ABOLITIONIST
Ab`o*li"tion*ist, n.
Defn: A person who favors the abolition of any institution, especially negro slavery.
ABOLITIONIZE
Ab`o*li`tion*ize, v. t.
Defn: To imbue with the principles of abolitionism. [R.] Bartlett.
ABOMA
A*bo"ma, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large South American serpent (Boa aboma).
ABOMASUM; ABOMASUS Ab`o*ma"sum, Ab`o*ma"sus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. ab + omasum (a Celtic word.] (Anat.)
Defn: The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads from the third stomach omasum. See Ruminantia.
ABOMINABLE
A*bom"i*na*ble, a. Etym: [F. abominable. L. abominalis. See
Abominate.]
1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.