DIFFLUENCY
DIFFLUENCE, DIFFLUENCY noun [Latin] A flowing or falling away on all sides.
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DIFFLUENT
DIFFLUENT, adjective Flowing away on all sides; not fixed.
DIFFORM
DIFFORM, adjective [Latin]1. Irregular in form; not uniform; anomalous; as a difform flower or corol, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion; so difform leav...
DIFFORMITY
DIFFORMITY, noun Irregularity of form; want of uniformity.
DIFFRANCHISE
DIFFRANCHISE, DIFFRANCHISEMENT, [See Disfranchise, which is the word in use.]
DIFFUSE
DIFFUSE, verb transitive diffuze. [Latin, to pour, to spread.]1. To pour out and spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow and spread.The river rose and diffused its waters over the ...
DIFFUSED
DIFFUSED, participle passive Diffuzed.1. Spread; dispersed.2. Loose; flowing; wild.
DIFFUSEDLY
DIFFUSEDLY, adverb Diffuzedly. In a diffused manner; with wide dispersion.
DIFFUSEDNESS
DIFFUSEDNESS, noun Diffuzedness. The state of being widely spread.
DIFFUSELY
DIFFUSELY, adverb1. Widely; extensively.2. Copiously; with many words; fully.
DIFFUSIBILITY
DIFFUSIBILITY, noun Diffuzibility. The quality of being diffusible, or capable of being spread; as the diffusibility of clay in water.
DIFFUSIBLE
DIFFUSIBLE, adjective Diffuzible. That may flow or be spread in all directions; that may be dispersed; as diffusible stimuli.
DIFFUSIBLENESS
DIFFUSIBLENESS, noun S as z. Diffusibility.
DIFFUSION
DIFFUSION, noun S as z.1. A spreading or flowing of a liquid substance or fluid, in a lateral as well as a lineal direction; as the diffusion of water; the diffusion of air or l...
DIFFUSIVE
DIFFUSIVE, adjective Having the quality of diffusing, or spreading by flowing, as liquid substances or fluids; or of dispersing, as minute particles. Water, air and light; dust,...
DIFFUSIVELY
DIFFUSIVELY, adverb Widely; extensively; every way.
DIFFUSIVENESS
DIFFUSIVENESS, noun1. The power of diffusing, or state of being diffused; dispersion.2. Extension, or extensiveness; as the diffusiveness of benevolence.3. The quality or state ...
DIG
DIG, verb transitivepreterit tense Digger or dug; participle passive Digged or dug. [G.]1. To open and break or turn up the earth with a spade or other sharp instrument.Be first...
DIGAMMA
DIGAMMA, noun [Gr., double gamma.] The name of F, most absurdly given to that letter, when first invented or used by the Eolians, on account of its figure. A letter should be na...
DIGAMY
DIGAMY, noun Second marriage. [Not in use.]
DIGASTRIC
DIGASTRIC, adjective [Gr., belly.] Having a double belly; an epithet given to a muscle of the lower jaw.
DIGERENT
DIGERENT, adjective [Latin] Digesting. [Not in use.]
DIGEST
DIGEST, noun [Latin, put in order.]1. A collection or body of Roman laws, digested or arranged under proper titles by order of the Emperor Justinian. A pandect.2. Any collection...
DIGESTED
DIGESTED, participle passive Reduced to method; arranged in due order; concocted or prepared in the stomach or by a gentle heat; received without rejection; borne; disposed for ...
DIGESTER
DIGESTER, noun1. He that digests or disposes in order.2. One who digests his food.3. A medicine or article of food that aids digestion, or strengthens the digestive power of the...
DIGESTIBILITY
DIGESTIBILITY, noun The quality of being digestible.
DIGESTIBLE
DIGESTIBLE, adjective Capable of being digested.