2. A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol.

Ab"sin"thate (&?;), n. (Chem.) A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical.

Ab*sin"thi*al (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.

Ab*sin"thi*an (&?;), n. Of the nature of wormwood. "Absinthian bitterness." T. Randolph.

Ab"sin"thi*ate (&?;), v. t. [From L. absinthium: cf. L. absinthiatus, a.] To impregnate with wormwood.

Ab*sin"thi*a`ted (&?;), a. Impregnated with wormwood; as, absinthiated wine.

Ab*sin"thic (&?;), a. (Chem.) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.

Ab*sin"thin (&?;), n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). Watts.

Ab"sin*thism (&?;), n. The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth.

Ab*sin"thi*um (&?;), n. [L., from Gr. &?;.] (Bot.) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood.

Ab"sis (&?;), n. See Apsis.

Ab*sist" (&?;), v. i. [L. absistere, p. pr. absistens; ab + sistere to stand, causal of stare.] To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist. [Obs.] Raleigh.

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