Webster's Dictionary 1913

4807

Distensible

Dis‐ten″si‐ble (?), a. Capable of being distended or dilated.

4808

Distension

Dis‐ten″sion (?), n. Same as Distention.

4809

Distensive

Dis‐ten″sive (?), a. Distending, or capable of being distended.

4810

Distent

Dis‐tent″ (?), a. [L. distentus, p. p. See Distend.] Distended. Thomson.

4811

Distent (2)

Dis‐tent″, n. Breadth. Sir H. Wotton.

4812

Distention

Dis‐ten″tion (?), n. [L. distentio: cf. F. distension.] 1. The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the di...

4813

Dister

Dis‐ter″ (?), v. t. [L. dis- + terra earth, country; cf. Sp. & Pg. desterrar.] To banish or drive from a country. Howell.

4814

Disterminate

Dis‐ter″mi‐nate (?), a. [L. disterminatus, p. p. of disterminare to limit. See Terminate.] Separated by bounds. Bp. Hall.

4815

Distermination

Dis‐ter′mi‐na″tion (?), n. [L. disterminatio.] Separation by bounds. Hammond.

4816

Disthene

Dis″thene (?), n. [Gr. δι- = δίσ- twice + � force: cf. F. disthène.] (Min.) Cyanite or kyanite; — so called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different directions. See ...

4817

Disthrone

Dis‐throne″ (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + throne: cf. OF. desthroner, F. détroner.] To dethrone.

4818

Disthronize

Dis‐thron″ize (?), v. t. To dethrone. Spenser.

4819

Distich

Dis″tich (?), n. [L. distichon, Gr. �, neut. of � with two rows, of two verses; δι- = δίσ- twice + � row, verse, fr. � to ascend; akin to AS. stīgan to ascend: cf. F. distique. ...

4820

Distich (2)

{ Dis″tich (?), Dis″tich‐ous (?), } a. [Gr. �. See Distich, n.] Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.

4821

Distichously

Dis″tich‐ous‐ly, adv. In a distichous manner.

4822

Distil

Dis‐til″ (?), v. t. & i. See Distill.

4823

Distill

Dis‐till″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Distilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Distilling.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stir...

4824

Distill (2)

Dis‐till″, v. t. 1. To let fall or send down in drops.Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. Pope.The dew which on the tender grassThe evening had distilled. Drayton.2. To o...

4825

Distillable

Dis‐till″a‐ble (?), a.(Chem.) Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil ...

4826

Distillate

Dis‐till″ate (?), n.(Chem.) The product of distillation; as, the distillate from molasses.

4827

Distillation

Dis′til‐la″tion (?), n. [F. distillation, L. destillatio.] 1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.2. That which falls in drops. Johnson3. (Chem.) The...

4828

Distillatory

Dis‐til″la‐to‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. distillatoire.] Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory vessels. — n. A distillatory apparatus; a still.

4829

Distiller

Dis‐till″er (?), n. 1. One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors by distillation.2. The condenser of a distilling apparatus.

4830

Distillery

Dis‐till″er‐y (?), n.; pl.Distilleries (#). [F. distillerie.] 1. The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic liquors, is carried on.2. The act of distilling spiri...

4831

Distillment

Dis‐till″ment (?), n. Distillation; the substance obtained by distillation. Shak.

4832

Distinct

Dis‐tinct″ (?), a. [L. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere: cf. F. distinct. See Distinguish.] 1. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked o...

4833

Distinct (2)

Dis‐tinct″ (?), v. t. To distinguish. Rom. of R.