acmite, akmite (akmit)

[ acnestis (ak-nes'tis), n.; pl. acnes tides (-ti-dēz). [NL., IMG:content-0186.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0187.png:[ocr errors] Acemeti, Acemetæ (a-sem'e-ti, -te), n. pl . [LL., ἀκοίμητοι , masc., ἀκοίμηται , fem., pl. of ἀκοίμητος, -τα , sleeple , sleeple , κοιμᾶν , ring to sleep: see cemetery .] An order of monks and nuns in Constantinople stantinople under the Eastern Empire, so named because they divided their communities into relays for keeping up perpetual worship. In the sixth century the monks embraced Nestor i an ism and the order became extinct. The order of nuns, however, existed till the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in the fifteenth century. Also spelled Acemeti , Acemetæ, acoiet, v. t . and i. A Middle English form of accoy. acoldt (a-kōld'), a. [ acold , acoled ( acolen , ācōlian , become cool or cold, ā- + colian , be- come cool or cold, col , cool, cold: see cool. The ME. form acold , acoled , would regularly be- come E. * a cooled (aköld); the presentō sound is due to confusion with E. cold , ceald , which is akin to cõl , and so, remotely, to acold .] Cold. Shak ., Lear, iii. 4. -λογία, ology .] The doctrine of remedies, surgical and medical. Acoloithus (ak-ō-loi'thus), n. [NL., prop. aco- luthus , ἀκόλουθος , a follower: see acolyth , acolyte .] A genus of moths belonging to the family Zyganida , founded by Clemens in 1862. Acoloithus american us. a, larva; b , pupa; c, cocoon; d, moth; e, moth with outstretched wings. a con it in, aconitine (a-kon'i-tin), n. [ aconite +-in2.] A highly poisonous narcotic alkaloid, C30H47NO7, obtained from the roots and leaves of several species of Aconitum . It forms white powdery grains, or a compact, vitreous, transparent ma ; is bitter, acrid, and very soluble in alcohol. It is an im- portant remedy in neuralgia, especially of the fifth cranial nerve. Also called aconitia and a con it in a . They are small and delicate and of somber colors. The larvæ are somewhat hairy and feed gregariously, undergo- ing transformation in some crevice, within tough oval co- coons. They have a habit of following one another in poisonous plant, monk's-hood, wolf's-bane, A. american us (now placed in Harris in a ) destroys grape-leaves. a col out hi tet, n. [ -ite2 : see acolyte .] Same as acolyte . acolyctin (ak-ō-lik'tin), n. [ Aco ( nitum ) lyc ( oc ) t ( onum ), the plant from which it is de- rived (see Aconitum ), + -in2.] An alkaloid de- rived from Aconitum lycoctonum , and identical with napellin. acolyte (ak'ō-līt), n. [ acolit , acolyt , acolyte = Sp. acolito =Pg. acolyto = It. accolito , acolytus , acolitus , acolyth us (>E. acolyth ), acolūtus , prop. acoluthus , an acolyte, ἀκό- λουθος , & follower, an attendant, κέλευθος , a way, a journey, from the same root as κέλεσθαι , set in motion, urge on, and κελεύειν, With such chiefs, and with James and John as acolytes . Motley. 2. In the Rom . Cath . Ch ., one ordained to the fourth and highest of the minor orders, ranking immediately below the subdeacon. See orders . His office is to serve those of the superior orders in the ministry of the altar, light the candles, prepare the wine and water, etc. The name is now commonly extended to the boys who exercise these offices without ordination. 3. In astron ., an attendant or accompanying star or other heavenly body; a satellite. But she [the moon] is the earth's nearest neighbor, and therefore conspicuous; her constant acolyte , whose obse- quious and rapid motions demand and compel attention. New Princeton Rev., I. 47. Sometimes written acolyth , and formerly also a cho lithite , a coly the, acolyth ist, acolothist . acolyth, a coly the (ak'o-lith, -lith), n. [ thus for acoluthus , the correct form of acombert, v. t. See accumber. Acomys (ak'ō-mis), n. [NL., ἀκή , a sharp point (or L. acus , a needle), + μῦς = Ε. mouse .] A genus of rodents, of the family Muridæ and subfamily Murinæ , having sharp flattened spines in the fur. The skull and teeth are as in the genus Mus . used for traveling over mud-beds. See extract. Walton also invented the pou e-pied or acon , a kind of boat which is still in use. The acon is composed of a plank of hard wood, which constitutes the bottom, and is called the sole. This plank is bent in the fore part in such a manner as to form a sort of prow. Three light planks, which are nailed together at the sides and back, complete this simple boat. acondylous, acondylose (a-kon'di-lus, -lōs), a . [ κόνδυλος , a knuckle, a joint: see a -18, condyle , and -ous, -ose.] In bot ., jointle . aconella (ak-ō-nel'ä), n. [NL., acon ( itum ) + dim. -ell a.] İn chem ., an organic base obtained from the root of Aconitum Napellus , closely re- sembling if not identical with narcotin. aconellin (ak-ō-nel'in), n. [ aconella + -in2.] Same as aconella . aconin, a conine (ak'ō-nin), n. [ acon ( itum ) + -in2.] An organic base derived from a con it in, and probably identical with napellin. IMG:content-0188.png:[blocks in formation] Acontias (a-kon'ti-as), n. [L., ἀκοντίας , α quick-darting serpent, a meteor, άκων , a jave- lin, dart, Acontiida (which see). acontiid (a-kon'ti-id), n. A lizard of the family Ac Acontiide, Acontiade (ak-on-ti'i-dē, -a-dē), n. n. pl . [NL., Acontias +-idæ, -idæ , or- ada .] A family of saurian or lacertilian reptiles of the scincoid group, related to the Anguida , the family to which the well-known slow-worm of Europe belongs. They are weak, timid, and perfectly harmle lizards, resembling snakes in consequence of the apparent absence of limbs. Acontias is the leading genus, giving name to the family; there are numerous species, inhabit- Acontias meleagris is sometimes called the dart-snake, from its manner of darting upon its prey. acontium (a-kon's hium), n .; pl. acontia (-shiä). [NL., ἀκόντιον , a small dart, dim, of ἀκων acontium Isthmian, and other games.-2. pl. In zoöl., convoluted cords formed in the Actinia and furnished with thread-cells. Pascoe.