DISSEATDis*seat", v. t.
Defn: To unseat. [R.] Shak.
DISSECTDis*sect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissected; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissecting.] Etym: [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secareto cut. See Section.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize.
2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely. This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample. Atterbury.
DISSECTEDDis*sect"ed, a.
1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a dissected leaf.
DISSECTIBLEDis*sect"i*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being dissected, or separated by dissection. Paley.
DISSECTINGDis*sect"ing, a.
1. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery.
2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound.
3. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope.
DISSECTIONDis*sec"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dissection.]
1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.
2. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination.
3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared. Dissection wound, a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body.
DISSECTORDis*sect"or, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dissecteur.]
Defn: One who dissects; an anatomist.
DISSEIZEDis*seize", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disseized; p. pr. & vb. n.Disseizing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + seize: cf. F. dessaisir.] (Law)
Defn: To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); — followed by of; as, to disseize a tenant of his freehold. [Written also disseise.] Which savage beasts strive as eagerly to keep and hold those golden mines, as the Arimaspians to disseize them thereof. Holland.
DISSEIZEEDis`sei*zee", n. (Law)
Defn: A person disseized, or put out of possession of an estate unlawfully; — correlative to disseizor. [Written also disseisee.]
DISSEIZINDis*sei"zin, n. Etym: [OF. dessaisine.] (Law)
Defn: The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster of a person actually seized of the freehold. [Written also disseisin.] Blackstone.
DISSEIZORDis*sei"zor, n. (Law)
Defn: One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of possession of a freehold. [Written also disseisor.] Blackstone.
DISSEIZORESSDis*sei"zor*ess, n. (Law)
Defn: A woman disseizes.
DISSEIZUREDis*sei"zure, n.
Defn: Disseizin. Speed.
DISSEMBLANCEDis*sem"blance, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dissemblance. See Dissemble.]
Defn: Want of resemblance; dissimilitude. [R.] Osborne.
DISSEMBLANCEDis*sem"blance, n. Etym: [Dissemble + -ance.]
Defn: The act or art of dissembling; dissimulation. [Obs.]
DISSEMBLE Dis*sem"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissembling.] Etym: [OF. dissembler to be dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + F. sembler to seem, L. simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See Simulate, and cf. Dissimulate.]
1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask. Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. Shak. Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But — why did you kick me down stairs J. P. Kemble.
2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign. He soon dissembled a sleep. Tatler.
Syn.— To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal.
DISSEMBLEDis*sem"ble, v. i.
Defn: To conceal the real fact, motives,He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. Prov. xxvi. 24.He [an enemy] dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship. C. J.Smith.
DISSEMBLERDis*sem"bler, n.
Defn: One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions ordispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite.It is the weakest sort of politicians that are the greatestdissemblers. Bacon.Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here. Pope.
Syn. — Dissembler, Hypocrite. A person is called a dissembler with reference to his concealment of his real character, and a hypocrite with reference to his assumption of a false character. But hypocrite is the stronger word, being commonly used to characterize a person who is habitually insincere and false, especially one who makes professions of goodness when his aims are selfish and his life corrupt.
DISSEMBLINGDis*sem"bling, a.
Defn: That dissembles; hypocritical; false.— Dis*sem"bling*ly, adv.
DISSEMINATE Dis*sem"i*nate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Disseminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disseminating.] Etym: [L. disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis- + seminare to sow, semen seed. See Seminary.]
1. To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation.
2. To spread or extend by dispersion. A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat disseminated throughout the body of the earth. Woodward.
Syn.— To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse; scatter.
DISSEMINATEDDis*sem"i*na`ted, p. a. (Min.)
Defn: Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance.
DISSEMINATIONDis*sem`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. disseminatio: cf. F. dissémination.]
Defn: The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc. The universal dissemination of those writings. Wayland.
DISSEMINATIVEDis*sem"i*na*tive, a.
Defn: Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated. The effect of heresy is, like the plague, infectious and disseminative. Jer. Taylor.
DISSEMINATORDis*sem"i*na`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who, or that which, disseminates, spreads, or propagates; as, disseminators of disease.
DISSENSIONDis*sen"sion, n. Etym: [L. dissensio: cf. F. dissension. SeeDissent.]
Defn: Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character,producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisanand contentious divisions; breach of friendship and union; strife;discord; quarrel.Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them.Acts xv. 2.Debates, dissension, uproars are thy joy. Dryden.A seditious person and raiser-up of dissension among the people.Robynson (More's Utopia).
DISSENSIOUSDis*sen"sious, a.
Defn: Disposed to discord; contentious; dissentious. [R.] Ascham.— Dis*sen"sious*ly, adv. Chapman.
DISSENTDis*sent", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dissented; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissenting.] Etym: [L. dissentire, dissentum; dis- + sentire to feel,think. See Sense.]
1. To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; — followed by from. The bill passed . . . without a dissenting voice. Hallam. Opinions in which multitudes of men dissent from us. Addison.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government.
3. To differ; to be of a contrary nature. Hooker.
DISSENTDis*sent", n.
1. The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement. The dissent of no small number [of peers] is frequently recorded. Hallam.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: Separation from an established church, especially that ofEngland; nonconformity.It is the dissidence of dissent and the protestantism of theProtestant religion. Burke.
3. Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality. [Obs.] The dissent of the metals. Bacon.
Syn. — Disagreement; variance; difference; nonconcurrence; nonconformity.
DISSENTANEOUSDis`sen*ta"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. dissentaneus.]
Defn: Disagreeing; contrary; differing; — opposed to consentaneous.[R.] Barrow.
DISSENTANYDis"sen*ta*ny, a.
Defn: Dissentaneous; inconsistent. [Obs.] Milton.
DISSENTATIONDis`sen*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Dissension. [Obs.] W. Browne.
DISSENTERDis*sent"er, n.
1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares his disagreement.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: One who separates from the service and worship of an established church; especially, one who disputes the authority or tenets of the Church of England; a nonconformist. Dissenters from the establishment of their several countries. Burke. Robert Brown is said to have the first formal dissenter. Shipley.
Note: "The word is commonly applied only to Protestants. The RomanCatholics are generally referred to as a distinct class." Brande & C.
DISSENTERISMDis*sent"er*ism, n.
Defn: The spirit or principles of dissenters. Ed. Rev.
DISSENTIATEDis*sen"ti*ate, v. t.
Defn: To throw into a state of dissent. [R.] Feltham.
DISSENTIENTDis*sen"tient, a. Etym: [L. dissentiens, p. pr. of dissentire. SeeDissent, v. i.]
Defn: Disagreeing; declaring dissent; dissenting.— n.
Defn: One who dissents. Macaulay.
DISSENTIOUSDis*sen"tious, a.
Defn: Marked by dissensions; apt to breed discord; quarrelsome; contentious; factious. — Dis*sen"tious*ly, adv.
DISSENTIVEDis*sent"ive, a.
Defn: Disagreeing; inconsistent. [Obs.] Feltham.
DISSEPIMENT Dis*sep"i*ment, n. Etym: [L. dissaepimentum, fr. dissaepire; dis- + saepire to hedge in, inclose.]
1. A separating tissue; a partition; a septum.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary into cells.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral.
DISSERT Dis*sert", v. i. Etym: [L. dissertus, p. p. of disserere; dis- + serere to join, connect: cf. F. disserter. See Series.]
Defn: To discourse or dispute; to discuss. [R.]We have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary.Jeffrey.
DISSERTATE Dis"ser*tate, v. i. Etym: [L. dissertatus, p. p. of dissertare to discuss, intents, fr. disserere. See Dissert.]
Defn: To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse.[R.] J. Foster.
DISSERTATIONDis`ser*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. dissertatio: cf. F. dissertation.]
Defn: A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies.
DISSERTATIONALDis`ser*ta"tion*al, a.
Defn: Relating to dissertations; resembling a dissertation.
DISSERTATIONISTDis`ser*ta"tion*ist, n.
Defn: A writer of dissertations.
DISSERTATORDis"ser*ta`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. dissertateur.]
Defn: One who writers a dissertation; one who discourses. Boyle.
DISSERTLYDis*sert"ly, adv.
Defn: See Disertly. [Obs.]
DISSERVEDis*serve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Di; p. pr. & vb. n. Disserving.]Etym: [Pref. dis- + serve: cf. F. desservir.]
Defn: To fail to serve; to do injury or mischief to; to damage; tohurt; to harm.Have neither served nor disserved the interests of any party. Jer.Taylor.
DISSERVICEDis*serv"ice, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + service: cf. F. desservice.]
Defn: Injury; mischief. We shall rather perform good offices unto truth than any disservice unto their relators. Sir T. Browne.
DISSERVICEABLEDis*serv"ice*a*ble, a.
Defn: Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable;injurious; harmful; unserviceable. Shaftesbury.— Dis*serv"ice*a*ble*ness, n. Norris.— Dis*serv"ice*a*bly, adv.
DISSETTLEDis*set"tle, v. t.
Defn: To unsettle. [Obs.]
DISSETTLEMENTDis*set"tle*ment, n.
Defn: The act of unsettling, or the state of being unsettled.Marvell.
DISSEVER Dis*sev"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissevered; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissevering.] Etym: [OE. dessevrer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + sevrer to sever, F. sevrer to wean, L. separate to separate. In this word the prefix is intensive. See Dis-, and Sever.]
Defn: To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite; toseparate; to disperse.The storm so dissevered the company . . . that most of therm nevermet again. Sir P. Sidney.States disserved, discordant, belligerent. D. Webster.
DISSEVERDis*sev"er, v. i.
Defn: To part; to separate. Chaucer.
DISSEVERANCEDis*sev"er*ance, n. Etym: [OF. dessevrance.]
Defn: The act of disserving; separation.
DISSEVERATIONDis*sev`er*a"tion, n.
Defn: The act of disserving; disseverance. [Obs.]
DISSEVERMENTDis*sev"er*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. dessevrement.]
Defn: Disseverance. Sir W. Scott.
DISSHADOWDis*shad"ow, v. t.
Defn: To free from shadow or shade. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
DISSHEATHEDis*sheathe", v. i.
Defn: To become unsheathed. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
DISSHIPDis*ship", v. t.
Defn: To dismiss from service on board ship. [Obs.] Hakluyt.
DISSHIVERDis*shiv"er, v. t. & i.
Defn: To shiver or break in pieces. [Obs.]
DISSIDENCEDis"si*dence, n. Etym: [L. dissidentia: cf. F. dissidence. SeeDissident, a.]
Defn: Disagreement; dissent; separation from the established religion. I. Taylor. It is the dissidence of dissent. Burke.
DISSIDENTDis"si*dent, a. Etym: [L. dissidens, -entis, p. pr. of dissidere tosit apart, to disagree; dis- + sedere to sit: cf. F. dissident. SeeSit.]
Defn: No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different.Our life and manners be dissident from theirs. Robynson (More'sUtopia).
DISSIDENTDis"si*dent, n. (Eccl.)
Defn: One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from theestablished religion.The dissident, habituated and taught to think of his dissidencI.Taylor.
DISSIDENTLYDis"si*dent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a dissident manner.
DISSILIENCE; DISSILIENCYDis*sil"i*ence, Dis*sil"i*en*cy, n.
Defn: The act of leaping or starting asunder. Johnson.
DISSILIENT Dis*sil"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. dissiliens, -entis, p. pr. of dissilire to leap asunder: dis- + salire to leap.]
Defn: Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp.
DISSILITIONDis`si*li"tion, n.
Defn: The act of bursting or springing apart. [R.] Boyle.
DISSIMILARDis*sim"i*lar, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F. dissimilaire.]
Defn: Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men are as dissimilar as their features. This part very dissimilar to any other. Boyle.
DISSIMILARITYDis*sim`i*lar"i*ty, n.
Defn: Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as, the dissimilarity of human faces and forms. Sir W. Jones.
DISSIMILARLYDis*sim"i*lar*ly, adv.
Defn: In a dissimilar manner; in a varied style.With verdant shrubs dissimilarly gay. C. Smart.
DISSIMILATEDis*sim"i*late, v. t.
Defn: To render dissimilar.
DISSIMILATIONDis*sim`i*la"tion, n.
Defn: The act of making dissimilar. H. Sweet.
DISSIMILEDis*sim"i*le, n. Etym: [L. dissimile, neut. dissimilis unlike.](Rhet.)
Defn: Comparison or illustration by contraries.
DISSIMILITUDE Dis`si*mil"i*tude, n. Etym: [L. dissimilitudo, fr. dissimilis: cf. F. dissimilitude.]
1. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity. Dissimilitude between the Divinity and images. Stillingfleet.
2. (Rhet.)
Defn: A comparison by contrast; a dissimile.
DISSIMULATEDis*sim"u*late, a. Etym: [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. SeeDissemble.]
Defn: Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] Henryson.
DISSIMULATEDis*sim"u*late, v. i.
Defn: To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
DISSIMULATIONDis*sim`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. dissimulatio: cf. F. dissimulation.]
Defn: The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy. Let love be without dissimulation. Rom. xii. 9. Dissimulation . . . when a man lets fall signs and arguments that he is not that he is. Bacon. Simulation is a pretense of what is not, and dissimulation a concealment of what is. Tatler.
DISSIMULATORDis*sim"u*la`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who dissimulates; a dissembler.
DISSIMULEDis*sim"ule, v. t. & i. Etym: [F. dissimuler. See Dissimulate.]
Defn: To dissemble. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DISSIMULERDis*sim"u*ler, n.
Defn: A dissembler. [Obs.]
DISSIMULOURDis*sim"u*lour, n. Etym: [OF. dissimuleur.]
Defn: A dissembler. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DISSIPABLEDis"si*pa*ble, a. Etym: [L. dissipabilis.]
Defn: Capable of being scattered or dissipated. [R.]The heat of those plants is very dissipable. Bacon.
DISSIPATEDis"si*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissipated; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissipating.] Etym: [L. dissipatus, p. p. of dissipare; dis- + anobsolete verb sipare, supare. to throw.]
1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; — used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored. Dissipated those foggy mists of error. Selden. I soon dissipated his fears. Cook. The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate all intellectual energy. Hazlitt.
2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander. The vast wealth . . . was in three years dissipated. Bp. Burnet.
Syn. — To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste; consume; lavish.
DISSIPATEDis"si*pate, v. i.
1. To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates.
2. To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.
DISSIPATEDDis"si*pa`ted, a.
1. Squandered; scattered. "Dissipated wealth." Johnson.
2. Wasteful of health, money, etc., in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute; intemperate. A life irregular and dissipated. Johnson.
DISSIPATIONDis`si*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. dissipatio: cf. F. dissipation.]
1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste. Without loss or dissipation of the matter. Bacon. The famous dissipation of mankind. Sir M. Hale.
2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness. To reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and extravagance. P. Henry.
3. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.Prevented from finishing them [the letters] a thousand avocations anddissipations. Swift.Dissipation of energy. Same as Degradation of energy, underDegradation.
DISSIPATIVEDis"si*pa*tive, a.
Defn: Tending to dissipate. Dissipative system (Mech.), an assumed system of matter and motions in which forces of friction and resistances of other kinds are introduced without regard to the heat or other molecular actions which they generate; — opposed to conservative system.
DISSIPATIVITYDis`si*pa*tiv"i*ty, n.
Defn: The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into other forms of energy.
DISSITEDis"site, a. Etym: [L. dissitus.]
Defn: Lying apart. [Obs.]Lands far dissite and remote asunder. Holland.
DISSLANDERDis*slan"der, v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- (intens.) + slander.]
Defn: To slander. [Obs.] Legend of Dido.
DISSLANDERDis*slan"der, n.
Defn: Slander. [Obs.] E. Hall.
DISSLANDEROUSDis*slan"der*ous, a.
Defn: Slanderous. [Obs.]
DISSOCIABILITYDis*so`cia*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: Want of sociability; unsociableness. Bp. Warburton.
DISSOCIABLE Dis*so"cia*ble, a. Etym: [L. dissociabilis, fr. issociare: cf. F. dissociable. See Dissociate.]
1. Not They came in two and two, though matched in the most dissociable manner. Spectator.
2. Having a tendency to dissolve social connections; unsuitable to society; unsociable.
DISSOCIALDis*so"cial, a. Etym: [Pref. dis- + social: cf. L. dissocialis. SeeDissociate, v. t.]
Defn: Unfriendly to society; contracted; selfish; as, dissocial feelings.
DISSOCIALIZEDis*so"cial*ize, v. t.
Defn: To render unsocial.
DISSOCIATEDis*so"ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissociated; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissociating.] Etym: [L. dissociatus, p. p. of dissociare todissociate; dis- + sociare to unite, associate, socius companion. SeeSocial.]
Defn: To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance. Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly dissociated himself from the reformer. A. W. Ward.
DISSOCIATIONDis*so`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. dissociatio: cf. F. dissociation.]
1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics. Burke.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; — said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.
DISSOCIATIVEDis*so"ci*a*tive, a.
Defn: Tending or leading to dissociation.
DISSOLUBILITYDis`so*lu*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being dissoluble; capacity of being dissoluble; capacity of being dissolved by heat or moisture, and converted into a fluid.
DISSOLUBLEDis"so*lu*ble, a. Etym: [L. dissolubilis: cf. F. dissoluble. SeeDissolve, and cf. Dissolvable.]
1. Capable of being dissolved; having its parts separable by heat or moisture; convertible into a fluid. Woodward.
2. Capable of being disunited.
DISSOLUBLENESSDis"so*lu*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being dissoluble; dissolubility. Boyle.
DISSOLUTE Dis"so*lute, a. Etym: [L. dissolutus, p. p. of dissolvere: cf. F. dissolu. See Dissolve.]
1. With nerves unstrung; weak. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Loosed from restraint; esp., loose in morals and conduct; recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; profligate; wanton; lewd; debauched. "A wild and dissolute soldier." Motley.
Syn. — Uncurbed; unbridled; disorderly; unrestrained; reckless; wild; wanton; vicious; lax; licentious; lewd;
DISSOLUTELYDis"so*lute*ly, adv.
Defn: In a dissolute manner.
DISSOLUTENESSDis"so*lute*ness, n.
Defn: State or quality of being dissolute; looseness of morals and manners; addictedness to sinful pleasures; debauchery; dissipation. Chivalry had the vices of dissoluteness. Bancroft.
DISSOLUTION Dis`so*lu"tion, n. Etym: [OE. dissolucioun dissoluteness, F. dissolution, fr. L. dissolutio, fr. dissolvere. See Dissolve.]
1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation. Dissolutions of ancient amities. Shak.
2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting.
3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution. The dissolution of the compound. South.
4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership. Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament. Blackstone.
5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death. We expected Immediate dissolution. Milton.
6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction. A man of continual dissolution and thaw. Shak.
7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution. Bacon.
8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin. To make a present dissolution of the world. Hooker.
9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or R.] Atterbury.
DISSOLVABILITYDis*solv`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: Capacity of being dissolved; solubility. Richardson.
DISSOLVABLEDis*solv"a*ble, a. Etym: [From Dissolve, cf. Dissoluble.]
Defn: Capable of being dissolved, or separated into component parts;capable of being liquefied; soluble.— Dis*solv"a*ble*ness, n.Though everything which is compacted be in its own naturedissolvable. Cudworth.Such things as are not dissolvable by the moisture of the tongue. SirI. Newton.
DISSOLVATIVEDis*solv"a*tive, n.
Defn: Having the power to dissolve anything; solvent. [Obs.]Frampton.
DISSOLVEDis*solve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissolved; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissolving.] Etym: [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis- + solvere toloose, free. See Solve, and cf. Dissolute.]
1. To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; as, to dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament. Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life. Shak.
2. To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate. Nothing can dissolve us. Shak. Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder. Fairfax. For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. The Declaration of Independence.
3. To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften. As if the world were all dissolved to tears. Shak.
4. To solve; to clear up; to resolve. "Dissolved the mystery." Tennyson. Make interpretations and dissolve doubts. Dan. v. 16.
5. To relax by pleasure; to make powerless. Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie. Dryden.
6. (Law)
Defn: To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.
Syn.— See Adjourn.
DISSOLVEDis*solve", v. i.
1. To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.
2. To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied. A figure Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. Shak.
3. To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power. The charm dissolves apace. Shak.
DISSOLVENTDis*solv"ent, a. Etym: [L. dissolvens, -entis, p. pr. of dissolvere.]
Defn: Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach. Ray.
DISSOLVENTDis*solv"ent, n.
1. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a solvent. Melted in the crucible dissolvents. A. Smith. The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate dissolvent to the truce. Mothley.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.
DISSOLVERDis*solv"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, has power to dissolve or dissipate.Thou kind dissolver of encroaching care. Otway.
DISSOLVINGDis*solv"ing, a.
Defn: Melting; breaking up; vanishing. — Dis*solv"ing*ly, adv. Dissolving view, a picture which grows dim and is gradually replaced by another on the same field; — an effect produced by magic lanterns.
DISSONANCEDis"so*nance, n. Etym: [L. dissonantia: cf. F. dissonance.]
1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. Milton.
2. Want of agreement; incongruity. Milton.
DISSONANCYDis"so*nan*cy, n.
Defn: Discord; dissonance.
DISSONANT Dis"so*nant, a. Etym: [L. dissonans, -antis, p. pr. of dissonare to disagree in sound, be discordant; dis- + sonare to sound: cf. F. dissonant. See Sonant.]
1. Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious. With clamor of voices dissonant and loud. Longfellow.
2. Disagreeing; incongruous; discrepfrom or to. "Anything dissonant to truth." South. What can be dissonant from reason and nature than that a man, naturally inclined to clemency, should show himself unkind and inhuman Hakewill.
DISSPIRITDis*spir"it, v. t.
Defn: See Dispirit.
DISSUADEDis*suade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissuaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissuading.] Etym: [L. dissuadere, dissuasum; dis- + suadere toadvise, persuade: cf. F. dissuader. See Suasion.]
1. To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from a course). [Obsolescent] Mr. Burchell, on the contrary, dissuaded her with great ardor: and I stood neuter. Goldsmith. War, therefore, open or concealed, alike My voice dissuades. Milton.
2. To divert by persuasion; to turn from a purpose by reasons or motives; — with from; as, I could not dissuade him from his purpose. I have tried what is possible to dissuade him. Mad. D' Arblay.
DISSUADERDis*suad"er, n.
Defn: One who dissuades; a dehorter.
DISSUASIONDis*sua"sion, n. Etym: [L. dissuasio: cf. F. dissuasion. SeeDissuade.]
1. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation. In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends. Boyle.
2. A motive or consideration tending to dissuade; a dissuasive.
DISSUASIVEDis*sua"sive, a.
Defn: Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. — n.
Defn: A dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation.Prynne.— Dis*sua"sive*ly, adv.
DISSUASORYDis*sua"so*ry, n.
Defn: A dissuasive. [R.] This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill luck in all his dissuasories. Jeffrey.
DISSUNDERDis*sun"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissundered; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissundering.] Etym: [Pref. dis- (intens) + sunder.]
Defn: To separate; to sunder; to destroy. [R.] Chapman.
DISSWEETENDis*sweet"en, v. t.
Defn: To deprive of sweetness. [R.] Bp. Richardson.
DISSYLLABICDis`syl*lab"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. dissyllabique. See Dissylable.]
Defn: Consisting of two syllabas, a dissyllabic foot in poetry. B.Jons
DISSYLLABIFICATIONDis`syl*lab`i*fi*ca"tion, n.
Defn: A formi
DISSYLLABIFYDis`syl*lab"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [Dissyllable + -fly.]
Defn: To form into two syllables. Ogilvie.
DISSYLLABIZEDis*syl"la*bize, v. t.
Defn: To form into two syllables; to dyssyllabify.
DISSYLLABLE Dis*syl"la*ble, n. Etym: [F. dissyllabe, L. disyllabus, adj., of two syllables, fr. Gr. Syllable.]
Defn: A word of two syllables; as, pa-per.
DISSYMMETRICALDis`sym*met"ric*al, a.
Defn: Not having symmetry; asymmetrical; unsymmetrical.
DISSYMMETRYDis*sym"me*try, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + symmetry.]
Defn: Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.
DISSYMPATHYDis*sym"pa*thy, n.
Defn: Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference. [R.]
DISTADDis"tad, adv. Etym: [Distal + L. ad toward.] (Anat.)
Defn: Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.
DISTAFF Dis"taff, n.; pl. Distaffs, rarely Distaves. Etym: [OE. distaf, dysestafe, AS. distaef; cf. LG. diesse the bunch of flax on a distaff, and E. dizen. See Staff.]
1. The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. I will the distaff hold; come thou and spin. Fairfax.
2. Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman;women, collectively.His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne. Dryden.Some say the crozier, some say the distaff was too busy. Howell.
Note: The plural is regular, but Distaves occurs in Beaumont & Fletcher. Descent by distaff, descent on the mother's side. — Distaff Day, or Distaff's Day, the morrow of the Epiphany, that is, January 7, because working at the distaff was then resumed, after the Christmas festival; — called also Rock Day, a distaff being called a rock. Shipley.
DISTAINDis*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distained; p. pr. & vb. n.Distaining.] Etym: [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take away thecolor, F. déteindre; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. teindre to tinge, dye,L. tingere. See Tinge, and cf. Stain.]
Defn: To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; — used chiefly in poetry. "Distained with dirt and blood." Spenser. [She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood. Spenser. The worthiness of praise distains his worth. Shak.
DISTAL Dis"tal, a. Etym: [From Distant.] (Physiol.) (a) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle; — opposed to proximal. (b) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
DISTALLYDis"tal*ly, adv. (Anat.)
Defn: Toward a distal part.
DISTANCEDis"tance, n. Etym: [F. distance, L. distantia.]
1. The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separation in place. Every particle attracts every other with a force . . . inversely proportioned to the square of the distance. Sir I. Newton.
2. Remoteness of place; a remote place.Easily managed from a distance. W. Irving.'T is distance lends enchantment to the view. T. Campbell.[He] waits at distance till he hears from Cato. Addison.
3. (Racing)
Defn: A space marked out in the last part of a race course.The horse that ran the whole field out of distance. L'Estrange.
Note: In trotting matches under the rules of the American Association, the distance varies with the conditions of the race, being 80 yards in races of mile heaths, best two in three, and 150 yards in races of two-mile heats. At that distance from the winning post in placed the distance post. If any horse has not reached this distance post before the first horse in that heat has reached the winning post, such horse is distanced, and disqualified for cunning again during that race.
4. (Mil.)
Defn: Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear; — contrasted with interval, which is measured from right to left. "Distance between companies in close column is twelve yards." Farrow.
5. Space between two antagonists in fencing. Shak.
6. (Painting)
Defn: The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape.
Note: In a picture, the Middle distance is the central portion between the foreground and the distance or the extreme distance. In a perspective drawing, the Point of distance is the point where the visual rays meet.
7. Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety. Locke.
8. Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between twoeras or events.Ten years' distance between one and the other. Prior.The writings of Euclid at the distance of two thousand years.Playfair.
9. The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect;ceremoniousness.I hope your modesty Will know what distance to the crown is due.Dryden.'T is by respect and distance that authority is upheld. Atterbury.
10. A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve. Setting them [factions] at distance, or at least distrust amongst themselves. Bacon. On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste. Milton.
11. Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor.
12. (Mus.)
Defn: The interval between two notes; as, the distance of a fourth or seventh. Angular distance, the distance made at the eye by lines drawn from the eye to two objects. — Lunar distance. See under Lunar. — North polar distance (Astron.), the distance on the heavens of a heavenly body from the north pole. It is the complement of the declination. — Zenith distance (Astron.), the arc on the heavens from a heavenly body to the zenith of the observer. It is the complement of the altitude. — To keep one's distance, to stand aloof; to refrain from familiarity. If a man makes keep my distance, the comfort is he keeps his at the same time. Swift.
DISTANCEDis"tance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distanced; p. pr. & vb. n.Distancing.]
1. To place at a distance or remotely. I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles distanced thence. Fuller.
2. To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote. His peculiar art of distancing an object to aggrandize his space. H. Miller.
3. To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly. He distanced the most skillful of his contemporaries. Milner.
DISTANCYDis"tan*cy, n.
Defn: Distance. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
DISTANTDis"tant, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of distare tostand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare to stand. SeeStand.]
1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away. One board had two tenons, equally distant. Ex. xxxvi. 22. Diana's temple is not distant far. Shak.
2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; — in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives. The success of these distant enterprises. Prescott.
3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner. He passed me with a distant bow. Goldsmith.
4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance. Some distant knowledge. Shak. A distant glimpse. W. Irving.
5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.
Syn. — Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight; faint; indirect; indistinct.
DISTANTIALDis*tan"tial, a.
Defn: Distant. [Obs.]More distantial from the eye. W. Montagu.
DISTANTLYDis"tant*ly, adv.
Defn: At a distance; remotely; with reserve.
DISTASTEDis*taste", n.
1. Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish. Bacon.
2. Discomfort; uneasiness. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Bacon.
3. Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger. On the part of Heaven, Now alienated, distance and distaste. Milton.
Syn. — Disrelish; disinclination; dislike; aversion; displeasure; dissatisfaction; disgust.
DISTASTEDis*taste", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distasted; p. pr. & vb. n.Distasting.]
1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike. Although my will distaste what it elected. Shak.
2. To offend; to disgust; to displease. [Obs.] He thought in no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to please them. Sir J. Davies.
3. To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful. Drayton.
DISTASTEDis*taste", v. i.
Defn: To be distasteful; to taste ill or disagreeable. [Obs.] Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons, Which at the are scarce found to distaste. Shak.
DISTASTEFULDis*taste"ful, a.
1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome.
2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth. Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly actions. Milton.
3. Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive. "Distasteful looks." Shak.
Syn.— Nauseous; unsavory; unpalatable; offensive; displeasing;dissatisfactory; disgusting. - Dis*taste"ful*ly, adv.— Dis*taste"ful*ness, n.
DISTASTEIVEDis*taste"ive, a.
Defn: Tending to excite distaste. [Obs.] — n.
Defn: That which excites distaste or aversion. [Obs.] Whitlock.
DISTASTUREDis*tas"ture, n.
Defn: Something which excites distaste or disgust. [Obs.] Speed.
DISTEMPER Dis*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distempered; p. pr. & vb. n. Distempering.] Etym: [OF. destemprer, destremper, to distemper, F. détremper to soak, soften, slake (lime); pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. temprer, tremper, F. tremper, L. temperare to mingle in due proportion. See Temper, and cf. Destemprer.]
1. To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of. [Obs.] When . . . the humors in his body ben distempered. Chaucer.
2. To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease. Shak. The imagination, when completely distempered, is the most incurable of all disordered faculties. Buckminster.
3. To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant. "Distempered spirits." Coleridge.
4. To intoxicate. [R.]The courtiers reeling, And the duke himself, I dare not saydistempered, But kind, and in his tottering chair carousing.Massinger.
5. (Paint.)
Defn: To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to distemper colors with size. [R.]
DISTEMPERDis*tem"per, n. Etym: [See Distemper, v. t., and cf. Destemprer.]
1. An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts. Bacon.
Note: This meaning and most of the following are to be referred to the Galenical doctrine of the four "humors" in man. See Humor. According to the old physicians, these humors, when unduly tempered, produce a disordered state of body and mind.
2. Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold. [Obs.] Those countries . . . under the tropic, were of a distemper uninhabitable. Sir W. Raleigh.
3. A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition; malady; disorder; — at present chiefly applied to diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse distemper; the horn distemper in cattle. They heighten distempers to diseases. Suckling.
4. Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor. [Obs.] Little faults proceeding on distemper. Shak. Some frenzy distemper had got into his head. Bunyan.
5. Political disorder; tumult. Waller.
6. (Paint.) (a) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms. (b) A painting done with this preparation.
Syn. — Disease; disorder; sickness; illness; malady; indisposition; ailment. See Disease.
DISTEMPERANCEDis*tem"per*ance, n.
Defn: Distemperature. [Obs.]
DISTEMPERATEDis*tem"per*ate, a. Etym: [LL. distemperatus, p. p.]
1. Immoderate. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Diseased; disordered. [Obs.] Wodroephe.
DISTEMPERATELYDis*tem"per*ate*ly, adv.
Defn: Unduly. [Obs.]
DISTEMPERATUREDis*tem"per*a*ture, n.
1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air. [Obs.]
2. Disorder; confusion. Shak.
3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper. A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and foes to life. Shak.
4. Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness. Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature. Sir W. Scott.
DISTEMPERMENTDis*tem"per*ment, n.
Defn: Distempered state; distemperature. [Obs.] Feltham.
DISTEND Dis*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distended; p. pr. & vb. n. Distending.] Etym: [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, détendre to unbend. See Tend, and cf. Detent.]
1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. [R.] But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven Distended as the brow of God appeased Milton.
2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc. The warmth distends the chinks. Dryden.
Syn.— To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.
DISTENDDis*tend", v. i.
Defn: To become expanded or inflated; to swell. "His heart distends with pride." Milton.
DISTENSIBILITYDis*ten`si*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or capacity of being distensible. [R.]
DISTENSIBLEDis*ten"si*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being distended or dilated.
DISTENSIONDis*ten"sion, n.
Defn: Same as Distention.
DISTENSIVEDis*ten"sive, a.
Defn: Distending, or capable of being distended.
DISTENTDis*tent", a. Etym: [L. distentus, p. p. See Distend.]
Defn: Distended. [Poetic] Thomson.
DISTENTDis*tent", n.
Defn: Breadth. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
DISTENTIONDis*ten"tion, n. Etym: [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 distention of the lungs.
2. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
DISTER Dis*ter", v. t. Etym: [L. dis- + terra earth, country; cf. Sp. & Pg. desterrar.]
Defn: To banish or drive from a country. [Obs.] Howell.
DISTERMINATE Dis*ter"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. disterminatus, p. p. of disterminare to limit. See Terminate.]
Defn: Separated by bounds. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
DISTERMINATIONDis*ter`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. disterminatio.]
Defn: Separation by bounds. [Obs.] Hammond.
DISTHENEDis"thene, n. Etym: [Gr. disthène.] (Min.)
Defn: Cyanite or kyanite; — so called in allusion to its unequal hardness in two different directions. See Cyanite.
DISTHRONE Dis*throne", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + throne: cf. OF. desthroner, F. détroner.]
Defn: To dethrone. [Obs.]
DISTHRONIZEDis*thron"ize, v. t.
Defn: To dethrone. [Obs.] Spenser.
DISTICH Dis"tich, n. Etym: [L. distichon, Gr. stigan to ascend: cf. F. distique. See Stirrup.] (Pros.)
Defn: A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.
DISTICH; DISTICHOUSDis"tich, Dis"tich*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. Distich, n.]
Defn: Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
DISTICHOUSLYDis"tich*ous*ly, adv.
Defn: In a distichous manner.
DISTILDis*til", v. t. & i.
Defn: See Distill.
DISTILL Dis*till", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Distilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Distilling.] Etym: [F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf. Still, n. & v., Instill.] [Written also distil.]
1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle. Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. Pope.
2. To flow gently, or in a small stream. The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. Sir W. Raleigh.
3. To practice the art of distillation. Shak.
DISTILLDis*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 grass The evening had distilled. Drayton.
2. To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. "Distilling odors on me." Tennyson.
3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
4. To dissolve or melt. [R.] Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. Addison.
DISTILLABLEDis*till"a*ble, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable.
DISTILLATEDis*till"ate, n. (Chem.)
Defn: The product of distillation; as, the distillate from molasses.
DISTILLATIONDis`til*la"tion, n. Etym: [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. [R.] Johnson
3. (Chem.)
Defn: The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam.
Note: The evaporation of water, its condensation into clouds, and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow, or hail, is an illustration of natural distillation.
4. The substance extracted by distilling. Shak. Destructive distillation (Chem.), the distillation, especially of complex solid substances, so that the ultimate constituents are separated or evolved in new compounds, — usually requiring a high degree of heat; as, the destructive distillation of soft coal or of wood. — Dry distillation, the distillation of substances by themselves, or without the addition of water or of other volatile solvent; as, the dry distillation of citric acid. — Fractional distillation. (Chem.) See under Fractional.
DISTILLATORYDis*til"la*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. distillatoire.]
Defn: Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory vessels.— n.
Defn: A distillatory apparatus; a still.
DISTILLERDis*till"er, n.
1. One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors by distillation.
2. The condenser of a distilling apparatus.
DISTILLERYDis*till"er*y, n.; pl. Distilleries. Etym: [F. distillerie.]
1. The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic liquors, is carried on.
2. The act of distilling spirits. [R.] Todd.
DISTILLMENTDis*till"ment, n.
Defn: Distillation; the substance obtained by distillation. [Obs.]Shak.
DISTINCT Dis*tinct", a. Etym: [L. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere: cf. F. distinct. See Distinguish.]
1. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified. [Obs.] Wherever thus created — for no place Is yet distinct by name. Milton.
2. Marked; variegated. [Obs.] The which [place] was dight With divers flowers distinct with rare delight. Spenser.
3. Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; — with from. The intention was that the two armies which marched out together should afterward be distinct. Clarendon.
4. Not identical; different; individual. To offend, and judge, are distinct offices. Shak.
5. So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect. Relation more particular and distinct. Milton.
Syn. — Separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear; plain; conspicuous; obvious.
DISTINCTDis*tinct", v. t.
Defn: To distinguish. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
DISTINCTIONDis*tinc"tion, n. Etym: [L. distinctio: cf. F. distinction.]
1. A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division. [Obs.] The distinction of tragedy into acts was not known. Dryden.