Ø Ag·aÏlac¶tiÏa (?), Ag¶aÏlax·y (?), } n. [Gr. ?; ? priv. + ?, ?, milk.] (Med.) Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth. Ag·aÏlac¶tous (?), a. Lacking milk to suckle with. Ø A·galÐa¶gal (?), n. Same as AgarÐagar. Ag¶alÏloch (?), Ø AÏgal¶loÏchum (?), } n. [Gr. ?, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ah¾tÆm.] A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agal?wood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species. Ag·alÏmat¶oÏlite (?), n. [Gr. ?, ?, image, statue + Ïlite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.] (Min.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite. Ø Ag¶aÏma (?), n. pl. Agamas (?). [From the Caribbean name of a species of lizard.] (Zo”l.) A genus of lizards, one of the few which feed upon vegetable substances; also, one of these lizards. Ø Ag¶aÏmi (?), n. pl. Agamis (?). [F. agami, fr. the native name.] (Zo”l.) A South American bird (Psophia crepitans), allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated; Ð called also the goldÐbreasted trumpeter. Its body is about the size of the pheasant. See Trumpeter. AÏgam¶ic (?), a. [See Agamous.] (a) (Biol.) Produced without sexual union; as, agamic or unfertilized eggs. (b) Not having visible organs of reproduction, as flowerless plants; agamous. AÏgam¶icÏalÏly (?), adv. In an agamic manner. Ag¶aÏmist (?), n. [See Agamous.] An unmarried person; also, one opposed to marriage. Foxe. Ø Ag·aÏmoÏgen¶eÏsis (?), n. [Gr. ? unmarried (? priv. + ? marriage) + ? reproduction.] (Biol.) Reproduction without the union of parents of distinct sexes: asexual reproduction. Ag·aÏmoÏgeÏnet¶ic (?), n. (Biol.) Reproducing or produced without sexual union. Ð Ag·aÏmoÏgeÏnet¶icÏalÏly (?), adv. All known agamogenetic processes end in a complete return to the primitive stock. Huxley. Ag¶aÏmous (?), a. [Gr. ? unmarried; ? priv. + ? marriage.] (Biol.) Having no visible sexual organs; asexual. In Bot., cryptogamous. AÏgan·gliÏo¶nic (?), a. [Pref. aÏ not + ganglionic.] (Physiol.) Without ganglia. AÏgape¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + gape.] Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention. Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape. Milton. Ø Ag¶aÏpe (?), n.; pl. Agap‘ (?). [Gr. ? love, pl. ?.] The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion. Ø A·garÐa¶gar (?), n. [Ceylonese local name.] A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides). Ag¶aÏric (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.] 1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Agarius, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example. 2. An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky fungi growing on decaying wood. µ The ½female agaric¸ (Polyporus officinalic) was renowned as a cathartic; the ½male agaric¸ (Polyporus igniarius) is used for preparing touchwood, called punk of German tinder. ÷ mineral, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of ?ime, sometimes called rock milk, formed in caverns or fissures of limestone. AÏgasp¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + gasp.] In a state of gasping. Coleridge. AÏgast¶ or AÏghast¶ (?), v. t. To affright; to terrify. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser. AÏgast¶ (?), p. p. & a. See Aghast. AÏgas¶tric (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? stomach.] (Physiol.) Having to stomach, or distinct digestive canal, as the tapeworm. AÏgate¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ on + gate way.] On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Cotgrave. Ag¶ate (?), n. [F. agate, It. agata, L. achates, fr. Gr. ?.] 1. (Min.) A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds. µ The fortification agate, or Scotch pebble, the moss agate, the clouded agate, etc., are familiar varieties. 2. (Print.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby. µ This line is printed in the type called agate. 3. A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in ~ for rings and seals. [Obs.] Shak. 4. A tool used by goldÐwire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; Ð so called from the ~ fixed in it for burnishing. Ag·aÏtif¶erÏous (?), a. [Agate + Ïferous.] Containing or producing agates. Craig. Ag¶aÏtine (?), a. Pertaining to, or like, agate. Ag¶aÏtize (?), v. t. [Usually p. p. Agatized (?).] To convert into agate; to make resemble agate. Dana. Ag¶aÏty (?), a. Of the nature of agate, or containing agate. AÏga¶ve (?), n. [L. Agave, prop. name, fr. Gr. ?, fem.