Webster's Dictionary 1913

1162

Deflagrability

Def′la‐gra‐bil″i‐ty (?), n.(Chem.) The state or quality of being deflagrable.The ready deflagrability... of saltpeter. Boyle.

1163

Deflagrable

De‐fla″gra‐ble (?; 277), a. [See Deflagrate.] (Chem.) Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; hence, slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated...

1164

Deflagrate

Def″la‐grate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Deflagrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Deflagrating.] [L. deflagratus, p. p. of deflagrare to burn up; de- + flagrare to flame, burn.] (Chem.) To burn ...

1165

Deflagrate (2)

Def″la‐grate, v. t.(Chem.) To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly; as, to deflagrate refractory me...

1166

Deflagration

Def′la‐gra″tion (?), n. [L. deflagratio: cf. F. déflagration.] 1. A burning up; conflagration. “Innumerable deluges and deflagrations.” Bp. Pearson.2. (Chem.) The act or process...

1167

Deflagrator

Def″la‐gra′tor (?), n.(Chem.) A form of the voltaic battery having large plates, used for producing rapid and powerful combustion.

1168

Deflate

De‐flate″ (?), v. t. [Pref. de- down + L. flare, flatus to blow.] To reduce from an inflated condition.

1169

Deflect

De‐flect″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deflected; p. pr. & vb. n.Deflecting.] [L. deflectere; de- + flectere to bend or turn. See Flexible.] To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays...

1170

Deflect (2)

De‐flect″, v. i. To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.At some part of the Azores, the needle de...

1171

Deflectable

De‐flect″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being deflected.

1172

Deflected

De‐flect″ed, a. 1. Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.2. Bent downward; deflexed.

1173

Deflection

De‐flec″tion (?), n. [L. deflexio, fr. deflectere: cf. F. déflexion.] 1. The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; ...

1174

Deflectionization

De‐flec′tion‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The act of freeing from inflections. Earle.

1175

Deflectionize

De‐flec″tion‐ize (?), v. t. To free from inflections.Deflectionized languages are said to be analytic. Earle.

1176

Deflective

De‐flect″ive (?), a. Causing deflection.Deflective forces, forces that cause a body to deviate from its course.

1177

Deflector

De‐flect″or (?), n.(Mech.) That which deflects, as a diaphragm in a furnace, or a cone in a lamp (to deflect and mingle air and gases and help combustion).

1178

Deflexed

De‐flexed″ (?), a. Bent abruptly downward.

1179

Deflexion

De‐flex″ion (?), n. See Deflection.

1180

Deflexure

De‐flex″ure (?), n. [From L. deflectere, deflexum. See Deflect.] A bending or turning aside; deflection. Bailey.

1181

Deflorate

De‐flo″rate (?), a. [LL. defloratus, p. p. of deflorare. See Deflour.] (Bot.) Past the flowering state; having shed its pollen. Gray.

1182

Defloration

Def′lo‐ra″tion (?), n. [LL. defloratio: cf. F. défloration.] 1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin. Johnson.2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest...

1183

Deflour

De‐flour″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Defloured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Deflouring.] [F. déflorer, LL. deflorare; L. de- + flos, floris, flower. See Flower, and cf. Deflorate.] 1. To de...

1184

Deflourer

De‐flour″er (?), n. One who deflours; a ravisher.

1185

Deflow

De‐flow″ (?), v. i. [Pref. de- + flow: cf. L. defluere.] To flow down. Sir T. Browne.

1186

Deflower

De‐flow″er (?), v. t. [Pref. de- + flower.] Same as Deflour.An earthquake... deflowering the gardens. W. Montagu.If a man had deflowered a virgin. Milton.

1187

Deflowerer

De‐flow″er‐er (?), n. See Deflourer. Milton.

1188

Defluous

Def″lu‐ous (?), a. [L. defluus, fr. defluere to flow down; de- + fluere to flow.] Flowing down; falling off. Bailey.