juxtaposition the act of positioning close together
on-line database a database that can be accessed by computers
nonlinguistic not consisting of or related to language
William Stubbs English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
Anthony Comstock United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
sailing master the ship's officer in charge of navigation
dancing-master a professional teacher of dancing
dangling modifier a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'
alchemist one who tried to change ordinary metals into gold
nonlinear system a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree
alchemistic of or relating to alchemists
Santolina chamaecyparissus branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers
unwillingness the trait of being unwilling
juxtapose place side by side
linolenic acid a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid
organic chemistry the chemistry of compounds containing carbon
encomiastic formally expressing praise
alchemistical of or relating to alchemists
Inland Passage a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska
nonlinear distortion distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal