Defn: A crystalline substance, C9H13O3N, obtained from suprarenal extract, of which it is regarded as the active principle. It is used in medicine as a stimulant and hemostatic.
ADRIAN
A"dri*an, a. Etym: [L. Hadrianus.]
Defn: Pertaining to the Adriatic Sea; as, Adrian billows.
ADRIATIC
A`dri*at"ic, a. Etym: [L. Adriaticus, Hadriaticus, fr. Adria or
Hadria, a town of the Veneti.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice.
ADRIFT
A*drift", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- (for on) + drift.]
Defn: Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of
wind and waves. Also fig.
So on the sea shall be set adrift. Dryden.
Were from their daily labor turned adrift. Wordsworth.
ADRIP
A*drip", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- in + drip.]
Defn: In a dripping state; as, leaves all adrip. D. G. Mitchell.
ADROGATE
Ad"ro*gate, v. t. Etym: [See Arrogate.] (Rom. Law)