<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>"Sand" or "gravel" in the kidneys.</def>
<h1>Arenaceous</h1> <Xpage=79>
<hw>Ar`e*na"ceous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>arenaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; <as>as, <ex>arenaceous</ex> limestone</as>.</def>
<h1>Arenarious</h1> <Xpage=79>
<hw>Ar`e*na"ri*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>arenarius</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>Sandy; <as>as, <ex>arenarious</ex> soil</as>.</def>
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<h1>Arenation</h1> <Xpage=80>
<hw>Ar`e*na"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>arenatio</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A sand bath; application of hot sand to the body.</def>
<i>Dunglison.</i>
<h1>Arendator</h1> <Xpage=80>
<hw>Ar`en*da"tor</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>arendator</ets>, <ets>arrendator</ets>, fr. <ets>arendare</ets>, <ets>arrendare</ets>, to pay rent, fr. <ets>arenda</ets> yearly rent; <ets>ad + renda</ets>, F. <ets>rente</ets>, E. <ets>rent</ets>. Cf. <er>Arrentation</er> and <er>Rent</er>.]</ety> <def>In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues.</def>
<note>&hand; A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is called <i>crown arendator</i>.</note>
<i>Tooke.</i>
<mhw><h1>Areng, Arenga</h1> <Xpage=80>
<hw>A*reng"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A*ren"ga</hw></mhw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Malayan.]</ety> <def>A palm tree (<spn>Saguerus saccharifer</spn>) which furnishes sago, wine, and fibers for ropes; the gomuti palm.</def>
<h1>Arenicolite</h1> <Xpage=80>
<hw>Ar`e*nic"o*lite</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>arena</ets> sand + <ets>colere</ets> to cherish or live.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks.</def>
<i>Dana.</i>
<h1>Arenilitic</h1> <Xpage=80>
<hw>A*ren`i*lit"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>arena</ets> sand + Gr. <?/ stone.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to sandstone; <as>as, <ex>arenilitic</ex> mountains</as>.</def>
<i>Kirwan.</i>
<h1>Arenose</h1> <Xpage=80>
<hw>Ar"e*nose</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>arenosus</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>Sandy; full of sand.</def>
<i>Johnson.</i>
<h1>Arenulous</h1> <Xpage=80>
<hw>A*ren"u*lous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>arenula</ets> fine sand, dim. of <ets>arena</ets>.]</ety> <def>Full of fine sand; like sand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<h1>Areola</h1> <Xpage=80>
<hw>A*re"o*la</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Areol\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>areola</ets>, dim. of <ets>area</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ar\'82ole</ets>. See <er>Area</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing.</def>
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