Anhinga
(||An*hin"ga) n. [Pg.] (Zoöl.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the
darter, or snakebird.
Anhistous
(An*his"tous) a. [Gr. 'an priv. + "isto`s web, tissue: cf. F. anhiste.] (Biol.) Without definite
structure; as, an anhistous membrane.
Anhungered
(An*hun"gered) a. Ahungered; longing. [Archaic]
Anhydride
(An*hy"dride) n. [See Anhydrous.] (Chem.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic
radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; — so called because it may be
formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.
Anhydrite
(An*hy"drite) n. [See Anhydrous.] (Min.) A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color,
usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water
Anhydrous
(An*hy"drous) a. [Gr. wanting water; 'an priv. + "y`dwr water.] Destitute of water; as, anhydrous
salts or acids.
Ani
(||A"ni or ||A"no) n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and
Florida allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for communistic nesting.
Anicut
(||An"i*cut, ||An"ni*cut) n. [Tamil anai kattu dam building.] A dam or mole made in the course
of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [India] Brande & C.
Anidiomatical
(An*id`i*o*mat"ic*al) a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. idiomatical.] Not idiomatic. [R.] Landor.
Anient
(An"i*ent, An`i*en"tise) v. t. [OF. anientir, F. anéantir.] To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Anigh
(A*nigh") prep. & adv. [Pref. a- + nigh.] Nigh. [Archaic]
Anight
(A*night" A*nights") adv. [OE. on niht.] In the night time; at night. [Archaic]
Does he hawk anights still?
Marston.
Anil
(An"il) n. [F. anil, Sp. anil, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. an-nil, for al-nil the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nila
dark blue, nili indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.] (Bot.) A West Indian plant one of the original sources of
indigo; also, the indigo dye.
Anile
(An"ile) a. [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.] Old-womanish; imbecile. "Anile ideas." Walpole.
Anileness
(An"ile*ness) n. Anility. [R.]
