Webster’s Third New International Dictionary

Webster s Third New International Dictionary of the Enghsh Language Unabridged, Merriam-Webster Pub., Springfield, MA, 1981. 

Webster s Third New International Dictionary, Merriam Co, Springfield, Mass(1961)... 

Consult a dictionary to resolve hyphenation questions. Merriam-Webster s Collegiate Dictionary and Webster s New World College Dictionary are the desk dictionaries used by the ACS technical editing staff. ACS staff also use the unabridged Webster s Third New International Dictionary. 

Webster s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Merriam-Webster, Inc. Spring-field, MA, 2002. (Available as a package with a CD and online see http //www.m-w./ com for information on the online product.)... 

All the possible degrees of acidity or alkalinity are found in the range between zero and fourteen on the pH scale. This is crucial for us to know, since it is a fact of nature that to make alkaloids soluble in water we must first make them acidic. Conversely, for them to be soluble in an organic solvent, such as ether, we must make them basic or alkaline. Most of the psychoactive substances we are interested in extracting are called "alkaloids," compounds numerically above 7 in pH. Webster s Third New international Dictionary defines the word for us ... 

The thrust produced per unit rate of consumption of the propellant usu. specified in pounds of thrust per pound of propellant used per second and forming a measure of the efficiency of performance of a rocket engine. (Webster s Third New International Dictionary)... 

Miosis is the term used to describe the constriction of the pupil. The term is often assumed to be derived from die same Greek root as meiosis, i.e. a diminution. This is in fact not die case. Miosis, and die earlier variant myosis, are derived from die Greek root myein (or muein) to close, blink (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Webster s Third New International Dictionary). 

Webster s Third New International Dictionary defines vitalism as a doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a vital principle distinct from physiochemical forces. The relevant definition of mechanism reads a doctrine that holds that natural processes, esp. the processes of Life, are mechanically determined and capable of complete explanation by the laws of physics and chemistry. In the pre-Wohler era (see Chapter 3), the vitalist position held sway that an understanding of the molecules of Life was beyond man s grasp. This position began its fall in 1828 when Wohler accidentally synthesized urea, the primary nonionic urinary excretory product of mammals, which arises from the natural breakdown of protein. 

Webster s Third New International Dictionary defines coagulation as the process by which such change of state takes place consisting of the alteration of a soluble substance, usually... 

The word consilient is used as the adjective form of the noun consilience. As listed in Webster s Third New International Dictionary, consihence contains the sense that there exist pervasive, fundamental laws of nature underlying related disciplines, which provide a common groundwork of understanding. Here we refer to the consilient mechanism as a water dependent, pervasive, fundamental process by which the macromolecules of living organisms function and evolve. The term originates from Wilham Whewell in The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, London, 1840. 

To predict to declare in advance, prophesy (Webster s Third New International Dictionary) to tell in advance, prophesy (The Random House Dictionary of the English Language) to foretell, prophesy, announce beforehand (OED). 

This is the title of this book. Of course, as a corporate body, a "company cannot be intelligent. Intelligent enterprises are managed by intelligent people. The definition of intelligence, according to Webster s Third New International Dictionary... 

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