n.
A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash. →
n.
A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis Caripensis, or S. steatornis); -- called also oilbird. →
a.
Producing a different type of organism; developing into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone. →
n.
To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy. →
n.
Anything that serves by contrast of color or quality to adorn or set off another thing to advantage. →
n.
An alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam; -- called also jamacina. →