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Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc.
One who marries the second time.
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.
Of secondary origin; -- said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks.
The writer of Deuteronomy.
The fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing the second giving of the law by Moses.
Pertaining to deuteropathy; of the nature of deuteropathy.
A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, as headache from an overloaded stomach.
Second sight.
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.
Same as Deutohydroguret.
A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen united with some other element or radical.
The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance; yolk.
Pertaining to, or composed of, deutoplasm.
A disulphide.
A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; -- usually called dioxide, or less frequently, binoxide.
A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated.
A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king.
The script or characters in which Sanskrit and Hindi are written.
The change of vapor into water, as in the formation of rain.
To devastate.
To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.
same as desolated.
highly critical; making light of; as, a devastating portrait of human folly.
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
One who, or that which, devastates.
Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator.
A deity; a divine being; a good spirit; an idol.
Deaf.
The European swift.
To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler form of existence to one more complex either in structure or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed develops into a plant; the embryo develops into a well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year.
Capable of being developed.
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; as, the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook; the state's well-developed industries. Oppositre of undeveloped.
One who, or that which, develops.
the process of treating a photosensitive material with chemicals in order to make a latent image visible.
The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ.
To deprive of beauty or grace.
See Divergence.
To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.
Devexity.
A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity.
; fem. of Deva. A goddess.
an aberrant state or condition.
Deviating.
To cause to deviate.
a person having behavior differing from that which is normal or socially acceptable; -- used especially to characterize persons whose sexual behavior is considered morally unacceptable.
The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.
One who, or that which, deviates.
Tending to deviate; devious; as, deviatory motion.
That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
Full of devices; inventive.
In a deviceful manner.
The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.
To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
A small water bird. See Dabchick.
cheerfully irresponsible.
A dragon fly. See Darning needle, under Darn, v. t.
A she-devil.
A little devil.
A huge ray (Manta birostris or Cephaloptera vampyrus) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species take the same name. See Cephaloptera. A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus. The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See Gray whale. The goosefish or angler (Lophius), and other allied fishes. See Angler.
A young devil.
Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme.
The state of the devil or of devils; doctrine of the devil or of devils.
To make a devil of.
A little devil; a devilet.
Deviltry.
Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.
The character or person of a devil or the devil.
Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry.
A kind of tree (Osmanthus Americanus), allied to the European olive.
Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way.
To deprive of virginity; to deflower.
A deflowering.
Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.
A devising.
Device. See Device.
One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will.
One who devises.
One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; -- correlative to devisee.
Avoidable.
To deprive of life or vitality.
An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning.
The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being the formation of crystallites, microbites, etc., in the glassy base, which are then called devitrification products.
To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.
To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality.
A calling off or away.
Void; empty; vacant.
Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; -- now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the ladies.
To devolve.
The act of rolling down.
To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.
The act or process of devolving;; devolution.
One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.
The Devonian age or formation.
The act of devouring.
A votary.
A devotee.
Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer.
One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.
The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow.
One who devotes; a worshiper.
The act of devoting; consecration.
Pertaining to, suited to, or used in, devotion; as, a devotional posture; devotional exercises; a devotional frame of mind.
The practice of a devotionalist.
In a devotional manner; toward devotion.
One given to devotion, esp. to excessive formal devotion.
A devotee.
A worshiper; one given to devotion.
To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon.
That may be devoured.
One who, or that which, devours.
In a devouring manner.
A devotee.
Full of devotion.
Destitute of devotion.
In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions; piously.
Quality or state of being devout.
To devote.
To give up; to devote.
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