aluminium 
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compound formed by the addition of a small amount of alveary (al've-a-ri), . ; pi. alvearies (-riz). 
silver to aluminium. It is said that 3 per cent, of silver 
is sufficient to give to aluminium the color and brilliancy 
of pure silver, over which it has the great advantage of 
not being tarnished by sulphureted hydrogen.-Alumln- see alveus.] 1. A beehive, or something re- 
turn solder, an alloy of gold, silver, copper, and, for soft gembling a beehive. 2f. The meatus exteruus, 
solder, a little zinc : used in soldering aluminium bronze. or ex t ern al canal, of the ear. See ear. 
aluminose (a-lu'mi-nos), a. Same as alumi- alveated (al' ve-a-ted), a. [< L. alveatus, 
nous. hollowed out like a trough or tray, < alveus, a 
aluminous (a-lu'mi-nus), a. [<L. aluminosus, trough, tray, a beehive: see alveus, and cf. 
< alumcii (-n/iii-), alum: see alum.] Pertain- alveary.] Formed or vaulted like a beehive, 
ing to, containing, or having the properties of alvei, . Plural of alveus. 
alum or alumina: as, aluminous minerals or alveolar (al-ve'6-lar or al've-6-lar), a. [< L. 
waters. " ' v ' 
cavity, dim. of alveus, a tray , trough, basin : see 
'[<" 1,'alvearinm,' a beehive, prop, any bulging alveus.] In general, any little cell, pit, cavity, 
vessel, < alveus, a hollow vessel, a beehive, etc. : fossa, or socket, as one of the cells of a honey- 
' * tj - comb, etc. Also called alveole. 
aluminum (a-lu'mi-imm), n. Same as alumin- 
ium. 
alumish (al'um-ish), a. [< alum + -H*I.] Hav- 
ing the nature of alum ; somewhat resembling 
alum. 
alumna (a-lum'na), . ; pi. alumna; (-ne). [L., 
a foster-daughter, fern, of alumnus : see alum- 
nus.] A female pupil or graduate of any edu- 
cational institution. 
alumnal (a-lum'nal), a. Belonging or pertain- 
ing to alumni or alumnae. 
At the request of the Almmml Association of Colleges, 
arrangements have been made whereby college graduates 
can avail themselves of advanced courses of study. 
Education, IV. 560. 
alumni, . Plural of alumnus. 
alumniate (a-lum'ni-at), . [Irreg. < alumnus 
+ -ate3.] Tne period of pupilage. N. E. D. 
alumnus (a-lum'nus), n. ; pi. alumni (-nl). [L. 
alumnus, fern, alumna, a nursling, foster-child, 
pupil, disciple, orig. ppr. pass, (-umnus = Gr. 
-6uevo$) of alere, nourish, nurse, foster: see 
aliment. Cf. alma mater.] A pupil; one edu- 
cated at a school, seminary, college, or univer- 
sity ; specifically, a graduate of any such insti- 
tution 
alum-rock (al'um-rok), n. Same as 
ston 
Although these organs [of the torpedo and other electric 
fishes] differ greatly from one another in position, . . . 
they all agree in being composed of alveoli of various forms, 
which are bounded by connective tissue, and filled with 
a jelly-like substance. 
Gegenbaur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 500. 
Specifically, in zoi>(. : (a) The socket of a tooth ; the pit in 
a jaw-bone in which a tooth is inserted. 
Each alveolus serves as the socket of a long tooth, some- 
what like the incisor of a rodent. 
Huxley, Anat. Invert., p. 492. 
(b) An air-cell ; one of the compartments, about one hun- 
dredth of an inch in diameter, which line the infundibula 
and alveolar passages of the lungs, (c) One of the pits or 
compartments in the mucous membrane of the second 
stomach of a ruminant; a cell of "honeycomb" tripe. 
See cut under ruminant, (d) A certain vacant space in 
the sarcode of a radiolarian, either within or without the 
capsule. Pascoe. (e) A cell or pit in certain fossils, as in 
an alveolite. (/) One of the ultimate follicles of a race- 
mose gland. See acinus, 2 (6). (g) One of the five hollow 
cuneate calcareous dentigerous pieces which enter into 
the composition of the complex dcntary apparatus or oral 
skeleton of a sea-urchin. See lantern of Aristotle (under 
lantern) and cuts under cli/pcaxtrrd ami Echinoidea. 
[NL.,< L. alveus. 
alveolus, a small hollow or cavity, a tray, trough, 
basin, dim. of alveus : see alveus.] Containing 
or pertaining to a socket, cell, or pit. An equiv- 
alent form is alveolary Alveolar arch, the arch 
formed by the alveolar border of either the upper or the 
lower jaw. Alveolar artery, (a) Inferior, the inferior 
dental, a branch of the internal maxillary artery supply- 
ing the lower jaw. (b) Superior, a branch of the internal 
maxillary artery supplying the teeth of the upper jaw and 
adjacent structures. Alveolar border, the border of 
either jaw containing the tooth-sockets (alveoli). Alveo- 
lar cancer, either alveolar carcinoma or alveolar sarcoma. 
Alveolar carcinoma, a name sometimes applied to 
colloid carcinoma (cancer) in which the colloid infiltration 
has rendered the alveolar structure very evident to the 
naked eye. Alveolar ectasia. See emphysema. Alve- Alveopora (al-ve-o-po'ra), n. [NL., 
olar forceps, forceps, of various shapes, for removing ^ jj + v(mls a "pore:" see alveus and pore.] 
parts of the alveolar process, or fragments of roots under Sr"'? . "i 
the alveolar ridge.-Alveolar Index. See craniometry. The typical genus ol_Alveoponn<B. 
-Alveolar membrane, the dental periosteum. Alve- Alveoponnae (al-ve-o-po-n ne), n. pi. [ML., < 
olar nerves, the dental branches of the maxillary nerves. Ah'eopora + -intt.] A subfamily of perforate 
~t^* r 1 "S*ftufes i eiX P e 8 ^e 1 ^^ickly^t r ^rtii madreporarian corals, of the family Poritida;, 
atr-crflsTalveoH), "and g'ivf ort and terminate in the in- typified by the genus Alveopora. See Poritida. 
fundibula or air-sacs. Alveolar point, the point at the alVOUS (al've-us), n. ; pi. alvei (-1). [L., a hollow 
edge of the upper jaw between the middle incisors Alve- vessel, basket, trough, hold of a vessel, beehive, 
bath-tub, channel of a river, etc., < alms, the 
belly, the stomach, bowels, womb, etc.] In 
anat. : (a) A tube or canal through which some 
fluid flows ; especially, the larger part of such 
a tube, as the duct conveying the chyle to the 
subclavian vein. Specifically (1) The utricle 
of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. (2) 
Olar processes, the processes of the maxillary bones 
containing the sockets of the teeth. Alveolar sarcoma, 
a sarcoma (cancer) in which the cells approach in charac- 
ter epithelial cells, and are gathered in groups separated 
by connective tissue. Alveolar vein, a vein accompany- 
ing an alveolar artery. 
alum- alveolariform (al-ve-o-lar'i-form), a. [< NL. 
alveolaris (< alveolus, a cell in a honeycomb: 
alum-root (al'um-rot), n. A name given to the see alveolus') + L. forma, shape.] Having the 
astringent root of several plants, as Heuchera form of the cells of a honeycomb. N. E. D. 
Americana and Geranium maculatum. alveolary (al-ve'6-la-ri or al've-o-la-n), a. 
alum-Stone (al'um-ston), w. The subsulphate Same as alveolar. 
of alumina and potash ; a mineral of a grayish- alveolate (al-ve'o-lat or al've-o-lat), a. [< L. alvme , al vlllj _ vln; . L = j . umn, x u. /<, 
or yellowish- white color, often containing sil- alveolatus, hollowed out like a little tray, \ al- tne j, elly i Belonging to the belly or intestines ; 
ica as an impurity, first found at Tolf a in Italy, veolus: see alveolus.] Same as alveolated. _-_ i; __ _ :_ t -~4: i _, 
Also called alum-rock and alunite. alveolated (al-ve'o-la-ted or al've-o-la-ted), a. 
alunite (al'u-nit), . [< F. alun, alum, + -ite 2 .] [As alveolate + -e(Z 2 .] Deeply pitted so as to 
Same as alum-stone. resemble a honeycomb; having angular cavi- , 
alunogen (a-lu'no-jen), n. [< F. alun, alum, + ties (alveoli) separated by thin partitions, as Jt^^^^f^^SrSZ^^^S^ 
-gen, producing : see -gen.] Native aluminium 
The combined utricle and saccule of the ear as 
seen in birds, (b) The superficial ventricular 
layer of medullary substance in the brain cover- 
ing the hippocampus major. 
alvine (al'vin, -vln), a. [= F. alvin, < L. alvus, 
the belly .] Belonging to the belly or intestines ; 
relating to or consisting of intestinal excre- 
ments. Alvine concretion, a calculus formed in the 
,. - - - stomach or intestines. Alvine dejections, alvine evac- 
resemble a honeycomb ; having angular cavi- uatlons discharges from the bowels ; feces. [The word 
sulphate, occurring in fine capillary fibers, and 
consisting of 36.05 parts of sulphuric acid, 15.40 
of alumina, and 48.55 of water, it is found in vol- f 
came solfataras, in clays, in feldspathic rocks containing alveolation (al-ve-o-la snon), 
pyrites, and as an efflorescence on the walls of mines and condition of having sockets or pits ; a struc- 
quarries. Also called hair -salt and feather-alum. 
aluret (al'ur), n. [< ME. alure, alour, alur, aler, 
< OF. aleor, aleoir, gallery, passage, alley (cf. 
OF. aleure, alure, mod. F. allure, gait, pace), 
~yr, F. oiler, go: see alley 1 .] 1. An alley; a 
k. 2. A passage, gangway, or gallery in a 
the receptacle of some compound"flowers. alway (al'w'a), adv. [< ME. alway, alwaye, alle- 
The fibrous stroma is not so much alveolated as inter- VMye, al wey, alle wey, al icei, earlier &',< 
AS. ealne weg, sometimes contr. to ealneg, all 
the time, lit. all the way: ealne, ace. of eal, eall, 
all; weg, ace. of weg, way. Now superseded 
by always, q. v. Cf . algate, and It. tutta via = 
Sp. todas vias, always; from L. tota, fern, of 
totus, all, and via, way.] Same as always : now 
only used poetically. 
Mephibosheth . . . shall eat bread alway at my table. 
spersed with small fusiform cell-nests. 
Zie.gler, Pathol. Anat. (trans.), i. 173. 
The state or 
See 
ture resembling that of the honeycomb, 
cut under ruminant. 
The alveolation is the same in both cases. 
Encyc. Brit., XVIII. 370. 
Same as alveolus. 
The new alure between the king's chamber and the said 
chapel. Brayley, Houses of Parl., p. 127. 
3. A covered passage ; a cloister. 
The sides of every street were covered with fresh alures 
of marble, or cloisters. T. Warton, Eng. Poetry, II. xxiii. 
4. In medieval milit. arch., a footway on the 
alveolilform (al-ve'o-li-form or al-ve-ol'i-fonn), 
2 Sam. ix. 10. 
Hard by a poplar shook alway, 
All silver-green with gnarled bark. 
Tennyson, Mariana. 
[< L. alveolus + forma, form.] Having the always (al'waz), adv. [<.U[E.alwayes,alwaies, 
form of an alveolus, or a small cell or socket. alleweyes, alle iceis, alles weis, an adverbial gen., 
Alveolina (al-ve-o-ll'na), n. [NL., < L. alveolus appar. orig. distrib., as distinguished from the 
(see alveolus) '-ina.] The typical genus of 
foraminif ers of the subfamily^toeoKninee. D'Or- 
Ugny, 1826. 
Alveolina + -ince.] A subfamily of imperforate 
foraminifers, family Miliolida;, having the test 
globular, elliptical, or fusiform, the chamber- 
lets of which in the recent species are often 
subdivided. 
A 
summit of a wall or rampart, behind the battle- Alveolininae (al-ve"o-li-ni'ne), re. pi. [NL., < 
ments ; also, the passageway within the hoard- " '- L -' n A v - c :i ~ * <--*~> 
ing or bratticing. 
alusia (a-lu'si-a), . fNL., irreg. < Gr. d/luovf, 
distress, anguish, < akueev or a\vtiv, be frantic, 
wander: see hallucination.] Hallucination, 
aluta (a-lu'ta), re. [L. (sc. pellis, skin), a kind alveolite (al-ve'o-lit), re. [< NL. Alveolites.] 
of soft leather, perhaps prepared by means of fossil polyp of the genus Alveolites. 
alum; cf. alumen, alum: see alum.] A species Alveolites (al-ve-o-li'tez), n. [NL., < L. alveo- 
of leather-stone, soft, pliable, and not lami- ' 
nated. 
alutaceous (al-u-ta'shius), a. [< LL. alutacius, 
< L. aluta: see' aluta.] Having the quality or alveolocondylean v ~ - , _, .. ,, 
color of tawed leather; leathery, as the leaves Of or pertaining to the alveolus and condyle. 
of Prunus laurocerasus. Alveolocondylean plane. See craniometry. 
alutationt (al-u-ta'shon), n. [< L. aluta, soft alveolodental (al-ve"o-16-den'tal), a. Per- 
leather (see aluta), + -ation.] The tanning or taining to the teeth and their sockets Alveo- 
comprehensive ace. form, but the distinction 
was soon lost: see (ihvay.] 1. All the time; 
throughout all time ; uninterruptedly; continu- 
ally; perpetually; ever: as, God is always the 
same. 
Ev'n in heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts 
Were always downward bent. Milton, P. L., i. 681. 
Once a poet, always a poet. 0. W. Holmes, Emerson, xv. 
2. Every time ; at all recurring times ; as often 
as occasion arises: as, he always comes home 
on Saturday. 
You always end ere you begin. Shak., T. O. of V., ii. 4. 
dressing of leather, 
alva marina (al'va ma-ri'na). [An error for L. 
lodental canal, the canal in the upper and in the lower 
jaw, through which pass the dental vessels and nerves. 
narrow formj with a somewhat conical head 
contracted behind the eyes, the last antennal 
joint enlarged, and the hind femora spinous 
and thickened toward the end. Species of such 
genera as Ali/dus, Tollivs, and Megalotomus are numer- 
ous in most parts of America. Also written Alydina. See 
Coreidce. 
ulvamarina, sea-sedge':' ulva"sedge, perhaps con- alveolosubnasal (al-ve"o-16-sub-na'zal), a. In Alydus (al'i-dus), re. [NL.] A genus of het- 
craniom., pertaining to the alveolar and sub- 
nasal points of the skull. Alveolosubnasal prog- 
nathlsm, the prognathism measured by the angle be- 
tween the line joining the alveolar and subnasal points 
and the alveolocondylean plane. See these terms and 
alvearium (ai-ve-a'ri-um), n. ; pi. aliiearia (-&). alveolus (al-ve'6-lus), n. ; pi. alveoli (-li). [NL. Alysia (a-lis'i-S), n. [NL., < Gr. aivatf, a chain, 
[L.] Same as alveary. application of L. alveolus, a small hollow or prob. for *&%vai(, < d/Un-of, continuous, unbroken, 
nected with ad-ol-escere, grow (see adolescent) ; 
marina, fern, of marinus, of or belonging to the 
sea : see marine.] Sea-sedge : an article of com- 
merce, consisting of dried grass-wrack (Zostera 
marina), used for stuffing mattresses, etc. 
eropterous insects, of the family Coreidce, typi- 
cal of the subfamily Alydince. 
alynedt, p- a. [ME. (occurs once), < L. allinere, 
adlinere, besmear, < ad, to, + linere, smear: see 
liniment.] Anointed. 
