Webster's Dictionary 1913

4969

Dithyrambus

Dith′y‐ram″bus (?), n. See Dithyramb.

4970

Dition

Di″tion (?), n. [L. ditio, dicio: cf. F. dition.] Dominion; rule. Evelyn.

4971

Ditionary

Di″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. Under rule; subject; tributary. Chapman.

4972

Ditionary (2)

Di″tion‐a‐ry, n. A subject; a tributary. Eden.

4973

Ditokous

Di″to‐kous (?), a. [Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice + � a bringing forth, offspring.] (Zoöl.) (a) Having two kinds of young, as certain annelids. (b) Producing only two eggs for a clutch, ...

4974

Ditolyl

Di‐tol″yl (?), n. [Pref. di- + tolyl.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, C14H14, consisting of two radicals or residues of toluene.

4975

Ditone

Di″tone′ (?), n. [Gr. � of two tones; δι- = δίσ- twice + � tone.] (Mus.) The Greek major third, which comprehend two major tones (the modern major third contains one major and o...

4976

Ditrichotomous

Di′tri‐chot″o‐mous (?), a. [Pref. di- + trichotomous.] 1. Divided into twos or threes.2. (Bot.) Dividing into double or treble ramifications; — said of a leaf or stem. Loudon.

4977

Ditrochean

Di′tro‐che″an (?), a.(Pros.) Containing two trochees.

4978

Ditrochee

Di‐tro″chee (?), n. [L. ditrochaeus, Gr. �; δι- = δίσ- twice + � trochee.] (Pros.) A double trochee; a foot made up of two trochees.

4979

Ditroite

Dit″ro‐ite (?), n. [Named from Ditro in Transylvania.] (Min.) An igneous rock composed of orthoclase, elæolite, and sodalite.

4980

Ditt

Ditt (?), n. See Dit, n., 2. Spenser.

4981

Dittander

Dit‐tan″der (?), n. [See Dittany.] (Bot.) A kind of peppergrass (Lepidium latifolium).

4982

Dittany

Dit″ta‐ny (?), n. [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain, F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. δίκταμνον, δίκταμνοσ, a plant growing in abundance on Mount Dicte in Crete. Cf. Ditta...

4983

Dittied

Dit″tied (?), a. [From Ditty.] Set, sung, or composed as a ditty; — usually in composition.Who, with his soft pipe, and smooth-dittied song. Milton.

4984

Ditto

Dit″to (?), n.; pl.Dittos (�). [It., detto, ditto, fr. L. dictum. See Dictum.] The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted to do., or to two “turned commas” (“),...

4985

Ditto (2)

Dit″to, adv. As before, or aforesaid; in the same manner; also.

4986

Dittology

Dit‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. διττολογία. Attic form of δισσολογία repetition of words: � twofold + � to speak.] A double reading, or twofold interpretation, as of a Scripture text.

4987

Ditty

Dit″ty (?), n.; pl.Ditties (#). [OE. dite, OF. ditié, fr. L. dictatum, p. p. neut. of dictare to say often, dictate, compose. See Dictate, v. t.] 1. A saying or utterance; espec...

4988

Ditty (2)

Dit″ty, v. i. To sing; to warble a little tune.Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes. Herbert.

4989

Ditty-bag

Dit″ty–bag′, n. A sailor's small bag to hold thread, needles, tape, etc.; — also called sailor's housewife.

4990

Ditty-box

Dit″ty–box′ (?), n. A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needless, comb, etc.

4991

Diureide

Di‐u″re‐ide (?), n. [Di- + ureide.] (Chem.) One of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as containing two molecules of urea or their radicals, as uric acid or all...

4992

Diuresis

‖Di′u‐re″sis (?), n. [NL. See Diuretic.] (Med.) Free excretion of urine.

4993

Diuretic

Di′u‐ret″ic (?), a. [L. diureticus, Gr. �, fr. � to make water; � through + � to make water, fr. � urine: cf. F. diurétique.] (Med.) Tending to increase the secretion and discha...

4994

Diuretical

Di′u‐ret″ic‐al (?), a. Diuretic. Boyle.

4995

Diureticalness

Di′u‐ret″ic‐al‐ness, n. The quality of being diuretical; diuretic property.