanish law, the mayor of a pueblo or town, who is the head of the municipal council, and is vested with judicial powers similar to those of a justice of the peace. alcalde ship (al-kal'de-ship), n. The office of alcalde. The heart of the Spanish local system is the Alcalde ship . C. H. Shinn , Mining Camps, p. 83. alcali, alcalimeter, alcalizable, etc. See al kali , etc. alcamistret, alcamyt, etc. See alchemist , al- che my , etc. Alcanæ (al-kā'nē), n . pl . Same as Alcina . alcanna (al-kan'ä), n. [Also written alcana , alcana , alcaña (= Pg. alcanna ), al henna , al , the, + henna , henna.] Sameas henna . Alcantarine (al-kan'ta-rin), n. [ Alcán tara , a city on the Tagus, lit. the Bridge, al , the, + qantarah , a bridge. Cf. almucantar .] A member of a branch of the Francis cans d founded in 1555 by St. Peter of Alcántara (whence the name). See Francis can . alcarraza (al-ka-rä'zä; Sp. pron. äl-kär-rä'thä), n. [Sp., Ar. al - kurrāz , al , the (see al -2), + kurrāz , an earthen ve el, pitcher.] A ve el made of porous unglazed pottery, used in hot climates for cooling water by the evaporation of the moisture oozing through the substance of the ve el. The effectivene of the proce is greatly increased by exposure to a current of air. In the southwestern United States commonly called olla .