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An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow. Brande & C.

A transparent crystalline substance, C6H5.CO.NH2, obtained by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl, as also by several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.

Consisting of two pyramids placed base to base; having a pyramid at each of the extremities of a prism, as in quartz crystals.

A compound of bromine with a positive radical.

A sensitized paper coated with gelatin impregnated with bromide of silver, used in contact printing and in enlarging.

A conventional comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides. [Slang]

The technical name for urea.

The technical name for isocyanic acid. See under Isocyanic.

A compound of chloral and formic amide used to produce sleep.

One of the Chromidæ, a family of fresh-water fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa. Some are valuable food fishes, as the bulti of the Nile.

Secretion of abnormally colored perspiration.

A strong, liquid, organic base, C3H7.C6H4.NH2, homologous with aniline.

A liquid organic base, C10H13.NH2, derived from cymene.

To deify in part. Cowper.

A half devil. Shak.

A microscopic plant of the family Desmidiæ, a group of unicellular algæ in which the species have a greenish color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of two coalescing halves.

Any compound containing two amido groups united with one or more acid or negative radicals, -- as distinguished from a diamine. Cf. Amido acid, under Amido, and Acid amide, under Amide.

A prefix or combining form of Diamine.

Like or belonging to the Dicyemata. -- n.

of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed.