Definition of by

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By (adv.) Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by..

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Sexualist :: Sexualist (n.) One who classifies plants by the sexual method of Linnaeus.
Reliant :: Reliant (a.) Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident; trusting..
Uproot :: Uproot (v. t.) To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate..
Happily :: Happily (adv.) By good fortune; fortunately; luckily.
Mezzotint :: Mezzotint (n.) A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced..
Causation :: Causation (n.) The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced.
Compounder :: Compounder (n.) One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish, ends by compromises..
Gadolinia :: Gadolinia (n.) A rare earth, regarded by some as an oxide of the supposed element gadolinium, by others as only a mixture of the oxides of yttrium, erbium, ytterbium, etc..
Polite :: Polite (v.) Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature..
Lantanuric :: Lantanuric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of allantoin, and usually called allanturic acid..
Subvention :: Subventaneous (a.) Produced by the wind.
Alloxantin :: Alloxantin (n.) A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid.
Epaulette :: Epaulette (n.) A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device, as a star, eagle, etc.; a shoulder knot..
Carbuncle :: Carbuncle (n.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet..
Lindia :: Lindia (n.) A peculiar genus of rotifers, remarkable for the absence of ciliated disks. By some zoologists it is thought to be like the ancestral form of the Arthropoda..
Beneficial :: Beneficial (a.) Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.
Diagnosticate :: Diagnosticate (v. t. & i.) To make a diagnosis of; to recognize by its symptoms, as a disease..
Catlinite :: Catlinite (n.) A red clay from the Upper Missouri region, used by the Indians for their pipes..
Godroon :: Godroon (n.) An ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded molding.
Atticism :: Atticism (n.) The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression..
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