n.
The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He corresponds to the Greek Zeus. →
n.
An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, now superseded by the sextant; -- called also cross-staff. →
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, an amido acid related to lactic acid, and called also amido-propionic acid. →
superl.
Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane. →
a.
Valerianic; specifically, designating any one of three metameric acids, of which the typical one (called also inactive valeric acid), C4H9CO2H, is obtained from valerian root and other sources, as a corrosive, mobile, oily liquid, having a strong acid taste, and an odor of old cheese. →