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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d1nology \[d1]*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] wine + -logy.] Knowledge of wine, scientific or practical. | |
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d8Amalgama \[d8]A*mal"ga*ma\, n. Same as {Amalgam}. They divided this their amalgama into a number of incoherent republics. --Burke. | |
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Analects \An"a*lects\ ([acr]n"[adot]*l[ecr]kts), d8Analecta \[d8]An`a*lec"ta\ ([acr]n`[adot]*l[ecr]k"t[adot]), n. pl. [Gr. 'ana`lekta fr. 'anale`gein to collect; 'ana` + le`gein to gather.] A collection of literary fragments. | |
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d8Analgesia \[d8]An`al*ge"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'analghsi`a; 'an priv. + 'a`lghsis sense of pain.] (Med.) Absence of sensibility to pain. --Quain. | |
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d8Analogon \[d8]A*nal"o*gon\, n. [Gr. [?].] Analogue. | |
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d8Anelectrotonus \[d8]An`e*lec*trot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] up + E. electrotonus.] (Physiol.) The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it. --Foster. | |
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d8Annulosa \[d8]An"nu*lo"sa\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of the Invertebrata, nearly equivalent to the Articulata. It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda. By some zo[94]logists it is applied to the former only. | |
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d8Annulus \[d8]An"nu*lus\, n.; pl. {Annuli}. [L.] 1. A ring; a ringlike part or space. 2. (Geom.) (a) A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other. (b) The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Ring-shaped structures or markings, found in, or upon, various animals. | |
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d8Anolis \[d8]A*no"lis\, n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a lizard.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of lizards which belong to the family {Iguanid[91]}. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called {chameleons}. | |
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d8Enaliosauria \[d8]En*al`i*o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] marine ([?] in + [?] the sea) + [?] a lizard.] (Paleon.) An extinct group of marine reptiles, embracing both the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria, now regarded as distinct orders. | |
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d8Enallage \[d8]E*nal"la*ge\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] an exchange, fr. [?] to exchange; [?] in + [?] to change.] (Gram.) A substitution, as of one part of speech for another, of one gender, number, case, person, tense, mode, or voice, of the same word, for another. | |
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d8H91molysis \[d8]H[91]*mol"y*sis\, n., H91mlytic \H[91]m`*lyt"ic\, a. (Physiol.) Same as {H[91]matolysis}, {H[91]matolytic}. | |
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d8Hamulus \[d8]Ham"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Hamuli}. [L., a little hook.] 1. (Anat.) A hook, or hooklike process. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A hooked barbicel of a feather. | |
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d8Homologon \[d8]Ho*mol"o*gon\, n. [NL.] See {Homologue}. | |
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d8Homologoumena \[d8]Hom`o*lo*gou"me*na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] things conceded, p. p. of [?] to agree, admit, concede. See {Homologous}.] Those books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as canonical by the early church; -- distinguished from antilegomena. | |
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d8In loco \[d8]In lo"co\ [L.] In the place; in the proper or natural place. | |
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d8Malacobdella \[d8]Mal`a*cob*del"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] soft + [?] a leech.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. See Illust. of {Bdellomorpha}. | |
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d8Malacopoda \[d8]Mal`a*cop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] soft + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.) A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also {Protracheata}, and {Onychophora}. Note: They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of antenn[91]. The tranche[91] are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the body. {Peripatus} is the only known genus. See {Peripatus}. | |
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d8Malacopterygii \[d8]Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] soft + [?] wing, fin, fr. [?] feather.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also {Malacopteri}. | |
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d8Malacostraca \[d8]Mal`a*cos"tra*ca\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] soft + [?] shell of a testacean.] (Zo[94]l.) A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca. | |
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d8Malacozoa \[d8]Mal`a*co*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] soft + [?] an animal.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also {Malacozoaria}. | |
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d8Malagash \[d8]Mal`a*gash"\, n. Same as {Malagasy}. | |
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d8Malaise \[d8]Ma`laise"\, n. [F., fr. mal ill + aise ease.] (Med.) An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease. | |
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d8Malleus \[d8]Mal"le*us\, n.; pl. {Mallei}. [L., hammer. See {Mall} a beetle.] 1. (Anat.) The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of {Far}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See {Mastax}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell. | |
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d8Melasma \[d8]Me*las"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] black spot.] (Med.) A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local; as, Addison's melasma, or Addison's disease. -- {Me*las"mic}, a. | |
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d8Melastoma \[d8]Me*las"to*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las black + [?] mouth.] (Bot.) A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the black berries of some species, which stain the mouth. | |
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d8Meleagris \[d8]Mel`e*a"gris\, n. [L., the Guinea fowl.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of American gallinaceous birds, including the common and the wild turkeys. | |
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d8Melisma \[d8]Me*lis"ma\, n.; pl. {Melismata}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a song.] (Mus.) (a) A piece of melody; a song or tune, -- as opposed to {recitative} or musical declamation. (b) A grace or embellishment. | |
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d8Melissa \[d8]Me*lis"sa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`lissa a bee, honey.] (Bot.) A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm ({Melissa officinalis}). | |
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d8Melligo \[d8]Mel*li"go\, n. [L.] Honeydew. | |
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d8Melluco \[d8]Mel*lu"co\, n. (Bot.) A climbing plant ({Ullucus officinalis}) of the Andes, having tuberous roots which are used as a substitute for potatoes. | |
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d8Milice \[d8]Mi`lice"\, n. [F.] Militia. [Obs.] | |
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d8Mollusca \[d8]Mol*lus"ca\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mollusk}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, including the classes Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, PteropodaScaphopoda, and Lamellibranchiata, or Conchifera. These animals have an unsegmented bilateral body, with most of the organs and parts paired, but not repeated longitudinally. Most of them develop a mantle, which incloses either a branchial or a pulmonary cavity. They are generally more or less covered and protected by a calcareous shell, which may be univalve, bivalve, or multivalve. Note: Formerly the Brachiopoda, Bryzoa, and Tunicata were united with the Lamellibranchiata in an artificial group called Acephala, which was also included under Mollusca. See {Molluscoudea}. | |
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d8Molluscoidea \[d8]Mol`lus*coi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mollusk}, and {-oid}.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Invertebrata which includes the classes Brachiopoda and Bryozoa; -- called also {Anthoid Mollusca}. Note: Originally the Tunicata were included under Molluscoidea, from which they are known to differ widely in structure and embryology. Molluscoidea were formerly considered a subdivision of Mollusca, but they are now known to have more relationship with Annelida than with Mollusca. | |
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d8Molluscum \[d8]Mol*lus"cum\, n. [NL. See {Mollusk}.] (Med.) A cutaneous disease characterized by numerous tumors, of various forms, filled with a thick matter; -- so called from the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous animals. --Dunglison. | |
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d8Molossus \[d8]Mo*los"sus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], prop., Molossian, belonging to the Molossians, a people in the eastern part of Epirus.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A foot of three long syllables. [Written also {molosse}.] | |
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d8Myalgia \[d8]My*al"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] muscle + [?] pain.] (Med.) Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia. | |
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d8Nolo contendere \[d8]No"lo con*ten"de*re\ [L., I do not wish to contend.] (Law) A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of quilty. | |
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d8Tumulus \[d8]Tu"mu*lus\, n.; pl. {Tumuli}. [L., a mound, a sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf. {Tumid}.] An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow. | |
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d8Korrigum \[d8]Kor"ri*gum\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A West African antelope ({Damalis Senegalensis}), allied to the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees. | |
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Topi \To"pi\, n. An antelope ({Damaliscus corrigum jimela}) having a glossy purplish brown coat. It is related to the blesbok and is native of British East Africa. Also, any of various related varieties of other districts south of the Sahara. | |
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Hygrometer \Hy*grom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] wet, moist + -meter: cf. F. hygrom[8a]tre.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the atmosphere. {Daniell's hygrometer}, a form of hygrometer consisting of a bent glass tube terminating in two bulbs, the one covered with muslin, the other of black glass, and containing ether and a thermometer. Ether being poured on the muslin, the black ball, cooled by the evaporation of the ether within, is soon covered with dew; at this moment, the inclosed thermometer gives the dew-point, and this, compared with the reading of one in the air, determines the humidity. | |
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Demolish \De*mol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demolished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demolishing}.] [F. d[82]molir, fr. L. demoliri, p. p. demolitus; de- + moliri to set a thing in motion, to work, construct, from moles a huge mass or structure. See {Mole} a mound, and {Finish}.] To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall. I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished, and laid even with the ground. --Tillotson. Syn: To {Demolish}, {Overturn}, {Destroy}, {Dismantle}, {Raze}. That is overturned or overthrown which had stood upright; that is destroyed whose component parts are scattered; that is demolished which had formed a mass or structure; that is dismantled which is stripped of its covering, as a vessel of its sails, or a fortress of its bastions, etc.; that is razed which is brought down smooth, and level to the ground. An ancient pillar is overturned or overthrown as the result of decay; a city is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies; a monument, the walls of a castle, a church, or any structure, real or imaginary, may be demolished; a fortress may be dismantled from motives of prudence, in order to render it defenseless; a city may be razed by way of punishment, and its ruins become a memorial of vengeance. | |
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Demolish \De*mol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demolished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demolishing}.] [F. d[82]molir, fr. L. demoliri, p. p. demolitus; de- + moliri to set a thing in motion, to work, construct, from moles a huge mass or structure. See {Mole} a mound, and {Finish}.] To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall. I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished, and laid even with the ground. --Tillotson. Syn: To {Demolish}, {Overturn}, {Destroy}, {Dismantle}, {Raze}. That is overturned or overthrown which had stood upright; that is destroyed whose component parts are scattered; that is demolished which had formed a mass or structure; that is dismantled which is stripped of its covering, as a vessel of its sails, or a fortress of its bastions, etc.; that is razed which is brought down smooth, and level to the ground. An ancient pillar is overturned or overthrown as the result of decay; a city is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies; a monument, the walls of a castle, a church, or any structure, real or imaginary, may be demolished; a fortress may be dismantled from motives of prudence, in order to render it defenseless; a city may be razed by way of punishment, and its ruins become a memorial of vengeance. | |
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Demolisher \De*mol"ish`er\, n. One who, or that which, demolishes; as, a demolisher of towns. | |
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Demolish \De*mol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demolished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demolishing}.] [F. d[82]molir, fr. L. demoliri, p. p. demolitus; de- + moliri to set a thing in motion, to work, construct, from moles a huge mass or structure. See {Mole} a mound, and {Finish}.] To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall. I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished, and laid even with the ground. --Tillotson. Syn: To {Demolish}, {Overturn}, {Destroy}, {Dismantle}, {Raze}. That is overturned or overthrown which had stood upright; that is destroyed whose component parts are scattered; that is demolished which had formed a mass or structure; that is dismantled which is stripped of its covering, as a vessel of its sails, or a fortress of its bastions, etc.; that is razed which is brought down smooth, and level to the ground. An ancient pillar is overturned or overthrown as the result of decay; a city is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies; a monument, the walls of a castle, a church, or any structure, real or imaginary, may be demolished; a fortress may be dismantled from motives of prudence, in order to render it defenseless; a city may be razed by way of punishment, and its ruins become a memorial of vengeance. | |
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Demolishment \De*mol"ish*ment\, n. Demolition. | |
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Demulce \De*mulce"\, v. t. [L. demulcere; de- + mulcere to stroke, soothe.] To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften. [R.] --Sir T. Elyot. | |
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Demulcent \De*mul"cent\, a. [L. demulcens, p. pr. of demulcere.] Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent. | |
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Demulcent \De*mul"cent\, n. (Med.) A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane, or protecting it from irritation. Gum Arabic, glycerin, olive oil, etc., are demulcents. | |
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Demulsion \De*mul"sion\, n. The act of soothing; that which soothes. --Feltham. | |
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Dianoialogy \Di`a*noi*al"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] thought + -logy.] The science of the dianoetic faculties, and their operations. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Downlooked \Down"looked`\, a. Having a downcast countenance; dejected; gloomy; sullen. [R.] --Dryden. | |
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Daniels, MD Zip code(s): 21043 Daniels, WV (CDP, FIPS 20164) Location: 37.72260 N, 81.12599 W Population (1990): 1714 (772 housing units) Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 25832 | |
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Daniels County, MT (county, FIPS 19) Location: 48.78552 N, 105.54650 W Population (1990): 2266 (1220 housing units) Area: 3693.7 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) | |
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Danielson, CT (borough, FIPS 18780) Location: 41.80949 N, 71.88724 W Population (1990): 4441 (1912 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 06239 | |
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Danielsville, GA (city, FIPS 21632) Location: 34.12388 N, 83.22056 W Population (1990): 318 (156 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30633 Danielsville, PA Zip code(s): 18038 | |
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Donalsonville, GA (city, FIPS 23368) Location: 31.04070 N, 84.87846 W Population (1990): 2761 (1058 housing units) Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31745 | |
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Donley County, TX (county, FIPS 129) Location: 34.96225 N, 100.81122 W Population (1990): 3696 (2304 housing units) Area: 2408.2 sq km (land), 8.5 sq km (water) | |
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Donnellson, IA (city, FIPS 21810) Location: 40.64336 N, 91.56492 W Population (1990): 940 (416 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52625 Donnellson, IL (village, FIPS 20318) Location: 39.03020 N, 89.47458 W Population (1990): 167 (86 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62019 | |
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Donnelsville, OH (village, FIPS 22288) Location: 39.91830 N, 83.94653 W Population (1990): 276 (108 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
DMALGOL {ALGOL} with extensions to interface to {DMS II}, the {Burroughs} {database}. (1995-02-22) |