English Dictionary: deodorise | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Adarce \[d8]A*dar"ce\, n. [L. adarce, adarca, Gr. [?].] A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia. It is soft and porous, and was formerly used for cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters, and also in leprosy. --Dana. | |
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d8Ataraxia \[d8]At`a*rax"i*a\, Ataraxy \At"a*rax`y\, n. [NL. ataraxia, Gr. 'ataraxi`a; 'a priv. + tarakto`s disturbed, tara`ssein to disturb.] Perfect peace of mind, or calmness. | |
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d8Atresia \[d8]A*tre"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] not perforated.] (Med.) Absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body; imperforation. | |
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d8Atrocha \[d8]At`ro*cha\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + [?] a circle.] (Zo[94]l.) A kind of ch[91]topod larva in which no circles of cilia are developed. | |
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d8Hadrosaurus \[d8]Had`ro*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "adro`s thick + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.) An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied to the iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation. | |
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d8Heterauxesis \[d8]Het`e*raux*e"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the other + [?] growth.] (Bot.) Unequal growth of a cell, or of a part of a plant. | |
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d8Heterocera \[d8]Het`e*roc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] other + [?] horn.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and hawk moths, which have the antenn[91] variable in form. | |
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d8Heterosis \[d8]Het`e*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] alteration, fr. [?] other, different.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: [bd]What is life to such as me?[b8] --Aytoun. | |
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d8Heterosomati \[d8]Het`e*ro*so"ma*ti\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] other + [?], [?], body.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of fishes, comprising the flounders, halibut, sole, etc., having the body and head asymmetrical, with both eyes on one side. Called also {Heterosomata}, {Heterosomi}. | |
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d8Hidrosis \[d8]Hi*dro"sis\, n. [Written also, but incorrectly, {idrosis}.] [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to sweat, [?] sweat.] 1. (Physiol.) Excretion of sweat; perspiration. 2. (Med.) Excessive perspiration; also, any skin disease characterized by abnormal perspiration. | |
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d8Hydrocorallia \[d8]Hy`dro*co*ral"li*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hydra}, and {Coral}.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Hydroidea, including those genera that secrete a stony coral, as Millepora and Stylaster. Two forms of zooids in life project from small pores in the coral and resemble those of other hydroids. See {Millepora}. | |
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Hydrosome \Hy"dro*some\, d8Hydrosoma \[d8]Hy`dro*so"ma\, n. [NL. hydrosoma. See {Hydra}, and {-some} body.] (Zo[94]l.) All the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, including the nutritive and reproductive zooids, and often other kinds. | |
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d8Hydrozo94n \[d8]Hy`dro*zo"[94]n\, n.; pl. L. {Hydrozoa}, E. {Hydrozo[94]ns}. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Hydrozoa. | |
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d8Hydrozoa \[d8]Hy`dro*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. [?] an animal.] (Zo[94]l.) The Acaleph[91]; one of the classes of c[d2]lenterates, including the Hydroidea, Discophora, and Siphonophora. | |
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d8Hydrus \[d8]Hy"drus\, n. [L., a water serpent; also, a certain constellation, Gr. "y`dros.] (Astron.) A constellation of the southern hemisphere, near the south pole. | |
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d8Outrecuidance \[d8]Ou`tre*cui`dance"\, n. [F., fr. outre beyond + cuider to think, L. cogitare.] Excessive presumption. [R.] --B. Jonson. | |
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d8Tetracoralla \[d8]Te`tra*co*ral"la\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tetra-}, and {Corallum}.] (Paleon.) Same as {Rugosa}. | |
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d8Tetractinellida \[d8]Te*trac`ti*nel"li*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. te`tra- tetra- + [?], [?], ray, spoke.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Spongi[91] in which the spicules are siliceous and have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also {Tetractinellin[91]}. | |
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d8Tetragrammaton \[d8]Tet`ra*gram"ma*ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]; te`tra- (see {Tetra-}) + [?] a letter.] The mystic number four, which was often symbolized to represent the Deity, whose name was expressed by four letters among some ancient nations; as, the Hebrew JeHoVaH, Greek qeo`s, Latin deus, etc. | |
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d8Tetragynia \[d8]Tet`ra*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. te`tra- (see {Tetra-}) + gynh` a woman, female.] (Bot.) A Linn[91]an order of plants having four styles. | |
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d8Utricularia \[d8]U*tric`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of aquatic flowering plants, in which the submersed leaves bear many little utricles, or ascidia. See {Ascidium}, | |
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Jamestown weed \James"town` weed`\ (Bot.) The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium ({Datura stramonium}), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See {Datura}. Note: This name is often corrupted into jimson, jimpson, and gympsum. | |
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Stramonium \Stra*mo"ni*um\, n. [NL.; Cf. F. stramoine.] (Bot.) A poisonous plant ({Datura Stramonium}); stinkweed. See {Datura}, and {Jamestown weed}. | |
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Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. [?] inflexible; hence [?] [?], one of the three Parc[91]; 'a priv. + [?] to turn.] (Chem.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the {Atropa belladonna}, or deadly nightshade, and the {Datura Stramonium}, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also {daturine}. | |
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Jamestown weed \James"town` weed`\ (Bot.) The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium ({Datura stramonium}), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See {Datura}. Note: This name is often corrupted into jimson, jimpson, and gympsum. | |
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Stramonium \Stra*mo"ni*um\, n. [NL.; Cf. F. stramoine.] (Bot.) A poisonous plant ({Datura Stramonium}); stinkweed. See {Datura}, and {Jamestown weed}. | |
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Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. [?] inflexible; hence [?] [?], one of the three Parc[91]; 'a priv. + [?] to turn.] (Chem.) A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the {Atropa belladonna}, or deadly nightshade, and the {Datura Stramonium}, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also {daturine}. | |
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Dead \Dead\ (d[ecr]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[a0]d; akin to OS. d[omac]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[edh]r, Sw. & Dan. d[94]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life; -- opposed to {alive} and {living}; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. [bd]The queen, my lord, is dead.[b8] --Shak. The crew, all except himself, were dead of hunger. --Arbuthnot. Seek him with candle, bring him dead or living. --Shak. 2. Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter. 3. Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep. 4. Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight. 5. So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor. 6. Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade. 7. Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc. 8. Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall. [bd]The ground is a dead flat.[b8] --C. Reade. 9. Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty. I had them a dead bargain. --Goldsmith. 10. Bringing death; deadly. --Shak. 11. Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works. [bd]Dead in trespasses.[b8] --Eph. ii. 1. 12. (Paint.) (a) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect. (b) Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson. 13. (Law) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead. 14. (Mach.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See {Spindle}. {Dead ahead} (Naut.), directly ahead; -- said of a ship or any object, esp. of the wind when blowing from that point toward which a vessel would go. {Dead angle} (Mil.), an angle or space which can not be seen or defended from behind the parapet. {Dead block}, either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car. {Dead calm} (Naut.), no wind at all. {Dead center}, [or] {Dead point} (Mach.), either of two points in the orbit of a crank, at which the crank and connecting rod lie a straight line. It corresponds to the end of a stroke; as, A and B are dead centers of the crank mechanism in which the crank C drives, or is driven by, the lever L. {Dead color} (Paint.), a color which has no gloss upon it. {Dead coloring} (Oil paint.), the layer of colors, the preparation for what is to follow. In modern painting this is usually in monochrome. {Dead door} (Shipbuilding), a storm shutter fitted to the outside of the quarter-gallery door. {Dead flat} (Naut.), the widest or midship frame. {Dead freight} (Mar. Law), a sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity. --Abbott. {Dead ground} (Mining), the portion of a vein in which there is no ore. {Dead hand}, a hand that can not alienate, as of a person civilly dead. [bd]Serfs held in dead hand.[b8] --Morley. See {Mortmain}. {Dead head} (Naut.), a rough block of wood used as an anchor buoy. {Dead heat}, a heat or course between two or more race horses, boats, etc., in which they come out exactly equal, so that neither wins. {Dead horse}, an expression applied to a debt for wages paid in advance. [Law] {Dead language}, a language which is no longer spoken or in common use by a people, and is known only in writings, as the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. | |
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{Dead plate} (Mach.), a solid covering over a part of a fire grate, to prevent the entrance of air through that part. {Dead pledge}, a mortgage. See {Mortgage}. {Dead point}. (Mach.) See {Dead center}. {Dead reckoning} (Naut.), the method of determining the place of a ship from a record kept of the courses sailed as given by compass, and the distance made on each course as found by log, with allowance for leeway, etc., without the aid of celestial observations. {Dead rise}, the transverse upward curvature of a vessel's floor. {Dead rising}, an elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the ship's length. {Dead-Sea apple}. See under {Apple}. {Dead set}. See under {Set}. {Dead shot}. (a) An unerring marksman. (b) A shot certain to be made. {Dead smooth}, the finest cut made; -- said of files. {Dead wall} (Arch.), a blank wall unbroken by windows or other openings. {Dead water} (Naut.), the eddy water closing in under a ship's stern when sailing. {Dead weight}. (a) A heavy or oppressive burden. --Dryden. (b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo. (c) (Railroad) The weight of rolling stock, the live weight being the load. --Knight. {Dead wind} (Naut.), a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the ship's course. {To be dead}, to die. [Obs.] I deme thee, thou must algate be dead. --Chaucer. Syn: Inanimate; deceased; extinct. See {Lifeless}. | |
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{Dead plate} (Mach.), a solid covering over a part of a fire grate, to prevent the entrance of air through that part. {Dead pledge}, a mortgage. See {Mortgage}. {Dead point}. (Mach.) See {Dead center}. {Dead reckoning} (Naut.), the method of determining the place of a ship from a record kept of the courses sailed as given by compass, and the distance made on each course as found by log, with allowance for leeway, etc., without the aid of celestial observations. {Dead rise}, the transverse upward curvature of a vessel's floor. {Dead rising}, an elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the ship's length. {Dead-Sea apple}. See under {Apple}. {Dead set}. See under {Set}. {Dead shot}. (a) An unerring marksman. (b) A shot certain to be made. {Dead smooth}, the finest cut made; -- said of files. {Dead wall} (Arch.), a blank wall unbroken by windows or other openings. {Dead water} (Naut.), the eddy water closing in under a ship's stern when sailing. {Dead weight}. (a) A heavy or oppressive burden. --Dryden. (b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo. (c) (Railroad) The weight of rolling stock, the live weight being the load. --Knight. {Dead wind} (Naut.), a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the ship's course. {To be dead}, to die. [Obs.] I deme thee, thou must algate be dead. --Chaucer. Syn: Inanimate; deceased; extinct. See {Lifeless}. | |
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{Dead plate} (Mach.), a solid covering over a part of a fire grate, to prevent the entrance of air through that part. {Dead pledge}, a mortgage. See {Mortgage}. {Dead point}. (Mach.) See {Dead center}. {Dead reckoning} (Naut.), the method of determining the place of a ship from a record kept of the courses sailed as given by compass, and the distance made on each course as found by log, with allowance for leeway, etc., without the aid of celestial observations. {Dead rise}, the transverse upward curvature of a vessel's floor. {Dead rising}, an elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the ship's length. {Dead-Sea apple}. See under {Apple}. {Dead set}. See under {Set}. {Dead shot}. (a) An unerring marksman. (b) A shot certain to be made. {Dead smooth}, the finest cut made; -- said of files. {Dead wall} (Arch.), a blank wall unbroken by windows or other openings. {Dead water} (Naut.), the eddy water closing in under a ship's stern when sailing. {Dead weight}. (a) A heavy or oppressive burden. --Dryden. (b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo. (c) (Railroad) The weight of rolling stock, the live weight being the load. --Knight. {Dead wind} (Naut.), a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the ship's course. {To be dead}, to die. [Obs.] I deme thee, thou must algate be dead. --Chaucer. Syn: Inanimate; deceased; extinct. See {Lifeless}. | |
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Dead-reckoning \Dead"-reck`on*ing\, n. (Naut.) See under {Dead}, a. | |
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Deadworks \Dead"works`\, n. pl. (Naut.) The parts of a ship above the water when she is laden. | |
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Dehydrogenate \De*hy"dro*gen*ate\, v. t. (Chem.) To deprive of, or free from, hydrogen. | |
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Dehydrogenation \De*hy`dro*gen*a"tion\, n. (Chem.) The act or process of freeing from hydrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of hydrogen. | |
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Deodorization \De*o`dor*i*za"tion\, n. The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities. | |
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Deodorize \De*o"dor*ize\, v. t. To deprive of odor, especially of such as results from impurities. | |
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Deodorizer \De*o"dor*i`zer\, n. He who, or that which, deodorizes; esp., an agent that destroys offensive odors. | |
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Deterge \De*terge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deterging}.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. d[82]terger.] To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer. | |
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Deterge \De*terge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deterging}.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. d[82]terger.] To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer. | |
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Detergency \De*ter"gen*cy\, n. A cleansing quality or power. --De Foe. | |
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Detergent \De*ter"gent\, a. [L. detergens, -entis, p. pr. of detergere: cf. F. d[82]tergent.] Cleansing; purging. -- n. A substance which cleanses the skin, as water or soap; a medicine to cleanse wounds, ulcers, etc. | |
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Deterge \De*terge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deterging}.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to rub or wipe off: cf. F. d[82]terger.] To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer. | |
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Detersion \De*ter"sion\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]tersion. See {Deterge}.] The act of deterging or cleansing, as a sore. | |
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Detersive \De*ter"sive\, a. [Cf. d[82]tersif.] Cleansing; detergent. -- n. A cleansing agent; a detergent. | |
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Detersively \De*ter"sive*ly\, adv. In a way to cleanse. | |
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Detersiveness \De*ter"sive*ness\, n. The quality of cleansing. | |
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Detorsion \De*tor"sion\, n. Same as {Detortion}. | |
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Detracor \De*trac"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. d[82]tracteur.] One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer. His detractors were noisy and scurrilous. --Macaulay. Syn: Slanderer; calumniator; defamer; vilifier. | |
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Detract \De*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detracting}.] [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to detract; de + trahere to draw: cf. F. d[82]tracter. See {Trace}.] 1. To take away; to withdraw. Detract much from the view of the without. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. To take credit or reputation from; to defame. That calumnious critic . . . Detracting what laboriously we do. --Drayton. Syn: To derogate; decry; disparage; depreciate; asperse; vilify; defame; traduce. See {Decry}. | |
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Detract \De*tract"\, v. i. To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with from. It has been the fashion to detract both from the moral and literary character of Cicero. --V. Knox. | |
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Detract \De*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detracting}.] [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to detract; de + trahere to draw: cf. F. d[82]tracter. See {Trace}.] 1. To take away; to withdraw. Detract much from the view of the without. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. To take credit or reputation from; to defame. That calumnious critic . . . Detracting what laboriously we do. --Drayton. Syn: To derogate; decry; disparage; depreciate; asperse; vilify; defame; traduce. See {Decry}. | |
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Detracter \De*tract"er\, n. One who detracts; a detractor. Other detracters and malicious writers. --Sir T. North. | |
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Detract \De*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detracting}.] [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to detract; de + trahere to draw: cf. F. d[82]tracter. See {Trace}.] 1. To take away; to withdraw. Detract much from the view of the without. --Sir H. Wotton. 2. To take credit or reputation from; to defame. That calumnious critic . . . Detracting what laboriously we do. --Drayton. Syn: To derogate; decry; disparage; depreciate; asperse; vilify; defame; traduce. See {Decry}. | |
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Detractingly \De*tract"ing*ly\, adv. In a detracting manner. | |
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Detraction \De*trac"tion\, n. [F. d[82]traction, L. detractio.] 1. A taking away or withdrawing. [Obs.] The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl. --Bacon. 2. The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny. Syn: Depreciation; disparagement; derogation; slander; calumny; aspersion; censure. | |
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Detractious \De*trac"tious\, a. Containing detraction; detractory. [R.] --Johnson. | |
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Detractive \De*tract"ive\, a. 1. Tending to detractor draw. [R.] 2. Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative. | |
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Detractiveness \De*tract"ive*ness\, n. The quality of being detractive. | |
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Detractory \De*tract"o*ry\, a. Defamatory by denial of desert; derogatory; calumnious. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Detractress \De*tract"ress\, n. A female detractor. --Addison. | |
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Detrect \De*trect"\, v. t. [L. detrectare; de + tractare, intens. of trahere to draw.] To refuse; to decline. [Obs.] [bd]To detrect the battle.[b8] --Holinshed. | |
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Detrusion \De*tru"sion\, n. [L. detrusio. See {Detrude}.] The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward thrust. -- {De*tru"sive}, a. | |
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Detrusion \De*tru"sion\, n. [L. detrusio. See {Detrude}.] The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward thrust. -- {De*tru"sive}, a. | |
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Deuterocanonical \Deu`ter*o*ca*non"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] second + E. canonical.] Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc. | |
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Deuterogamist \Deu`ter*og"a*mist\, n. [See {Deuterogamy}.] One who marries the second time. | |
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Deuterogamy \Deu`ter*og"a*my\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] second + [?] wedding, marriage.] 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. | |
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Deuterogenic \Deu`ter*o*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] second + root of [?] to be born.] (Geol.) Of secondary origin; -- said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks. | |
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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 things unmeet for mortal eye. --Sir W. Scott. 2. That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Deuterozooid \Deu`ter*o*zo"oid\, n. [Gr. [?] second + E. zooid.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals having alternate generations. In the tapeworms, the joints are deuterozooids. | |
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Didrachm \Di"drachm\, Didrachma \Di*drach"ma\, n. [Gr. [?]; di- = di`s- twice + [?] a drachm.] A two-drachma piece; an ancient Greek silver coin, worth nearly forty cents. | |
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Didrachm \Di"drachm\, Didrachma \Di*drach"ma\, n. [Gr. [?]; di- = di`s- twice + [?] a drachm.] A two-drachma piece; an ancient Greek silver coin, worth nearly forty cents. | |
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Dietary \Di"et*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Dietaries}. A rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison, etc. | |
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Hydroquinone \Hy`dro*qui"none\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + quinone.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {C6H4(OH)2}, obtained by the reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and metameric with, pyrocatechin and resorcin. Called also {dihydroxy benzene}. | |
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Ditrichotomous \Di`tri*chot"o*mous\, a. [Pref. di- + trichotomous.] 1. Divided into twos or threes. 2. (Bot.) Dividing into double or treble ramifications; -- said of a leaf or stem. [R.] --Loudon. | |
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Ditrochean \Di`tro*che"an\, a. (Pros.) Containing two trochees. | |
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Ditrochee \Di*tro"chee\, n. [L. ditrochaeus, Gr. [?]; di- = di`s- twice + [?] trochee.] (Pros.) A double trochee; a foot made up of two trochees. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Deadhorse, AK (CDP, FIPS 18290) Location: 70.20556 N, 148.51165 W Population (1990): 26 (2 housing units) Area: 74.0 sq km (land), 6.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Dieterich, IL (village, FIPS 19915) Location: 39.05963 N, 88.38212 W Population (1990): 568 (215 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62424 | |
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Dietrich, ID (city, FIPS 21790) Location: 42.91370 N, 114.26403 W Population (1990): 127 (45 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83324 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
data warehouse retrieving and managing large amounts of any type of data. Data warehouse software often includes sophisticated {compression} and {hashing} techniques for fast searches, as well as advanced filtering. 2. A {database}, often remote, containing recent snapshots of corporate data. Planners and researchers can use this database freely without worrying about slowing down day-to-day operations of the production database. Compare {data mart}. (1998-04-30) | |
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data warehousing {data warehouse} |