n. [ L. abortus + caedere to kill. See Abort. ] (Med.) The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. [ archaic ] AS [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. abortus (see Abort, v.) + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make. ] Producing miscarriage. -- n. A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. abortio, fr. aboriri. See Abort. ] 1. The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The immature product of an untimely birth; a fetus which has been delivered prematurely due to spontaneous or voluntary abortion, and is dead. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. (Biol.) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an abortion. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. the removal of a fetus from the womb prior to normal delivery in a manner such as to cause the death of the fetus; also called voluntary abortion, or when performed by a physician, therapeutic abortion. [ PJC ]

In the 1913 Webster there was the following note appended to sense 1:
☞ It is sometimes used for the offense of procuring a premature delivery, but strictly the early delivery is the abortion, “causing or procuring abortion” is the full name of the offense. Abbott. [ PJC ]

6. something considered to be a repulsive or monstrous variant of a normal object; a monstrosity. [ PJC ]

a. Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who performs or procures abortion; among medical personnel, also called an abortion provider. The word abortionist has negative connotations from the time when the practise was illegal in the United States, and the latter term is preferred among those who do not consider the procedure as morally reprehensible. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. same as abortionist. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. abortivus, fr. aboriri. See Abort, v. ] 1. Produced by abortion.as, an abortive child. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

2. Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Rendering fruitless or ineffectual. [ Obs. ] “Plunged in that abortive gulf.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt. “An abortive enterprise.” Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Biol.) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Med.) (a) Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines. Parr. AS (b) Cutting short the period of an illness; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. 1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fruitless effort or issue. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion; -- also called an abortifacient. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

adv. In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being abortive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. admortizatio. Cf. Amortization. ] (Law) The reducing or lands or tenements to mortmain. See Mortmain. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to the adrenal cortex. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex.
Syn. -- adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin, ACTH [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ [ L. ] (Logic & Math.) With stronger reason. [ 1913 Webster ]

v., n., a., n. Same as Amortize, Amortization, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. amortissable. ] Capable of being cleared off, as a debt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. amortisatio, admortizatio. See Amortize, and cf. Admortization. ] 1. (Law) The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. amortisen, LL. amortisare, admortizare, F. amortir to sell in mortmain, to extinguish; L. ad + mors death. See Mortmain ]. 1. To make as if dead; to destroy. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation. See Mortmain. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. amortissement. ] Same as Amortization. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An outer porch or vestibule. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. opposed to legal voluntary abortion. [ PJC ]

n. a person who is opposed to legal voluntary abortion. [ PJC ]

a. Of or pertaining to the aorta. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Aorta + -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the aorta. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Apportioned p. pr. & vb. n. Apportioning. ] [ OF. apportionner, LL. apportionare, fr. L. ad + portio. See Portion. ] To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being apportioned or in proportion. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who apportions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. apportionnement, LL. apportionamentum. ] The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a division or shares; a division and assignment, to each proprietor, of his just portion of an undivided right or property. A. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., strong water. ] (Chem.) Nitric acid. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of fishes consisting of the menhaden.
Syn. -- genus Brevoortia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. providing freedom from worry.
Syn. -- cheering, satisfying. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. affording comfort or solace.
Syn. -- consolatory, consoling. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. consortio. ] Fellowship; association; companionship. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. contortio: cf. F. contorsion. See Contort, and cf. Torsion. ] A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the contortion of the muscles of the face. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the contortions of the sibyl, without the inspiration. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes or practices contortions; especially, a gymnast who is able to twist the limbs into positions impossible for normal people to achieve. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Expressing contortion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Equal share. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Myself will bear . . . coportion of your pack. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cortex bark: cf. F. cortical. ] Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the kidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. corticatus. ] Having a special outer covering of a nature unlike the interior part. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Gorgoniacea; -- so called because the fleshy part surrounds a solid axis, like a bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cortex, corticis, bark -- -ferous: cf. F. corticif&unr_;re. ] 1. Producing bark or something that resembling that resembles bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having a barklike c&unr_;nenchyms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cortex, corticis, bark + -form: cf. F. corticiforme. ] Resembling, or having the form of, bark or rind. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. cortex, corticis, bark. ] A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground cork and caoutchouc or India rubber. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. a combining form signifying cortex. [ PJC ]

adj. (Med.) passing toward the cerebral cortex; -- of nerves and nerve impulses.
Syn. -- corticipetal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. (Med.) directed from the cerebral cortex; -- of nerves and nerve impulses.
Syn. -- corticofugal, corticifugal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. same as corticoefferent; as, corticofugal discharges.
Syn. -- corticoefferent, corticifugal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or relating to the cortex and the hypothalamus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a synthetic analog of such a compound.
Syn. -- corticosteroid. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ L. corticosus. ] Abounding in bark; resembling bark; barky. [ 1913 Webster ]