Part 50

<h1>Absinthate</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab"sin"thate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical.</def>

<h1>Absinth, Absinthe</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw><hw>Ab"sinth`</hw>, <hw>Ab"sinthe`</hw><hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>absinthe</ets>. See <er>Absinthium</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The plant absinthium or common wormwood.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol.</def>

<h1>Absinthial</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab*sin"thi*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.</def>

<h1>Absinthian</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab*sin"thi*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Of the nature of wormwood.</def> "<i>Absinthian</i> bitterness."

<i>T. Randolph.</i>

<h1>Absinthiate</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab"sin"thi*ate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[From L. <ets>absinthium</ets>: cf. L. <ets>absinthiatus</ets>, a.]</ety> <def>To impregnate with wormwood.</def>

<h1>Absinthiated</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab*sin"thi*a`ted</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Impregnated with wormwood; <as>as, <ex>absinthiated</ex> wine</as>.</def>

<h1>Absinthic</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab*sin"thic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.</def>

<h1>Absinthin</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab*sin"thin</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The bitter principle of wormwood <spn>(Artemisia absinthium)</spn>.</def>

<i>Watts.</i>

<h1>Absinthism</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab"sin*thism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth.</def>

<h1>Absinthium</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab*sin"thi*um</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., from Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common wormwood <spn>(Artemisia absinthium)</spn>, an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood.</def>

<h1>Absis</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab"sis</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Apsis</er>.</def>

<h1>Absist</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ab*sist"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>absistere</ets>, p. pr. <ets>absistens</ets>; <ets>ab + sistere</ets> to stand, causal of <ets>stare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Raleigh.</i>