Defn: Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand. Spenser.
ARECA
A*re"ca, n. Etym: [Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of palms, one species of which produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in India with the leaf of the Piper Betle and lime.
ARECOLINE; ARECOLIN A*re"co*line, A*re"co*lin, n. [From NL. Areca, a genus of palms bearing betel nut.]
Defn: An oily liquid substance, C8H13O2N, the chief alkaloid of the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic action.
AREEK
A*reek", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + reek.]
Defn: In a reeking condition. Swift.
AREFACTION
Ar`e*fac"tion, n. Etym: [L. arefacere to dry.]
Defn: The act of drying, or the state of growing dry.
The arefaction of the earth. Sir M. Hale.
AREFY
Ar"e*fy, v. t. Etym: [L. arere to be dry + -fly.]