Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Deuterogamist

Deu′ter‐og″a‐mist (?), n. [See Deuterogamy.] One who marries the second time.

2567

Deuterogamy

Deu′ter‐og″a‐my (?), n. A second marriage, after the death of the first husband of wife; — in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law. See Bigamy. Goldsmith.

2568

Deuterogenic

Deu′ter‐o‐gen″ic (?), a.(Geol.) Of secondary origin; — said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks.

2569

Deuteronomist

Deu′ter‐on″o‐mist (?), n. The writer of Deuteronomy.

2570

Deuteronomy

Deu′ter‐on″o‐my (?), n. [Gr. �; � second + � law: cf. L. Deuteronomium.] (Bibl.) The fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing the second giving of the law by Moses.

2571

Deuteropathia

{ ‖Deu′ter‐o‐pa‐thi″a (?), Deu′ter‐op″a‐thy (?), } n. [NL. deuteropathia, fr. Gr. � second + � suffering, fr. �, �, to suffer: cf. F. deutéropathie.] (Med.) A sympathetic affect...

2572

Deuteropathic

Deu′ter‐o‐path″ic (?), a. Pertaining to deuteropathy; of the nature of deuteropathy.

2573

Deuteroscopy

Deu′ter‐os″co‐py (?), n. [Gr. � second + -scopy.] 1. Second sight.I felt by anticipation the horrors of the Highland seers, whom their gift of deuteroscopy compels to witness th...

2574

Deuterozooid

Deu′ter‐o‐zo″oid (?), n. [Gr. � second + E. zooid.] (Zoöl.) One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals h...

2575

Deuthydroguret

Deut′hy‐drog″u‐ret (?), n.(Chem.) Same as Deutohydroguret.

2576

Deuto-

Deu″to– (?) orDeut– (dūt–) (Chem.) A prefix which formerly properly indicated the second in a regular series of compound in the series, and not to its composition, but which is ...

2577

Deutohydroguret

Deu′to‐hy‐drog″u‐ret (?), n. [Pref. deut-, deuto- + hydroguret.] (Chem.) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen united with some other element or radical.

2578

Deutoplasm

Deu″to‐plasm (?), n. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. � form.] (Biol.) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yo...

2579

Deutoplastic

Deu′to‐plas″tic (?), a. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. � plastic.] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or composed of, deutoplasm.

2580

Deutosulphuret

Deu′to‐sul″phu‐ret (?), n. [Pref. deuto- + sulphuret.] (Chem.) A disulphide.

2581

Deutoxide

Deu‐tox″ide (?; 104), n. [Pref. deut- + oxide.] (Chem.) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; — usually called dio...

2582

Deutzia

‖Deut″zi‐a (?), n. [NL. Named after Jan Deutz of Holland.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated.

2583

Dev

‖Dev (?), or‖De″va (�), n. [Skr. d�va. Cf. Deity.] (Hind. Myth.) A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king.

2584

Devanagari

‖De′va‐na″ga‐ri (?), n. [Skr. d�vanāgarī; d�va god + nagara city, i.e., divine city.] The character in which Sanskrit is written.

2585

Devaporation

De‐vap′o‐ra″tion (?), n. The change of vapor into water, as in the formation of rain.

2586

Devast

De‐vast″ (?), v. t. [Cf. F. dévaster. See Devastate.] To devastate. Bolingbroke.

2587

Devastate

Dev″as‐tate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Devastated; p. pr. & vb. n.Devastating.] [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See V...

2588

Devastation

Dev′as‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dévastation.] 1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.Even now the devastation is begun,And half the business ...

2589

Devastator

Dev″as‐ta′tor (?), n. One who, or that which, devastates. Emerson.

2590

Devastavit

‖Dev′as‐ta″vit (?), n.(Law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator. Bouvier.

2591

Devata

‖De″va‐ta (?), n. [Hind., fr. Skr. d�va god.] (Hind. Myth.) A deity; a divine being; a good spirit; an idol. [Written also dewata.]

2592

Deve

Deve (?), a. [See Deaf.] Deaf. Chaucer.