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The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.

A small tooth or projecting point.

Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. -- Den*tic"u*late*ly, adv.

A diminutive tooth; a denticle.

Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists. [R.]

o deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability. Priestley. Dephlogisticated air, oxygen gas; -- so called by Dr. Priestly and others of his time. -- De`phlo*gis`ti*ca"tion, n.

Of or pertaining to the skin.

To clear from sophism or error. [R.] Hare.

Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Des*pot"ic*al*ness, n.

Pertaining to, or composed of, deutoplasm.

Pertaining to diabetes; as, diabetic or diabetical treatment. Quian. Diabetic sugar. (Chem.) Same as Dextrose.

Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by refraction. See Caustic surface, under Caustic.

Pertaining to the science or doctrine of refracted sounds.

by passing through different mediums; -- called also diaphonics. See the Note under Acoustics.

s of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as, a, â, ä, o, ô, etc. "Diacritical points." Sir W. Jones. A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and writer. A. J. Ellis.

Caustic. [Obs.]

Represented or formed by depressions in the general surface; as, diaglyphic sculpture or engraving; -- opposed to anaglyphic.

Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.

To make a diagnosis of; to recognize by its symptoms, as a disease.

ning the nature of diseases by means of their symptoms or signs. His rare skill in diagnostics. Macaulay.