Defn: Ahungered; longing. [Archaic]
ANHYDRIDE
An*hy"dride, n. Etym: [See Anhydrous.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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. Etym: [See Anhydrous.] (Min.)
Defn: A mineral of a white a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).
ANHYDROUS
An*hy"drous, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids.
ANI; ANO
A"ni or A"no, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida (Crotophaga ani), allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for communistic nesting.
ANICUT; ANNICUT
An"i*cut, An"ni*cut, n. Etym: [Tamil anai kattu dam building.]