Decapodal
{ De‐cap″o‐dal (?), De‐cap″o‐dous (?), } a.(Zoöl.) Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet; ten-footed.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Decarbonate
De‐car″bon‐ate (?), v. t. To deprive of carbonic acid.
Decarbonization
De‐car′bon‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The action or process of depriving a substance of carbon.
Decarbonize
De‐car″bon‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Decarbonized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Decarbonizing.] To deprive of carbon; as, to decarbonize steel; to decarbonize the blood.Decarbonized iro...
Decarbonizer
De‐car″bon‐i′zer (?), n. He who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance.
Decarburization
De‐car′bu‐ri‐za″tion (?), n. The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
Decarburize
De‐car″bu‐rize (?), v. t. To deprive of carbon; to remove the carbon from.
Decard
De‐card″ (?), v. t. To discard.You have cast those by, decarded them. J. Fletcher.
Decardinalize
De‐car″di‐nal‐ize (?), v. t. To depose from the rank of cardinal.
Decastere
Dec″a‐stere (?), n. [L. décastère; Gr. δέκα ten + F. stère a stere.] (Metric System) A measure of capacity, equal to ten steres, or ten cubic meters.
Decastich
Dec″a‐stich (?), n. [Pref. deca- + Gr. στίχοσ a row, a line of writing, a verse.] A poem consisting of ten lines.
Decastyle
Dec″a‐style (?), a. [Gr. �; δέκα ten + στύλοσ a column.] (Arch.) Having ten columns in front; — said of a portico, temple, etc. — n. A portico having ten pillars or columns in f...
Decasyllabic
Dec′a‐syl‐lab″ic (?), a. [Pref. deca- + syllabic: cf. F. décasyllabique, décasyllable.] Having, or consisting of, ten syllables.
Decathlon
De‐cath″lon (?), n. [See Deca-; Pentathlon.] In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump,...
Decatoic
Dec′a‐to″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, decane.
Decay
De‐cay″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Decayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Decaying.] [OF. decaeir, dechaer, decheoir, F. déchoir, to decline, fall, become less; L. de- + cadere to fall. See C...
Decay (2)
De‐cay″, v. t. 1. To cause to decay; to impair.Infirmity, that decays the wise. Shak.2. To destroy. Shak.
Decay (3)
De‐cay″, n. 1. Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; ...
Decayed
De‐cayed″ (?), a. Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with decay; rotten; as, decayed vegetation or vegetables; a decayed fortune or gentleman. — De‐cay″ed‐ness...
Decayer
De‐cay″er (?), n. A causer of decay.
Decease
De‐cease″ (?), n. [OE. deses, deces, F. décès, fr. L. decessus departure, death, fr. decedere to depart, die; de- + cedere to withdraw. See Cease, Cede.] Departure, especially d...
Decease (2)
De‐cease″, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Deceased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Deceasing.] To depart from this life; to die; to pass away.She's dead, deceased, she's dead. Shak.When our summers hav...
Deceased
De‐ceased″ (?), a. Passed away; dead; gone.The deceased, the dead person.
Decede
De‐cede″ (?), v. i. [L. decedere. See Decease, n.] To withdraw. Fuller.
Decedent
De‐ce″dent (?), a. [L. decedens, p. pr. of decedere.] Removing; departing. Ash.
Decedent (2)
De‐ce″dent, n. A deceased person. Bouvier.
Deceit
De‐ceit″ (?), n. [OF. deceit, desçait, decept (cf. deceite, deçoite), fr. L. deceptus deception, fr. decipere. See Deceive.] 1. An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into...