Webster's Dictionary 1913

3511

Diplomatist

Di‐plo″ma‐tist (?), n. [Cf. F. diplomatiste a student of diplomatics.] A person employed in, or skilled in, diplomacy; a diplomat.In ability, Avaux had no superior among the num...

3512

Diplopia

{ ‖Di‐plo″pi‐a (?), Dip″lo‐py (?), } n. [NL. diplopia, from Gr. � double + the root of � sight: cf. F. diplopie.] (Med.) The act or state of seeing double.☞ In crossed or hetero...

3513

Diplopod

Dip″lo‐pod (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Diplopoda.

3514

Diplopoda

‖Di‐plop″o‐da (?), n. pl. [Gr. � double + -poda.] (Zoöl.) An order of myriapods having two pairs of legs on each segment; the Chilognatha.

3515

Diplostemonous

Dip′lo‐stem″o‐nous (?), a.(Bot.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, as the geranium. R. Brown.

3516

Diplostemony

Dip′lo‐stem″o‐ny (?), n.(Bot.) The condition of being diplostemonous.

3517

Dipneumona

‖Dip‐neu″mo‐na (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of spiders having only two lunglike organs. [Written also Dipneumones.]

3518

Dipnoi

‖Dip″no‐i (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � � with two breathing apertures; δι- = δίσ- twice + � breath.] (Zoöl.) A group of ganoid fishes, including the living genera Ceratodus and L...

3519

Dipody

Dip″o‐dy (?), n.; pl.Dipodies (#). [Gr. �, fr. � two-footed; δι- = δίσ- twice + �, �, foot.] (Pros.) Two metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure. Hadley.Trochai...

3520

Dipolar

Di‐po″lar (?), a. [Pre. di- + polar. Cf. Bipolar.] Having two poles, as a magnetic bar.

3521

Dippel's oil

Dip″pel's oil′ (?). (Chem.) See Bone oil, under Bone.

3522

Dipper

Dip″per (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle.2. (Zoöl.) (a) A small grebe; the dabchick. (b) The buffel duck....

3523

Dipping

Dip″ping, n. 1. The act or process of immersing.2. The act of inclining downward.3. The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.4. The process of cle...

3524

Diprismatic

Di′pris‐mat″ic (?), a. [Prefix di- + prismatic.] Doubly prismatic.

3525

Dipropargyl

Di′pro‐par″gyl (?), n. [Prefix di- + propargyl.] (Chem.) A pungent, mobile, volatile liquid, C6H6, produced artificially from certain allyl derivatives. Though isomeric with ben...

3526

Dipropyl

Di‐pro″pyl (?), n. [Pref. di- + propyl.] (Chem.) One of the hexane paraffins, found in petroleum, consisting of two propyl radicals. See Hexane.

3527

Diprotodon

‖Di‐pro″to‐don (?), n. [Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice + � first + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, tooth.] (Paleon.) An extinct Quaternary marsupial from Australia, about as large as the hippopotamus; — ...

3528

Dipsas

Dip″sas (?), n. 1. A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst. Milton.2. (Zoöl.) A genus of harmless colubrine snakes.

3529

Dipsetic

Dip‐set″ic (?), a. Tending to produce thirst. Wright.

3530

Dipsey

{ Dip″sey, Dip″sie, Dip″sy } (?), a. Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead.

3531

Dipsey (2)

{ Dip″sey, Dip″sie, Dip″sy }, n. 1. A sinker attached to a fishing line; also, a line having several branches, each with such a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing.2. (Naut.) A dee...

3532

Dipsomania

Dip′so‐ma″ni‐a (?), n.(Med.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.

3533

Dipsomaniac

Dip′so‐ma″ni‐ac (?), n. One who has an irrepressible desire for alcoholic drinks.

3534

Dipsomaniacal

Dip′so‐ma‐ni″a‐cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to dipsomania.

3535

Dipsosis

‖Dip‐so″sis (?), n.(Med.) Excessive thirst produced by disease.

3536

Diptera

‖Dip″te‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � with two wings, δι- = δίσ- twice + � feather, wing: cf. F. diptère.] (Zoöl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wing...

3537

Dipteral

Dip″ter‐al (?), a. 1. (Zoöl.) Having two wings only; belonging to the order Diptera.2. (Anc. Arch.) Having a double row of columns on each on the flanks, as well as in front and...