avidity
41a|vid|i|ty — «uh VIHD uh tee», noun. 1. great eagerness: »The hungry boys looked at the pie with avidity. One of the many things that impress the traveler in Japan is the avidity with which the Japanese go on journeys (Atlantic). 2. greed for wealth; avarice …
42C2H5SH — Mercaptan Mer*cap tan, n. [F., fr. NL. mercurius mercury + L. captans, p. pr. of captare to seize, v. intens. fr. capere.] (Chem.) Any one of series of compounds having an { SH} radical attached to a carbon atom, also considered as hydrosulphides …
43Devour — De*vour , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devouring}.] [F. d[ e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.] 1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild… …
44Devoured — Devour De*vour , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devouring}.] [F. d[ e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.] 1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a… …
45Devouring — Devour De*vour , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devouring}.] [F. d[ e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.] 1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a… …
46Eagerness — Ea ger*ness, n. 1. The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. The eagerness of love. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Tartness; sourness. [Obs.] Syn: Ardor; vehemence; earnestness; impetuosity; heartiness; fervor; fervency; avidity; zeal;… …
47Evangile — E*van gile, n. [F. [ e]vangile. See {Evangel}.] Good tidings; evangel. [R.] [1913 Webster] Above all, the Servians . . . read, with much avidity, the evangile of their freedom. Landor. [1913 Webster] …
48Fluorine — Flu or*ine (fl[=u] [o^]r*[i^]n or fl[=u] [o^]r*[=e]n; 104), n. [NL. fluorina: cf. G. fluorin, F. fluorine. So called from its occurrence in the mineral fluorite.] (Chem.) A non metallic, gaseous element of atomic number 9, strongly acid or… …
49Greediness — Greed i*ness, n. [AS gr[=ae]dignes.] The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire. [1913 Webster] Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. Shak. Syn: Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity. [1913 Webster] …
50Mercaptan — Mer*cap tan, n. [F., fr. NL. mercurius mercury + L. captans, p. pr. of captare to seize, v. intens. fr. capere.] (Chem.) Any one of series of compounds having an { SH} radical attached to a carbon atom, also considered as hydrosulphides of… …
