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Not perisha ble; not subject to decay; indestructible; enduringpermanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown. -- Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*per"ish*a*bly, adv.

represents the emperor and his wife as two devils incarnate, sent into the world for the destruction of mankind. Jortin.

That can not be annulled; indestructible. [R.] They are endued with indelible power from above. Sprat. Indelible colors, fast colors which do not fade or tarnish by exposure. -- Indelible ink, an ink obliterated by washing; esp., a solution of silver nitrate.

judgment of God will be very visible in infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for destruction. Clarendon.

organize; as, to institute a court, or a society. Whenever any from of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government. Jefferson (Decl. of Indep. ).

Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive. Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood. Motley.

Mutual slaughter or destruction; massacre. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; -- opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation.

the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails, and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the bones and joints. It is incurable, and is probably contagious.Mycobacterium leprae, curable in most cases by therapy with a combination of antibiotics, but cases resistant to therapy are increasing.…

Deadly; bringing death or destruction.

The destruction of civil liberty.

Any species of a family (Liparidæ) of destructive bombycid moths, as the tussock moths.

larval state, bore into the wood or beneath the bark of trees, and some species are very destructive to fruit and shade trees. See Apple borer, under Apple, and Locust beetle, under Locust.

The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. Assured loss before the match be played. Shak.

A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a matter of dispute. Brande & C.

The slaying of a human being; destruction of men. Milton.

An explosive of great destructive power; -- so called from its color, which resembles honey.

e of the digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or destructive (katabolism).

Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of microbes or bacterial organisms.

faith; a misbeliever. [Obs.] Spenser. De Quincey. Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our Lord God. Rivers.