Webster's Dictionary 1913

2296

Desmid

{ Des″mid (?), Des‐mid″i‐an (?), } n. [Gr. δεσμόσ chain + εἰ̑δοσ form.] (Bot.) A microscopic plant of the family Desmidiæ, a group of unicellular algæ in which the species have ...

2297

Desmine

Des″mine (?), n. [Gr. δέσμη, δεσμόσ, bundle, fr. δει̑ν to bind.] (Min.) Same as Stilbite. It commonly occurs in bundles or tufts of crystals.

2298

Desmobacteria

‖Des′mo‐bac‐te″ri‐a (dĕs′mō̍‐băk‐tē″rĭ‐ȧ), n. pl. [Gr. δεσμόσ bond + E. bacteria.] See Microbacteria.

2299

Desmodont

Des″mo‐dont (–dŏnt), n. [Gr. δεσμόσ bond + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, tooth.] (Zoöl.) A member of a group of South American blood-sucking bats, of the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See Vam...

2300

Desmognathous

Des‐mog″na‐thous (?), a. [Gr. δεσμόσ bond + γνάθοσ jaw.] (Zoöl.) Having the maxillo-palatine bones united; — applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathæ), including variou...

2301

Desmoid

Des″moid (?), a. [Gr. δεσμόσ ligament + -oid.] (Anat.) Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament; ligamentous.

2302

Desmology

Des‐mol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. δεσμόσ ligament + -logy.] The science which treats of the ligaments.

2303

Desmomyaria

‖Des′mo‐my‐a″ri‐a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The division of Tunicata which includes the Salpæ. See Salpa.

2304

Desolate

‖Des″o‐late (?), a. [L. desolatus, p. p. of desolare to leave alone, forsake; de- + solare to make lonely, solus alone. See Sole, a.] 1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; de...

2305

Desolate (2)

Des″o‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Desolated; p. pr. & vb. n.Desolating.] 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by t...

2306

Desolately

Des″o‐late‐ly (?), adv. In a desolate manner.

2307

Desolateness

Des″o‐late‐ness, n. The state of being desolate.

2308

Desolater

Des″o‐la′ter (?), n. One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste. Mede.

2309

Desolation

Des′o‐la″tion (?), n. [F. désolation, L. desolatio.] 1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.Unto the end of the war desolations are d...

2310

Desolator

Des″o‐la′tor (?), n. Same as Desolater. Byron.

2311

Desolatory

Des″o‐la‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. desolatorius.] Causing desolation. Bp. Hall.

2312

Desophisticate

De′so‐phis″ti‐cate (?), v. t. To clear from sophism or error. Hare.

2313

Desoxalic

Des′ox‐al″ic (?), a. [F. pref. des- from + E. oxalic.] (Chem.) Made or derived from oxalic acid; as, desoxalic acid.

2314

Despair

De‐spair″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Despaired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Despairing.] [OE. despeiren, dispeiren, OF. desperer, fr. L. desperare; de- + sperare to hope; akin to spes hope,...

2315

Despair (2)

De‐spair″, v. t. 1. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted. Milton.2. To cause to despair. Sir W...

2316

Despair (3)

De‐spair″, n. [Cf. OF. despoir, fr. desperer.] 1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro,Pine with regret, or sicken wit...

2317

Despairer

De‐spair″er (?), n. One who despairs.

2318

Despairful

De‐spair″ful (?), a. Hopeless. Spenser.

2319

Despairing

De‐spair″ing, a. Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. — De‐spair″ing‐ly, adv. — De‐spair″ing‐ness, n.

2320

Desparple

De‐spar″ple (?), v. t. & i. [OF. desparpeillier.] To scatter; to disparkle. Mandeville.

2321

Despatch

De‐spatch″ (?), n. & v. Same as Dispatch.

2322

Despecificate

De′spe‐cif″i‐cate (?), v. t. [Pref. de- (intens.) + specificate.] To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize....