Adenotomic Ad`e·no·tom"ic adjective Pertaining to adenotomy.

Adenotomy Ad`e·not"o·my noun [ Adeno- + Greek ... a cutting, ... to cut.] (Anat.) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.

Adenous Ad"e·nous adjective Same as Adenose .

Adeps Ad"eps noun [ Latin ] Animal fat; lard.

Adept A·dept" noun [ Latin adeptus obtained (sc. artem ), ...he who has obtained an art, past participle of adipsci to arrive ...at, to obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. See Apt , and confer Adapt .] One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.

Adept A·dept" adjective Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.

Beaus adept in everything profound.
Cowper.

Adeption A·dep"tion noun [ Latin adeptio . See Adept , adjective ] An obtaining; attainment. [ Obsolete]

In the wit and policy of the capitain consisteth the chief adeption of the victory.
Grafton.

Adeptist A·dept"ist noun A skilled alchemist. [ Obsolete]

Adeptness A·dept"ness noun The quality of being adept; skill.

Adequacy Ad"e·qua·cy noun [ See Adequate .] The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.

Adequate Ad"e·quate adjective [ Latin adaequatus , past participle of adaequare to make equal to; ad + aequare to make equal, aequus equal. See Equal .] Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition.

Ireland had no adequate champion.
De Quincey.

Syn. -- Proportionate; commensurate; sufficient; suitable; competent; capable.

Adequate Ad"e·quate transitive verb [ See Adequate , adjective ] 1. To equalize; to make adequate. [ R.] Fotherby.

2. To equal. [ Obsolete]

It [ is] an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity.
Shelford.

Adequately Ad"e·quate·ly adverb In an adequate manner.

Adequateness Ad"e·quate·ness noun The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.

Adequation Ad`e·qua"tion noun [ Latin adaequatio .] The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent. [ Obsolete] Bp. Barlow.

Adesmy A·des"my noun [ Greek ... unfettered; 'a priv. + ... a fetter.] (Botany) The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually entire.

Adessenarian Ad·es`se·na"ri·an noun [ Formed from Latin adesse to be present; ad + esse to be.] (Eccl. Hist.) One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.

Adfected Ad·fect"ed adjective [ Latin adfectus or affectus . See Affect , v. ] (Alg.) See Affected , 5.

Adfiliated Ad·fil"i·a`ted adjective See Affiliated . [ Obsolete]

Adfiliation Ad·fil`i·a"tion noun See Affiliation . [ Obsolete]

Adfluxion Ad·flux"ion noun See Affluxion .

Adhamant Ad·ha"mant adjective [ From Latin adhamare to catch; ad + hamus hook.] Clinging, as by hooks.

Adhere Ad·here" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Adhered ; present participle & verbal noun Adhering ] [ Latin adhaerere , adhaesum ; ad + haerere to stick: confer French adhérer . See Aghast .] 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.

3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. "Nor time nor place did then adhere ." "Every thing adheres together." Shak.

Syn. -- To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold

Adherence Ad·her"ence noun [ Confer French adhérence , Late Latin adhaerentia .] 1. The quality or state of adhering.

2. The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.

Syn. -- Adherence , Adhesion . These words, which were once freely interchanged, are now almost entirely separated. Adherence is no longer used to denote physical union, but is applied, to mental states or habits; as, a strict adherence to one's duty; close adherence to the argument, etc. Adhesion is now confined chiefly to the physical sense, except in the phrase "To give in one's adhesion to a cause or a party."

Adherency Ad·her"en·cy noun 1. The state or quality of being adherent; adherence. [ R.]

2. That which adheres. [ Obsolete] Dr. H. More.

Adherent Ad·her"ent adjective [ Latin adhaerens , -entis , present participle: confer French adhérent .] 1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. Pope.

2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.

3. (Botany) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.

Adherent Ad·her"ent noun 1. One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.

2. That which adheres; an appendage. [ R.] Milton.

Syn. -- Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer.

Adherently Ad·her"ent·ly adverb In an adherent manner.

Adherer Ad·her"er noun One who adheres; an adherent.

Adhesion Ad·he"sion noun [ Latin adhaesio , from adhaerere : confer French adhésion .] 1. The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.

2. Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy.

His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy.
De Quincey.

3. Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.

To that treaty Spain and England gave in their adhesion .
Macaulay.

4. (Physics) The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion .

5. (Medicine) Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

6. (Botany) The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.

Syn. -- Adherence; union. See Adherence .

Adhesive Ad·he"sive adjective [ Confer French adhésif .] 1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson.

Adhesive attraction . (Physics) See Attraction . -- Adhesive inflammation (Surg.) , that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration. -- Adhesive plaster , a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.

Adhesively Ad·he"sive·ly adverb In an adhesive manner.

Adhesiveness Ad·he"sive·ness noun 1. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.

2. (Phren.) Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse.

Adhibit Ad·hib"it transitive verb [ Latin adhibitus , past participle of adhibere to hold to; ad + habere to have.] 1. To admit, as a person or thing; to take in. Muirhead.

2. To use or apply; to administer. Camden.

3. To attach; to affix. Alison.

Adhibition Ad`hi·bi"tion noun [ Latin adhibitio .] The act of adhibiting; application; use. Whitaker.

Adhort Ad·hort" transitive verb [ Latin adhortari . See Adhortation .] To exhort; to advise. [ Obsolete] Feltham.

Adhortation Ad`hor·ta"tion noun [ Latin adhortatio , from adhortari to advise; ad + hortari to exhort.] Advice; exhortation. [ Obsolete] Peacham.

Adhortatory Ad·hor"ta·to·ry adjective Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory. [ Obsolete] Potter.

Adiabatic Ad`i·a·bat"ic adjective [ Greek ... not passable; 'a priv. + ... through + ... to go.] (Physics) Not giving out or receiving heat. -- Ad`i*a*bat`ic*al*ly , adverb

Adiabatic line or curve , a curve exhibiting the variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it expands without either receiving or giving out heat. Rankine.

Adiactinic Ad`i·ac·tin"ic adjective [ Prefix a- not + diactinic .] (Chemistry) Not transmitting the actinic rays.

Adiantum Ad`i·an"tum noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., maidenhair; 'a priv. + ... to wet.] (Botany) A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.

Adiaphorism Ad`i·aph"o·rism noun Religious indifference.

Adiaphorist Ad`i·aph"o·rist noun [ See Adiaphorous .] (Eccl. Hist.) One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical. Murdock.

Adiaphoristic Ad`i·aph`o·ris"tic adjective Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice. Shipley.

Adiaphorite Ad`i·aph"o·rite noun Same as Adiaphorist .

Adiaphorous Ad`i·aph"o·rous adjective [ Greek ...; 'a priv. + ... different; ... through + ... to bear.] 1. Indifferent or neutral. Jer. Taylor.

2. (Medicine) Incapable of doing either harm or good, as some medicines. Dunglison.

Adiaphory Ad`i·aph"o·ry noun [ Greek ....] Indifference. [ Obsolete]

Adiathermic Ad`i·a·ther"mic adjective [ Greek 'a priv. + ... through + ...heat.] Not pervious to heat.

Adieu A·dieu" interj. & adverb [ Middle English also adew , adewe , adue , F. ... dieu , from Latin ad to + deus God.] Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.

Adieu A·dieu" noun ; plural Adieus A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting. Shak.

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