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The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design.

To desulphurate; to deprive of sulphur. -- De*sul`phur*i*za"tion, n.

differentia to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of generalization.

eir passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization.

the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance.

To deprive of life or vitality. -- De*vi`tal*i*za"tion, n.

To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality. -- De*vo`cal*i*za"tion, n. If we take a high vowel, such as (i) [= nearly i of bit], and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss which is quite distinct enough to stand for a weak (jh). H. Sweet.

their respective varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the plane of polarization to the right; -- called also British gum, Alsace gum, gommelin, leiocome, etc. See Achroödextrin, and Erythrodextrin.

Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as, dextrorotatory crystals, sugars, etc. Cf. Levorotatory.

r white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), occurring in many ripe fruits. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained by the action of heat and acids on star…

Scientific determination of any kind; the concise description of characterization of a species.

-- Diagonal cleavage. See under Cleavage. -- Diagonal molding (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding. -- Diagonal rib. (Arch.) See Cross-springer. -- Diagonal scale, a scale which consists of a set of parallel lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions o…

The American black-throated bunting (Spiza Americana).

Having two of the intersections between the three axes oblique. See Crystallization.

That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the die; hazard; chance. Such is the die of war. Spenser.

the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.

Crystallization in two independent forms of the same chemical compound, as of calcium carbonate as calcite and aragonite.

d sleep. Shak. To dine with Duke Humphrey, to go without dinner; -- a phrase common in Elizabethan literature, said to be from the practice of the poor gentry, who beguiled the dinner hour by a promenade near the tomb of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in Old Saint Paul's.

See Diphthongization.

See Dizzard. [Obs.] Burton.