VIRTUALITY — VIVENCY

VIRTUALITY — VIVENCY NWAD VIRTUALITY.1

VIRTUALITY, n. Efficacy. NWAD VIRTUALITY.1

VIRTUALLY, adv. In efficacy or effect only; by means of some virtue or influence, or the instrumentality of something else. Thus the sun is virtually on earth by its light and heat. The citizens of an elective government are virtually present in the legislature by their representatives. A man may virtually agree to a proposition by silence or withholding objections. NWAD VIRTUALLY.1

VIRTUATE, v.t. To make efficacious. [Not in use.] NWAD VIRTUATE.1

VIRTUE, n. vur’tu. [L. virtus, from vireo, or its root. See Worth.] The radical sense is strength, from straining, stretching, extending. This is the primary sense of L. vir, a man. NWAD VIRTUE.1

1. Strength; that substance or quality of physical bodies, by which they act and produce effects on other bodies. In this literal and proper sense, we speak of the virtue or virtues of plants in medicine, and the virtues of drugs. In decoctions, the virtues of plants are extracted. By long standing in the open air, the virtues are lost. NWAD VIRTUE.2

2. Bravery valor. This was the predominant signification of virtus among the Romans. NWAD VIRTUE.3

Trust to thy single virtue. NWAD VIRTUE.4

[This sense is nearly or quite obsolete.] NWAD VIRTUE.5

3. Moral goodness; the practice of moral duties and the abstaining from vice, or a conformity of life and conversation to the moral law. In this sense, virtue may be, and in many instances must be, distinguished from religion. The practice of moral duties merely from motives of convenience, or from compulsion, or from regard to reputation, is virtue, as distinct from religion. The practice of moral duties from sincere love to God and his laws, is virtue and religion. In this sense it is true, NWAD VIRTUE.6

That virtue only makes our bliss below. NWAD VIRTUE.7

Virtue is nothing but voluntary obedience to truth. NWAD VIRTUE.8

4. A particular moral excellence; as the virtue of temperance, of chastity, of charity. NWAD VIRTUE.9

Remember all his virtues. NWAD VIRTUE.10

5. Acting power; something efficacious. NWAD VIRTUE.11

Jesus, knowing that virtue had gone out of him, turned - Mark 5:30. NWAD VIRTUE.12

6. Secret agency; efficacy without visible or material action. NWAD VIRTUE.13

She moves the body which she doth possess, NWAD VIRTUE.14

Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue’s touch. NWAD VIRTUE.15

7. Excellence; or that which constitutes value and merit. NWAD VIRTUE.16

- Terence, who thought the sole grace and virtue of their fable, the sticking in of sentences. NWAD VIRTUE.17

8. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy. NWAD VIRTUE.18

Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. NWAD VIRTUE.19

9. Efficacy; power. NWAD VIRTUE.20

He used to travel through Greece by virtue of this fable, which procured him reception in all the towns. NWAD VIRTUE.21

10. Legal efficacy or power; authority. A man administers the laws by virtue of a commission. NWAD VIRTUE.22

In virtue, in consequence; by the efficacy or authority. NWAD VIRTUE.23

This they shall attain, partly in virtue of the promise of God, and partly in virtue of piety. NWAD VIRTUE.24

VIRTUELESS, a. NWAD VIRTUELESS.1

1. Destitute of virtue. NWAD VIRTUELESS.2

2. Destitute of efficacy or operating qualities. NWAD VIRTUELESS.3

Virtueless she wish’d all herbs and charms. NWAD VIRTUELESS.4

VIRTUOSO, n. A man skilled in the fine arts, particularly in music; or a man skilled in antiquities, curiosities and the like. NWAD VIRTUOSO.1

Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the nobel arts, and is a critic in them. NWAD VIRTUOSO.2

VIRTUOSOSHIP, n. The pursuits of a virtuoso. NWAD VIRTUOSOSHIP.1

VIRTUOUS, a. NWAD VIRTUOUS.1

1. Morally good; acting in conformity to the moral law; practicing the moral duties, and abstaining from vice; as a virtuous man. NWAD VIRTUOUS.2

2. Being in conformity to the moral or divine law; as a virtuous action; a virtuous life. NWAD VIRTUOUS.3

The mere performance of virtuous actions does not denominate an agent virtuous. NWAD VIRTUOUS.4

3. Chaste; applied to women. NWAD VIRTUOUS.5

4. Efficacious by inherent qualities; as virtuous herbs; virtuous drugs. [Not in use.] NWAD VIRTUOUS.6

5. Having great or powerful properties; as virtuous steel; a virtuous staff; a virtuous ring. [Not in use.] NWAD VIRTUOUS.7

6. Having medicinal qualities. [Not used.] NWAD VIRTUOUS.8

VIRTUOUSLY, adv. In a virtuous manner; in conformity with the moral law or with duty; as a life virtuously spent. NWAD VIRTUOUSLY.1

A child virtuously educated. NWAD VIRTUOUSLY.2

VIRTUOUSNESS, n. The state or character of being virtuous. NWAD VIRTUOUSNESS.1

VIRULENCE, VIRULENCY, n. [from virulent.] NWAD VIRULENCE.1

1. That renders it extremely active in doing injury; acrimony; malignancy; as the virulence of poison. NWAD VIRULENCE.2

2. Acrimony of temper; extreme bitterness or malignity; as the virulence of enmity or malice; the virulence of satire; to attack a man with virulence. NWAD VIRULENCE.3

VIRULENT, a. [L. virulentus, from virus, poison, that is, strength, from the same root as vir, vireo. See Venom.] NWAD VIRULENT.1

1. Extremely active in doing injury; very poisonous or venomous. No poison is more virulent than that of some species of serpents. NWAD VIRULENT.2

2. Very bitter in enmity; malignant; as a virulent invective. NWAD VIRULENT.3

VIRULENTLY, adv. With malignant activity; with bitter spite or severity. NWAD VIRULENTLY.1

VIRUS, n. [L. See Virulent.] Foul or contagious matter of an ulcer, postule, etc.; poison. NWAD VIRUS.1

VISAGE, n. s as z. [L. visus, video.] NWAD VISAGE.1

The face; the countenance or look of a person, or of other animal; chiefly applied to human beings; as a wolfish visage. NWAD VISAGE.2

Love and beauty still that visage grace. NWAD VISAGE.3

His visage was so marred, more than any man. Isaiah 52:14. NWAD VISAGE.4

VISAGED, a. Having a visage or countenance. NWAD VISAGED.1

VIS-A-VIS, n. A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. NWAD VIS-A-VIS.1

VISCERA, n. [L.] The bowels or intestines; the contents of the abdomen and thorax. NWAD VISCERA.1

In its most general sense, the organs contained in any cavity of the body, particularly in the three venters, the head, thorax and abdomen. NWAD VISCERA.2

VISCERAL, a. [L. viscera.] NWAD VISCERAL.1

1. Pertaining to the viscera or intestines. NWAD VISCERAL.2

2. Feeling; having sensibility. [Unusual.] NWAD VISCERAL.3

VISCERATE, v.t. [supra.] To exenterate; to embowel; to deprive of the entrails or viscera. [Eviscerate is generally used.] NWAD VISCERATE.1

VISCID, a. [L. viscidus; viscus, birdlime.] Glutinous; sticky; tenacious; not readily separating; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc. are more or less viscid. NWAD VISCID.1

VISCIDITY, n. NWAD VISCIDITY.1

1. Glutinousness; tenacity; stickiness. NWAD VISCIDITY.2

2. Glutinous concretion. NWAD VISCIDITY.3

VISCOSITY, VISCOUSNESS, n. Glutinousness; tenacity; viscidity; that quality of soft substances which makes them adhere so as not to be easily parted. NWAD VISCOSITY.1

VISCOUNT, n. vi’count. [L. vice-comes.] NWAD VISCOUNT.1

1. An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count or earl; the sheriff of the country. NWAD VISCOUNT.2

2. A degree or title of nobility next in rank to an earl. NWAD VISCOUNT.3

VISCOUNTESS, n. vi’countess. The lady of a viscount; a peeress of the fourth order. NWAD VISCOUNTESS.1

VISCOUNTSHIP, n. vi’countship. NWAD VISCOUNTSHIP.1

VISCOUNTY, n. vi’county. The quality and office of a viscount. NWAD VISCOUNTY.1

VISCOUS, a. [L. viscus, birdlime.] NWAD VISCOUS.1

Glutinous; clammy; sticky; adhesive; tenacious; as a viscous juice. NWAD VISCOUS.2

VISE, n. An engine or instrument for griping and holding things, closed by a screw; used by artificers. NWAD VISE.1

VISHNU, n. In the Hindoo mythology, the name of one of the chief deities of the trimurti or triad. He is the second person of this unity, and a personification of the preserving powers. NWAD VISHNU.1

VISIBILITY, n. s as z. NWAD VISIBILITY.1

1. The state or quality of being perceivable to the eye; as the visibility of minute particles, or of distant objects. NWAD VISIBILITY.2

2. The state of being discoverable or apparent; conspicuousness; as the perpetual visibility of the church. NWAD VISIBILITY.3

VISIBLE, a. s as z. [L. visibilis.] NWAD VISIBLE.1

1. Perceivable by the eye; that can be seen; as a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper; air agitated by heat becomes visible; as the air near a heated stove, or over a dry sandy plain, appears like pellucid waves. NWAD VISIBLE.2

Virtue made visible in outward grace. NWAD VISIBLE.3

2. Discovered to the eye; as visible spirits. NWAD VISIBLE.4

3. Apparent; open; conspicuous. Factions at court became more visible. NWAD VISIBLE.5

Visible church, in theology, the apparent church of Christ; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as contradistinguished from the real or invisible church, consisting of sanctified persons. NWAD VISIBLE.6

Visible horizon, the line that bounds the sight. NWAD VISIBLE.7

VISIBLENESS, n. State or quality of being visible; visibility. NWAD VISIBLENESS.1

VISIBLY, adv. In a manner perceptible to the eye. The day is visibly governed by the sun; the tides are visibly governed by the moon. NWAD VISIBLY.1

VISION, n. s as z. [L. visio, from video, visus.] NWAD VISION.1

1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight. NWAD VISION.2

Faith here is turned into vision there. NWAD VISION.3

2. The faculty of seeing; sight. Vision is far more perfect and acute in some animals than in man. NWAD VISION.4

3. Something imagined to be seen, though not real; a phantom; a specter. NWAD VISION.5

No dreams, but visions strange. NWAD VISION.6

4. In Scripture, a revelation from God; an appearance or exhibition of something supernaturally presented to the minds of the prophets, by which they were informed of future events. Such were the visions of Isaiah, of Amos, of Ezekiel, etc. NWAD VISION.7

5. Something imaginary; the production of fancy. NWAD VISION.8

6. Any thing which is the object of sight. NWAD VISION.9

VISIONAL, a. Pertaining to a vision. NWAD VISIONAL.1

VISIONARY, a. NWAD VISIONARY.1

1. Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination. NWAD VISIONARY.2

Or lull to rest the visionary maid. NWAD VISIONARY.3

2. Imaginary; existing in imagination only; not real; having no solid foundation; as a visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project. NWAD VISIONARY.4

VISIONARY, n. NWAD VISIONARY.5

1. One whose imagination is disturbed. NWAD VISIONARY.6

2. One who forms impracticable schemes; one who is confident of success in a project which others perceive to be idle and fanciful. [Visionist, in a like sense, is not used.] NWAD VISIONARY.7

VISIT, v.t. [L. visito, viso, to go to see. We see the sense is to go, to move to.] NWAD VISIT.1

1. To go or come to see; to attend. The physician visits his patient and prescribes. One friend visits another from respect or affection. Paul and Barnabas visited the churches they had planted, to know their state and confirm their faith. Men visit England, France or Italy in their travels. NWAD VISIT.2

2. To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits those persons or works which are under his care. NWAD VISIT.3

3. To salute with a present. NWAD VISIT.4

Samson visited his wife with a kid. Judges 15:1. NWAD VISIT.5

4. To go to and to use; as, to visit the springs. NWAD VISIT.6

To visit in mercy, in Scriptural language, to be propitious; to grant requests; to deliver from trouble; to support and comfort. NWAD VISIT.7

It is thus God visits his people. Genesis 21:1; Zechariah 10:3; Luke 1:68. NWAD VISIT.8

To visit with the rod, to punish. Psalm 89:32. NWAD VISIT.9

To visit in wrath, or visit iniquity or sings upon, to chastise; to bring judgments on; to afflict. Exodus 20:5. NWAD VISIT.10

To visit the fatherless and widow, or the sick and imprisoned, to show them regard and pity, and relieve their wants. Matthew 25:36; James 1:27. NWAD VISIT.11

VISIT, v.i. To keep up the interchange of civilities and salutations; to practice going to see others. We ought not to visit for pleasure or ceremony on the sabbath. NWAD VISIT.12

VISIT, n. NWAD VISIT.13

1. The act of going to see another, or of calling at his house; a waiting on; as a visit of civility or respect; a visit of ceremony; a short visit; a long visit; a pleasant visit. NWAD VISIT.14

2. The act of going to see; as a visit to Saratoga or to Niagara. NWAD VISIT.15

3. A going to see or attending on; as the visit of a physician. NWAD VISIT.16

4. The act of going to view or inspect; as the visit of a trustee or inspector. NWAD VISIT.17

VISITABLE, a. Liable or subject to be visited. all hospitals built since the reformation are visitable by the king or lord chancellor. NWAD VISITABLE.1

VISITANT, n. One that goes or comes to see another; one who is a guest in the house of a friend. NWAD VISITANT.1

When the visitant comes again he is no more a stranger. NWAD VISITANT.2

VISITATION, n. [L. visito.] NWAD VISITATION.1

1. The act of visiting. NWAD VISITATION.2

Nothing but peace and gentle visitation. NWAD VISITATION.3

2. Object of visit. NWAD VISITATION.4

My early visitation and my last. [Unusual.] NWAD VISITATION.5

3. In law, the act of a superior or superintending officer, who visits a corporation, college, church or other house, to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed. In England, the visitation of the diocese belongs to the bishop; parochial visitation belongs peculiarly to the archdeacons. NWAD VISITATION.6

4. In Scripture, and in a religious sense, the sending of afflictions and distresses on men to punish them for their sins, or to prove them. Hence afflictions, calamities and judgments are called visitations. NWAD VISITATION.7

What will ye do in the day of visitation? Isaiah 10:3. NWAD VISITATION.8

5. Communication of divine love; exhibition of divine goodness and mercy. NWAD VISITATION.9

VISITED, pp. Waited on; attended; inspected; subjected to sufferings; favored with relief or mercy. NWAD VISITED.1

VISITING, ppr. NWAD VISITING.1

1. Going or coming to see; attending on, as a physician; inspecting officially; afflicting; showing mercy to. NWAD VISITING.2

2. a. Authorized to visit and inspect; as a visiting committee. NWAD VISITING.3

VISITING, n. The act of going to see or of attending; visitation. NWAD VISITING.4

VISITOR, n. NWAD VISITOR.1

1. One who comes or goes to see another, as in civility or friendship. NWAD VISITOR.2

2. A superior or person authorized to visit a corporation or any institution, for the purpose of seeing that the laws and regulations are observed, or that the duties and conditions prescribed by the founder or by law, are duly performed and executed. NWAD VISITOR.3

The king is the visitor of all lay corporations. NWAD VISITOR.4

VISITORIAL, a. [from visitor; written improperly visitatorial.] NWAD VISITORIAL.1

Belonging to a judicial visitor or superintendent. NWAD VISITORIAL.2

An archdeacon has visitorial power in parishes. NWAD VISITORIAL.3

VISIVE, a. [from L. visus.] Pertaining to the power of seeing; formed in the act of seeing. [Not in use.] NWAD VISIVE.1

VISNE, n. veen. [L. vicinia.] Neighborhood. [See Venue.] NWAD VISNE.1

VISNOMY, n. [a barbarous contraction of physiognomy.] Face; countenance. [Not in use.] NWAD VISNOMY.1

VISOR, n. s as z. [L. visus, video; written also visard, visar, vizard.] NWAD VISOR.1

1. A head piece or mask used to disfigure and disguise. NWAD VISOR.2

My weaker government since, makes you pull off the visor. NWAD VISOR.3

Swarms of knaves the visor quite disgrace. NWAD VISOR.4

2. A perforated part of a helmet. NWAD VISOR.5

VISORED, a. Wearing a visor; masked; disguised. NWAD VISORED.1

VISTA, n. [L. visus, video.] A view or prospect through an avenue, as between rows of trees; hence, the trees or other things that form the avenue. NWAD VISTA.1

The finish’d garden to the view its vistas opens and its alleys green. NWAD VISTA.2

VISUAL, a. s as z. [L. visus.] NWAD VISUAL.1

Pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as the visual nerve. NWAD VISUAL.2

The air, no where so clear, sharpen’d his visual ray. NWAD VISUAL.3

Visual point, in perspective, a point in the horizontal line, in which all the ocular rays unite. NWAD VISUAL.4

Visual rays, lines of light, imagined to come from the object to the eye. NWAD VISUAL.5

VITAL, a. [L. vitalis, from vita, life. This must be a contraction of victa, for vivo forms vixi, victus; Gr. contracted.] NWAD VITAL.1

1. Pertaining to life, either animal or vegetable; as vital energies; vital powers. NWAD VITAL.2

2. Contributing to life; necessary to life; as vital air; vital blood. NWAD VITAL.3

3. Containing life. NWAD VITAL.4

Spirits that live throughout, vital in every part - and vital virtue infus’d, and vital warmth. NWAD VITAL.5

4. Being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. NWAD VITAL.6

The dart flew on, and pierc’d a vital part. NWAD VITAL.7

5. Very necessary; highly important; essential. Religion is a business of vital concern. Peace is of vital importance to our country. NWAD VITAL.8

6. So disposed as to live. NWAD VITAL.9

Pythagoras and Hippocrates affirm the birth of the seventh month to be vital. [Little used.] NWAD VITAL.10

Vital air, pure air or oxygen gas, which is essential to animal life. NWAD VITAL.11

VITALITY, n. [from vital.] NWAD VITALITY.1

1. Power of subsisting in life; the principle of animation, or of life; as the vitality of vegetable seeds or of eggs. NWAD VITALITY.2

2. The act of living; animation. NWAD VITALITY.3

VITALIZE, v.t. To give life. NWAD VITALIZE.1

VITALLY, adv. NWAD VITALLY.1

1. In such a manner as to give life. NWAD VITALLY.2

The organic structure of human bodies, by which they are fitted to live and move, and to be vitally informed by the soul, is the workmanship of a most wise and beneficent maker. NWAD VITALLY.3

2. Essentially; as vitally important. NWAD VITALLY.4

VITALS, n. plu. NWAD VITALS.1

1. Parts of animal bodies essential to life, such as the viscera. NWAD VITALS.2

2. The part essential to life, or to a sound state. Corruption of manners preys upon the vitals of a state. NWAD VITALS.3

VITELLARY, n. [L. vitellus, the yolk of an egg.] NWAD VITELLARY.1

The place where the yolk of an egg swims in the white. [Little used.] NWAD VITELLARY.2

VITIATE, v.t. [L. vitio. See Vice and Viciate.] NWAD VITIATE.1

1. To injure the substance or qualities of a thing, so as to impair or spoil its use and value. Thus we say, luxury vitiates the humors of the body; evil examples vitiate the morals of youth; language is vitiated by foreign idioms. NWAD VITIATE.2

This undistinguishing complaisance will vitiate the taste of readers. NWAD VITIATE.3

2. To render defective; to destroy; as the validity or binding force of an instrument or transaction. Any undue influence exerted on a jury vitiates their verdict. Fraud vitiates a contract. NWAD VITIATE.4

VITIATED, pp. Depraved; rendered impure; rendered defective and void. NWAD VITIATED.1

VITIATING, ppr. Depraving; rendering of no validity. NWAD VITIATING.1

VITIATION, n. NWAD VITIATION.1

1. The act of vitiating; depravation; corruption; as the vitiation of the blood. NWAD VITIATION.2

2. A rendering invalid; as the vitiation of a contract. NWAD VITIATION.3

VITILITIGATE, v.i. [L. vitiosus and litigo.] To contend in law litigiously or cavilously. [Not in use.] NWAD VITILITIGATE.1

VITILITIGATION, n. Cavilous litigation. [Not in use.] NWAD VITILITIGATION.1

Vitious, vitiously, vitiousness. [See Vicious and its derivatives.] NWAD VITILITIGATION.2

VITREO-ELECTRIC, a. Containing or exhibiting positive electricity, or that which is excited by rubbing glass. NWAD VITREO-ELECTRIC.1

VITREOUS, a. [L. vitreus, from vitrum, glass or woad.] NWAD VITREOUS.1

1. Pertaining to glass. NWAD VITREOUS.2

2. Consisting of glass; as a vitreous substance. NWAD VITREOUS.3

3. Resembling glass; as the vitreous humor of the eye, so called from its resembling melted glass. [See Humor.] NWAD VITREOUS.4

VITREOUSNESS, n. The quality or state of being vitreous; resemblance of glass. NWAD VITREOUSNESS.1

VITRESCENCE, n. [from L. vitrum, glass.] Glassiness; or the quality of being capable of conversion into glass; susceptibility of being formed into glass. NWAD VITRESCENCE.1

VITRESCENT, a. Capable of being formed into glass; tending to become glass. NWAD VITRESCENT.1

VITRESCIBLE, a. That can be vitrified. NWAD VITRESCIBLE.1

VITRIFACTION, n. [See Vitrify.] The act, process or operation of converting into glass by heat; as the vitrifaction of sand, flint and pebbles with alkaline salts. NWAD VITRIFACTION.1

VITRIFIABLE, a. [from vitrify.] Capable of being converted into glass by heat and fusion. Flint and alkaline salts are vitrifiable. NWAD VITRIFIABLE.1

VITRIFICABLE, for vitrifiable. [Not used.] NWAD VITRIFICABLE.1

VITRIFICATE, for vitrify. [Not used.] NWAD VITRIFICATE.1

VITRIFICATION, for vitrifaction. [See Vitrifaction, which is generally used.] NWAD VITRIFICATION.1

VITRIFIED, pp. Converted into glass. NWAD VITRIFIED.1

VITRIFORM, a. [L. vitrum, glass, and form.] NWAD VITRIFORM.1

Having the form or resemblance of glass. NWAD VITRIFORM.2

VITRIFY, v.t. [L. vitrum, glass, and facio, to make.] NWAD VITRIFY.1

To convert into glass by fusion or the action of heat; as, to vitrify sand and alkaline salts. NWAD VITRIFY.2

VITRIFY, v.i. To become glass; to be converted into glass. NWAD VITRIFY.3

Chimists make vessels of animal substances calcined, which will not vitrify in the fire. NWAD VITRIFY.4

VITRIOL, n. [L. vitrum, glass; perhaps from its color.] NWAD VITRIOL.1

1. In mineralogy, native vitriol is a substance of a grayish or yellowish white color, apple green, or sky blue, and when decomposed, covered with an ochery crust. It occurs in masses, disseminated, stalactical, or capillary. Externally, it is dull and rough; internally, it is more or less shining, with a vitreous silky structure. It is called by manufacturers copperas, a name derived from the flower or efflorescence of copper. This substance is seem only in cabinets. NWAD VITRIOL.2

2. In chimistry, a combination of the acid of sulphur with any metallic substance; but chiefly green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; blue vitriol, or sulphate of copper, and white vitriol, or sulphate of zink. NWAD VITRIOL.3

All metals may be converted into vitriols, by dissolving them with acid spirits, and suffering them to stand and crystallize. NWAD VITRIOL.4

VITRIOLATE, v.t. To convert, as sulphur in any compound, into sulphuric acid, formerly called vitriolic acid. Thus the sulphuret of iron vitriolated, becomes sulphate of iron, or green vitriol. NWAD VITRIOLATE.1

VITRIOLATED, pp. Converted into sulphuric acid or vitriol. NWAD VITRIOLATED.1

VITRIOLATING, ppr. Turning into sulphuric acid or vitrol. NWAD VITRIOLATING.1

VITRIOLATION, n. The act or process of converting into sulphuric acid or vitriol. NWAD VITRIOLATION.1

VITRIOLIC, a. Pertaining to vitriol; having the qualities of vitriol, or obtained from vitriol. NWAD VITRIOLIC.1

Vitriolic acid, in modern chimistry is denominated sulphuric acid, the base of it being sulphur; sulphur completely saturated with oxygen. NWAD VITRIOLIC.2

VITRIOLIZABLE, a. Capable of being converted into sulphuric acid. NWAD VITRIOLIZABLE.1

VITRIOLIZATION. [See Vitriolation.] NWAD VITRIOLIZATION.1

VITRIOLIZE. [See Vitriolate.] NWAD VITRIOLIZE.1

VITRIOLIZED. [See Vitriolated.] NWAD VITRIOLIZED.1

VITRIOLIZING, [See Vitriolating.] NWAD VITRIOLIZING.1

VITULINE, a. [L. vitulinus.] Belonging to a calf, or to veal. NWAD VITULINE.1

VITUPERABLE, a. [See Vituperate.] NWAD VITUPERABLE.1

Blameworthy; censurable. [Not used.] NWAD VITUPERABLE.2

VITUPERATE, v.t. [L. vitupero.] To blame; to censure. [Little used.] NWAD VITUPERATE.1

VITUPERATION, n. [L. vituperatio.] Blame; censure. [Little used.] NWAD VITUPERATION.1

VITUPERATIVE, a. Uttering or writing censure; containing censure. NWAD VITUPERATIVE.1

VIVACIOUS, a. [L. vivax, from vivo, to live.] NWAD VIVACIOUS.1

1. Lively; active; sprightly in temper or conduct. NWAD VIVACIOUS.2

2. Long lived. [Not in use.] NWAD VIVACIOUS.3

3. Having vigorous powers of life; as vivacious plants. NWAD VIVACIOUS.4

VIVACIOUSNESS, n. NWAD VIVACIOUSNESS.1

1. Activity; liveliness; sprightliness of temper or behavior; vivacity. NWAD VIVACIOUSNESS.2

2. Power of living; also, long life. [Not in use.] NWAD VIVACIOUSNESS.3

VIVACITY, n. [L. vivacitas.] NWAD VIVACITY.1

1. Liveliness; sprightliness of temper or behavior; as a lady of great vivacity. NWAD VIVACITY.2

2. Air of life and activity; as vivacity of countenance. NWAD VIVACITY.3

3. Life; animation; spirits; as the vivacity of a discourse. NWAD VIVACITY.4

4. Power of living. [Not used.] NWAD VIVACITY.5

5. Longevity. [Not in use.] NWAD VIVACITY.6

VIVARY, n. [L. vivarium, from vivo, to live.] NWAD VIVARY.1

A warren; a place for keeping living animals, as a pond, a park, etc. NWAD VIVARY.2

Viva voce, [L.] by word of mouth; as, to vote viva voce. NWAD VIVARY.3