| arise | 1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning. 2. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise. "There arose up a new king . . . Which knew not Joseph." (Ex. I. 8) "The doubts that in his heart arose." (Milton) 3. To proceed; to issue; to spring. "Whence haply mention may arise Of something not unseasonable to ask." (Milton) Origin: AS. Arisan; a (equiv. To Goth. Us-, ur-, G. Er-, orig. Meaning out) + risan to rise; cf. Goth. Urreisan to arise. See Rise. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| arista | <botany> An awn. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aristate | Having a stiff, bristle-like appendage or tip. (09 Oct 1997) |
| aristolochene synthase | <enzyme> Catalyses the cyclization of trans, trans-farnesyl pyrophosphate to aristolochene; from penicillium roqueforti Registry number: EC 5.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| aristolochic acid | 8-Methoxy-6-nitrophenanthro[3,4-d]-1,3-dioxole-5-carboxylic acid;an aromatic bitter derived from plants of the genus Aristolochia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aristology | <study> The science of dining. Origin: Gr. Dinner. (04 Mar 1998) |
| aristotelian | Attributed to or described by Aristotle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aristotelian method | A method of study that stresses the relation between a general category and a particular object. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Aristotle | <person> The son of a physician and old Asclepiad family was born at Stagira, a Greek colony on the coast of Macedonia. Aristotle was called "The Prince of those who know." He established a harmonious bridge between biology and medicine. He was adept in logic, botany, zoology and anatomy. Darwin called this peripatetic the World's greatest natural scientist. He was the tutor of Alexander the Great. As knowledgeable as he was, some of his concepts were very wrong. One of his misconceptions was spontaneous generation. He believed creatures were generated by dung hills and this idea prevailed until the 19th century when Pasteur exposed its absurdity. He taught that semen was non-essential, and he supported the virgin-birth. He speculated that the seat of consciousness was in the heart, not the brain. Because he tutored young Alexander, his student supplied him with a wealth of specimens of exotic plants and animals. He became one of the great natural scientists. When Aristotle retired he bequeathed his private library and Lyceum at Athens (his private school), to Theophrastus his pupil. Lived: 384-322 B.C. (15 Nov 1997) |
| Aristotle's anomaly | When a small object is held between the first and second fingers crossed in such a way that it touches or presses upon skin surfaces which ordinarily are not pressed upon simultaneously by a single object, it is perceived falsely as two. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aristotle's lantern | <zoology> The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Aristotle, Asclepliad of Stagira | <person> The son of a physician and old Asclepiad family was born at Stagira, a Greek colony on the coast of Macedonia. Aristotle was called "The Prince of those who know." He established a harmonious bridge between biology and medicine. He was adept in logic, botany, zoology and anatomy. Darwin called this peripatetic the World's greatest natural scientist. He was the tutor of Alexander the Great. As knowledgeable as he was, some of his concepts were very wrong. One of his misconceptions was spontaneous generation. He believed creatures were generated by dung hills and this idea prevailed until the 19th century when Pasteur exposed its absurdity. He taught that semen was non-essential, and he supported the virgin-birth. He speculated that the seat of consciousness was in the heart, not the brain. Because he tutored young Alexander, his student supplied him with a wealth of specimens of exotic plants and animals. He became one of the great natural scientists. When Aristotle retired he bequeathed his private library and Lyceum at Athens (his private school), to Theophrastus his pupil. Lived: 384-322 B.C. (15 Nov 1997) |
| aristulate | Having a small bristle-like appendage. (09 Oct 1997) |