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61. dē̆scenden v.
105 quotations in 8 senses
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Of downward motion in space: (a) of rain: to fall; descenden doun fro (heaven); of a stream: flow down (from); of light, heat, lightning: stream down, descend; of an object: fall down, descend; from……
62. dē̆scensiǒun n.
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Downward flow; (b) alch. condensation of vapors; (c) astron. decline in influence, position of declining influence in the zodiac; (d) abasement; (e) mus. lowering of pitch; (f) genealogial……
63. descensōrie n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Alch. A retort for distillation by condensation (descent).
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64. dē̆siccāciǒun n.
10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Med. Drying out, as by draining or treatment with a desiccative; (b) alch. removal of moisture by the application of heat, desiccation.
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65. dēsponsāciọ̄n n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Betrothal; (b) alch. union.
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66. dēsponsāten v.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Alch. To combine or fuse (elements).
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73. dīǧestiǒun n.
40 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The digestion of food and drink; first digestioun, the digestive process carried on principally in the stomach and intestines; (b) the capacity for digesting food or drink; (c) digestibleness; of……
77. dī̆visiǒun n.(1)
78 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) The act or processes of splitting or breaking up; branching (of arteries, streams); (b) separability, divisibility; (c) math. the process of dividing numbers, division; (d) hunt. the ceremonious……
79. drīenes(se n.
Additional spellings:
drienesse
46 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The state of being dry or dried out; (b) dryness of weather, drought; (c) dry land (as opposed to sea); (d) desert; (e) dead wood.
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