Alinotum
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
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among other persons. historical examples the problem of declining production by (inter alios) miners, cannot be solved by increasing the army or police. the fruits of victory norman angell he then consulted various people, the dukes of c-mberland and buckingham inter alios, who advised him not to resign. the greville memoirs charles c. f. greville […]
- Alioth
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation ursa major. historical examples alioth is very nearly opposite shedir in c-ssiopeia, and at an equal distance from the pole. a field book of the stars william tyler olcott
- Aliped
having the toes connected by a winglike membrane, as a bat. an aliped animal. historical examples wing′-foot′ed, having wings on the feet, aliped; wing′less, without wings. chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 4 of 4: s-z and supplements) various adjective (of bats and similar animals) having the digits connected by a winglike membrane noun an aliped […]
- Aliphatic
pertaining to nonaromatic hydrocarbon compounds in which the const-tuent carbon atoms can be straight-chain, branched chain, or cyclic, as in compounds; saturated, as in the paraffins; or unsaturated, as in the olefins and alkynes. historical examples carbohydrates are cl-ssed as open-chain compounds, that is, they may be regarded as derivatives of the aliphatic hydrocarbons. the […]
- Aliphatic acids
aliphatic acids aliphatic acids n. the acids of nonaromatic hydrocarbons, such as acetic, propionic, and butyric acids.