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<A NAME="adinfinitum">
<B>ad infinitum,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) without limit; endlessly. <BR> <I>Ex. The adversaries appeared equally immovable and equally prolific, ... ready to beget new successors in interest, and so on, ad infinitum (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="adint">
<B>ad int.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> ad interim. </DL>
<A NAME="adinterim">
<B>ad interim,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) <DD><B> 1. </B>in the meantime. <BR> <I>Ex. to serve ad interim.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>temporary. <BR> <I>Ex. an ad interim report.</I> </DL>
<B>adipate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) a salt or ester of adipic acid. </DL>
<A NAME="adipic">
<B>adipic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or derived from fatty or oily substances. </DL>
<A NAME="adipicacid">
<B>adipic acid,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fatty acid found in beet juice or prepared synthetically, used in the manufacture of certain plastics, baking powder, etc. </DL>
<A NAME="adipocere">
<B>adipocere, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a soft, waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies buried in moist places or submerged in water. </DL>
<A NAME="adipocerous">
<B>adipocerous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the nature of or like adipocere. </DL>
<A NAME="adipokinetic">
<B>adipokinetic,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a hormone that controls the release of fatty substances from the adipose cells of insects for use by the flight muscle cells. </DL>
<A NAME="adiponitrile">
<B>adiponitrile, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a chemical used as an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon. </DL>
<A NAME="adipose">
<B>adipose, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> consisting of or resembling fat; fatty. <DD><I>noun </I> the animal fat stored in fatty tissues. noun <B>adiposeness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="adiposefin">
<B>adipose fin,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small, fatty, fin-shaped projection behind the dorsal fin of certain fishes, such as trout, salmon, and catfish, that lacks supporting rays. </DL>
<A NAME="adiposetissue">
<B>adipose tissue,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> animal fat; connective tissue, such as that under the skin and around the kidneys, containing masses of fat-laden cells. </DL>
<A NAME="adiposis">
<B>adiposis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Medicine.) a fatty condition, especially of an organ. <BR> <I>Ex. adiposis of the liver.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="adiposity">
<B>adiposity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>adipose condition; fatness. <DD><B> 2. </B>a tendency to become fat. </DL>
<A NAME="adipsin">
<B>adipsin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a chemical substance found primarily in adipose tissue and associated with various types of obesity, such as those due to defects in genes or metabolism. <BR> <I>Ex. Some forms of obesity ... may be tied to a lack of adipsin (Gina Kolata).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="adipyl">
<B>adipyl, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the bivalent radical of adipic acid. </DL>
<A NAME="adit">
<B>adit, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an approach; entrance. <DD><B> 2. </B>a horizontal or slightly inclined entrance to a mine. <DD><B> 3. </B>admission; access. </DL>
<A NAME="adither">
<B>adither, </B>adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a dither; excited; bustling. <BR> <I>Ex. adither with vacationing tourists.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="aditus">
<B>aditus, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tus</B> or <B>-tuses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=adit.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Zoology.) a canal leading inwards, as in sponges. </DL>
<B>adjacency, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being adjacent, or of lying near or adjoining; nearness. <BR><I>expr. <B>adjacencies,</B> </I>adjoining places or vicinity. </DL>
<A NAME="adjacent">
<B>adjacent, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> lying near or close, or contiguous (to); neighboring or adjoining; bordering; next. <BR> <I>Ex. The house adjacent to ours has been sold.</I> (SYN) abutting. adv. <B>adjacently.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="adjacentangles">
<B>adjacent angles,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> two angles that have the same vertex and one side in common. </DL>
<A NAME="adjectival">
<B>adjectival, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with an adjective. <BR> <I>Ex. -Able is an adjectival suffix.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>used as an adjective. <DD><I>noun </I> a word or group of words used as an adjective. adv. <B>adjectivally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="adjective">
<B>adjective, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a word that describes more fully the name of a person, animal, or thing. An adjective is said to modify a noun by qualifying or limiting a word or phrase used as a noun. In "a tiny brook," "The day is warm," "great happiness," and "this pencil," <I>tiny, warm, great,</I> and <I>this</I> are adjectives; in "a blue shirt," <I>blue</I> is a descriptive adjective; in "his book," <I>his</I> is a limiting adjective. <DD><B> 2. </B>the form class, or part of speech, in many languages, comprising such words. (Abbr:) adj. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of an adjective. <DD><B> 2. </B>used as an adjective. <DD><B> 3. </B>not standing by itself; dependent. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Law.) relating to procedure; not substantive. <DD><B> 5. </B>requiring the use of a mordant to make permanent. <BR> <I>Ex. an adjective dye.</I> adv. <B>adjectively.</B> </DL>
<B>adjoin, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to be next to; be in contact with. <BR> <I>Ex. His yard adjoins ours. Canada adjoins the United States.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to be very near to. <BR> <I>Ex. Our garden adjoins the house. Many suburbs adjoin the city.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to be side by side; be next or close to each other or in contact. <BR> <I>Ex. Canada and the United States adjoin.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="adjoining">
<B>adjoining, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> being next or in contact; bordering; adjacent; contiguous. <BR> <I>Ex. We have adjoining desks. The twins have adjoining rooms.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="adjourn">
<B>adjourn, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>to put off until a later time. <BR> <I>Ex. The members of the club voted to adjourn the morning meeting until after lunch.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to put off until a future meeting of the same body. <BR> <I>Ex. The committee adjourned consideration of the question.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to suspend the meeting of to a future time or another place, or indefinitely. <BR> <I>Ex. The judge decided to adjourn the court for two hours.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to put off; defer; postpone. <BR> <I>Ex. I adjourn what I have to say on this topic (Emerson).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1a. </B>to stop business or activity for a time, or indefinitely; recess. <BR> <I>Ex. The court adjourned from Friday until Monday.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to transfer the place of meeting. <BR> <I>Ex. The committee adjourned to a larger hall.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) to go (to another place). <BR> <I>Ex. After dinner we adjourned to the living room to talk.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="adjournment">
<B>adjournment, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an adjourning. <DD><B> 2. </B>a being adjourned. <DD><B> 3. </B>the time during which a court, lawmaking body, or the like, is adjourned. (SYN) recess. </DL>
<A NAME="adjt">
<B>Adjt.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> adjutant. </DL>
<A NAME="adjudge">
<B>adjudge, </B>transitive verb, <B>-judged,</B> <B>-judging.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to decree or decide by law; judge. <BR> <I>Ex. The accused man was adjudged guilty. The boy's case was adjudged in the juvenile court.</I> (SYN) rule, pronounce, adjudicate. <DD><B> 2. </B>to award or assign by law; grant. <BR> <I>Ex. The property was adjudged to the rightful owner.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to condemn or sentence by law. <BR> <I>Ex. The thief was adjudged to prison for two years.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Archaic.) to deem; consider. </DL>
<A NAME="adjudgeable">
<B>adjudgeable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be judged. </DL>
<B>adjudicate, </B>verb, <B>-cated,</B> <B>-cating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to decide or settle by law or as an authority; adjudge. <BR> <I>Ex. How long will it be before we have a civilized system of adjudicating management-labor disputes? (New York Times).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to act as judge or arbitrator; pass judgment. <BR> <I>Ex. The court adjudicated on the case.</I> noun <B>adjudicator.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="adjudication">
<B>adjudication, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a passing of judgment. <DD><B> 2. </B>a judgment of a court of law or decision of a judge. <DD><B> 3. </B>the act of a court declaring an ascertained fact. <BR> <I>Ex. an adjudication of bankruptcy.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="adjudicative">
<B>adjudicative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or deriving from the power to judge; adjudicating. </DL>
<A NAME="adjudicatory">
<B>adjudicatory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> judicial. <BR> <I>Ex. The President had no power from Congress to remove a member from such an adjudicatory body merely because he wanted his own appointees (Manchester Guardian).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="adjunct">
<B>adjunct, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>something added that is less important or not necessary, but helpful. <BR> <I>Ex. A spare tire is a more important adjunct to a car than a radio.</I> (SYN) accessory, auxiliary. <DD><B> 2. </B>an assistant to, or associate of, a more important person. <DD><B> 3. </B>a word or phrase that qualifies or modifies one of the essential elements of a sentence. Adjectives, adjectival phrases, adverbs, adverbial phrases, and some nouns used in a modifying or qualitative position are adjuncts. In "The tired man walked down the village street," <I>tired</I> is an adjunct to the subject <I>man, down the street</I> is an adjunct to the verb <I>walked,</I> and <I>village</I> is an adjunct to <I>street.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Logic.) a nonessential property or attribute. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>subordinate. <BR> <I>Ex. adjunct arteries.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>accompanying. <BR> <I>Ex. adjunct military forces.</I> adv. <B>adjunctly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="adjunction">
<B>adjunction, </B>noun. <B>=addition.</B></DL>
<A NAME="adjunctive">
<B>adjunctive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> forming an adjunct. adv. <B>adjunctively.</B> </DL>
