An*il"ic (&?;), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; -- applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo. [R.]
An"i*lide (&?;), n. (Chem.) One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.
An"i*line (?; 277), n. [See Anil.] (Chem.) An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.
An"i*line, a. Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.
A*nil"i*ty (&?;), n. [L. anilitas. See Anile.] The state of being and old woman; old-womanishness; dotage. "Marks of anility." Sterne.
An`i*mad*ver"sal (&?;), n. The faculty of perceiving; a percipient. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
An`i*mad*ver"sion (&?;), n. [L. animadversio, fr. animadvertere: cf. F. animadversion. See Animadvert.] 1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [Obs.]
The soul is the sole percipient which hath animadversion and sense, properly so called.
Glanvill.