Ayme Ay"me` noun [ Confer French ahi interj.] The utterance of the ejaculation "Ay me !" [ Obsolete] See Ay , interj . " Aymees and hearty heigh-hoes." J. Fletcher.

Ayond A·yond" preposition & adverb Beyond. [ North of Eng.]

Ayont A·yont" preposition & adverb Beyond. [ Scot.]

Ayrie, Ayry A"y·rie, A"y·ry noun See Aerie . Drayton.

Ayrshire Ayr"shire noun (Agriculture) One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.

Ayuntamiento A·yun`ta·mi·en"to noun [ Spanish , from OSp. ayuntar to join.] In Spain and Spanish America, a corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.

Azalea A·za"le·a noun ; plural Azaleas [ New Latin , from Greek ... dry, -- so called because supposed to grow best in dry ground.] (Botany) A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely distinct from Rhododendron.

Azarole Az"a·role noun [ French azerole , the name of the fruit, from Arabic az-zo'r...r : confer Italian azzeruolo , Spanish acerolo .] (Botany) The Neapolitan medlar ( Cratægus azarolus ), a shrub of southern Europe; also, its fruit.

Azedarach A·zed"a·rach noun [ French azédarac , Spanish acederaque , Pers. āzāddirakht noble tree.] 1. (Botany) A handsome Asiatic tree ( Melia azedarach ), common in the southern United States; -- called also, Pride of India , Pride of China , and Bead tree .

2. (Medicine) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a cathartic and emetic.

Azimuth Az"i·muth noun [ Middle English azimut , French azimut , from Arabic as-sum...t , plural of as-samt a way, or perhaps , a point of the horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as being the Arabic article: confer Italian azzimutto , Portuguese azimuth , and Arabic samt-al-rā's the vertex of the heaven. Confer Zenith .] (Astron. & Geodesy) (a) The quadrant of an azimuth circle. (b) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.

» In trigonometrical surveying, it is customary to reckon the azimuth of a line from the south point of the horizon around by the west from 0° to 360°.

Azimuth circle , or Vertical circle , one of the great circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles. Hutton. -- Azimuth compass , a compass resembling the mariner's compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the needle. -- Azimuth dial , a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right angles to the plane of the horizon. Hutton. -- Magnetic azimuth , an arc of the horizon, intercepted between the vertical circle passing through any object and the magnetic meridian. This is found by observing the object with an azimuth compass.

Azimuthal Az"i·muth`al adjective Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.

Azimuthal error of a transit instrument, its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian.

Azo- Az"o- [ See Azote .] (Chemistry) A combining form of azote ; (a) Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc. (b) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in azo benzene, azo benzoic, etc. These compounds furnish many artificial dyes. See Diazo- .

Azobenzene Az`o·ben"zene noun [ Azo- + benzene .] (Chemistry) A substance (C ₆ H ₅ .N ₂ .C ₆ H ₅ ) derived from nitrobenzene, forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible.

Azogue A·zo"gue noun [ Spanish See Azoth .] Lit.: Quicksilver ; hence: plural (Mining) Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury. [ Spanish Amer.]

Azoic A·zo"ic adjective [ Greek 'a priv. + ... life, from ... to live.] Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; as, the azoic . rocks.

Azoic age (Geol.) , the age preceding the existence of animal life, or anterior to the paleozoic tome. Azoic is also used as a noun, age being understood. See Archæan , and Eozoic .

Azole Az"ole noun [ From Azote .] (Org. Chem.) Any of a large class of compounds characterized by a five-membered ring which contains an atom of nitrogen and at least one other noncarbon atom (nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur). The prefixes furo- , thio , and pyrro- are used to distinguish three subclasses of azoles, which may be regarded as derived respectively from furfuran, thiophene, and pyrrol by replacement of the CH group by nitrogen; as, furo -monazole. Names exactly analogous to those for the azines are also used; as, oxazole , diazole , etc.

Azoleic Az`o·le"ic adjective [ Azo- + oleic .] (Chemistry) Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid. [ R.]

Azonic A·zon"ic adjective [ Greek ...; 'a priv. + ... zone, region.] Confined to no zone or region; not local.

Azorian A·zo"ri·an adjective Of or pertaining to the Azores. -- noun A native of the Azores.

Azote Az"ote noun [ French azote , from Greek 'a priv. + ... life; -- so named by Lavoisier because it is incapable of supporting life.] Same as Nitrogen . [ R.]

Azote A·zo"te noun [ Spanish ] A switch or whip. [ Spanish Amer.]

Azoted Az"ot·ed adjective Nitrogenized; nitrogenous.

Azoth Az"oth noun [ Late Latin azoch , azoth , from Arabic az-zauq mercury.] (Alchemy) (a) The first principle of metals, i. e. , mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them. (b) The universal remedy of Paracelsus.

Azotic A·zot"ic adjective (Chemistry) Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote; nitric; as, azotic gas; azotic acid. [ R.] Carpenter.

Azotine Az"o·tine noun Also - tin [ Azote + -ine .] 1. An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate, charcoal, sulphur, and petroleum.

2. = 1st Ammonite , 2.

Azotite Az"o·tite noun (Chemistry) A salt formed by the combination of azotous, or nitrous, acid with a base; a nitrite. [ R.]

Azotize Az"o·tize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Azotized ; present participle & verbal noun Azotizing ] To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.

Azotometer Az`o·tom"e·ter noun [ Azote + - meter .] (Chemistry) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.

Azotous A·zo"tous adjective Nitrous; as, azotous acid. [ R.]

Azoturia Az`o·tu"ri·a noun [ New Latin ; azote + Greek ... urine.] (Medicine) Excess of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine.

Aztec Az"tec adjective Of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519. -- noun One of the Aztec race or people.

Azure Az"ure adjective [ French & OSp. azur , Spanish azul , through Arabic from Persian lājaward , or lājuward , lapis lazuli, a blue color, lājawardī , lājuwardī , azure, cerulean, the initial l having been dropped, perhaps by the influence of the Arabic azr-aq azure, blue. Confer German lasur , lasur stein, azure color, azure stone, and New Latin lapis lazuli .] Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless.

Azure stone (Min.) , the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite.

Azure Az"ure noun 1. The lapis lazuli. [ Obsolete]

2. The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color. "In robes of azure ." Wordsworth.

3. The blue vault above; the unclouded sky.

Not like those steps
On heaven's azure .
Milton.

4. (Her.) A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.

Azure Az"ure transitive verb To color blue.

Azured Az"ured adjective Of an azure color; sky-blue. "The azured harebell." Shak.

Azureous A·zu"re·ous adjective (Zoology) Of a fine blue color; azure.

Azurine Az"u·rine adjective [ Confer Azurn .] Azure.

Azurine Az"u·rine noun (Zoology) The blue roach of Europe ( Leuciscus cæruleus ); -- so called from its color.

Azurite Az"u·rite noun (Min.) Blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite.

Azurn Az"urn adjective [ Confer Old French azurin , asurin , Late Latin azurinus . See Azure , adjective ] Azure. [ Obsolete]

Thick set with agate, and the azurn sheen
Of turkis blue, and emerald green.
Milton.

Azygous Az"y·gous adjective [ Greek ...; 'a priv. + ... yoke.] Odd; having no fellow; not one of a pair; single; as, the azygous muscle of the uvula.

Azym, Azyme Az"ym, Az"yme noun [ French azyme unleavened, Latin azymus , from Greek ...; 'a priv. + ... leaven.] Unleavened bread.

Azymic A·zym"ic adjective Azymous.

Azymite Az"y·mite noun [ Confer French azymite .] (Eccl. Hist.) One who administered the Eucharist with unleavened bread; -- a name of reproach given by those of the Greek church to the Latins.

Azymous Az"y·mous adjective [ See Azym .] Unleavened; unfermented. " Azymous bread." Dunglison.

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