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Al"i*ped (&?;), a. [L. alipes; ala wing + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. alipède.] (Zoöl.) Wing-footed, as the bat. -- n. An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat.

Al"i*quant (&?;), a. [L. aliquantus some, moderate; alius other + quantus how great: cf. F. aliquante.] (Math.) An aliquant part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquant part of 16. Opposed to aliquot.

Al"i*quot (&?;), a. [L. aliquot some, several; alius other + quot how many: cf. F. aliquote.] (Math.) An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will divide it without a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquot part of 15. Opposed to aliquant.

Al`i*sep"tal (&?;), a. [L. ala wing + E. septal.] (Anat.) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.

Al"ish (&?;), a. Like ale; as, an alish taste.

{ Al`i*sphe"noid (&?;), Al`i*sphe*noid"al (&?;), } a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal.

Al`i*sphe"noid, n. (Anat.) The alisphenoid bone.

Al"i*trunk (&?;), n. [L. ala wing + truncus trunk.] (Zoöl.) The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached; the thorax. Kirby.

Al`i*tur"gic*al (&?;), a. [Pref. a- + liturgical.] (Eccl.) Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered. Shipley.

||A`li*un"de (&?;), adv. & a. [L.] (Law) From another source; from elsewhere; as, a case proved aliunde; evidence aliunde.

A*live" (&?;), a. [OE. on live, AS. on lfe in life; lfe being dat. of lf life. See Life, and cf. Live, a.] 1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.

2. In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive.

3. Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged.

The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with muskets and green boughs. Macaulay.

4. Sprightly; lively; brisk. Richardson.

5. Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive.

Tremblingly alive to nature's laws. Falconer.

6. Of all living (by way of emphasis).

Northumberland was the proudest man alive. Clarendon.

Used colloquially as an intensive; as, man alive!

Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies.

||A`li*za"ri (&?;), n. [Perh. fr. Ar. 'açrah juice extracted from a plant, fr. 'açara to press.] (Com.) The madder of the Levant. Brande & C.

A*liz"a*rin (&?;), n. [F. alizarine, fr. alizari.] (Chem.) A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially from anthracene. It produces the Turkish reds.

Al"ka*hest (&?;), n. [LL. alchahest, F. alcahest, a word that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily formed by Paracelsus.] The fabled "universal solvent" of the alchemists; a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies. -- Al`ka*hes"tic (&?;), a.

Al`kal*am"ide (&?;), n. [Alkali + amide.] (Chem.) One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.

{ Al`ka*les`cence (&?;), Al`ka*les"cen*cy (&?;), } n. A tendency to become alkaline; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominant. Ure.

Al`ka*les"cent (&?;), a. [Cf. F. alcalescent.] Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.

Al"ka*li (?; 277), n.; pl. Alkalis or Alkalies (&?;). [F. alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqal ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.] 1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.