Dynast Dy"nast noun [ Latin
dynastes , Greek ..., from ... to be able or strong: confer French
dynaste . See
Dynamic .]
1. A ruler; a governor; a prince. 2. A dynasty; a government. [ Obsolete]
Dynasta Dy·nas"ta noun [ New Latin See
Dynast .]
A tyrant. [ Obsolete]
Milton.
Dynastic Dy·nas"tic adjective [ Greek ... of a dynast, from ...: confer French
dunastique .]
Of or relating to a dynasty or line of kings. Motley.
Dynastical Dy·nas"tic·al adjective Dynastic.
Dynastidan Dy·nas"ti·dan noun [ Greek ..., fem. of .... See
Dynast . The name alludes to the immense size of some species.]
(Zoology) One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including Dynastus Neptunus , and the Hercules beetle ( D. Hercules ) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches in length.
Dynasty Dy"nas·ty (dī"n
a s*tȳ
or dĭn"
a s*tȳ; 277)
noun ;
plural Dynasties (-tĭz). [ Greek
dynastei`a lordship, from
dynastey`ein to hold power or lordship, from
dyna`sths : confer French
dynastie dynasty. See
Dynast .]
1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. Johnson. 2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.
Dyne Dyne noun [ Formed from Greek ... power. See
Dynamic .]
(Physics) The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second.
Dys- Dys- An inseparable prefix, from the Greek ... hard, ill, and signifying ill , bad , hard , difficult , and the like; confer the prefixes, Sanskrit dus -, Goth. tuz -, Old High German zur -, German zer -, Anglo-Saxon to -, Icelandic tor -, Ir. do -.
Dyscrasia Dys·cra"si·a noun [ New Latin
dyscrasia , from Greek
dyskrasi`a ;
dys- bad +
kra^sis mixture, from
keranny`nai to mix: confer French
dycrasie .]
(Medicine) An ill habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and humors.
Dyscrasite Dys"cra·site noun [ Greek
dys- bad + ... compound.]
(Min.) A mineral consisting of antimony and silver.
Dyscrasy Dys"cra·sy noun ;
plural Discrasies Dycrasia. Sin is a cause of dycrasies and distempers.
Jer. Taylor.
Dysenteric, Dysenterical Dys`en·ter"ic, Dys`en·ter"ic·al adjective [ Latin
dysentericus , Greek ...; confer French
dysentérigue .]
Of or pertaining to dysentery; having dysentery; as, a dysenteric patient. "
Dysenteric symptoms."
Copland.
Dysentery Dys"en·ter·y noun [ Latin
dysenteria , Greek ...;
dys- ill, bad + ..., plural ..., intestines, from
'ento`s within, from ... in, akin to English
in : confer French
dysenterie . See
Dys , and
In .]
(Medicine) A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood. » When acute,
dysentery is usually accompanied with high fevers. It occurs epidemically, and is believed to be communicable through the medium of the alvine discharges.
Dysgenesic Dys`ge·nes"ic adjective Not procreating or breeding freely; as, one race may be dysgenesic with respect to another. Darwin.
Dysgenesis Dys·gen"e·sis noun [ Prefix
dys- +
genesis .]
(Biol.) A condition of not generating or breeding freely; infertility; a form of homogenesis in which the hybrids are sterile among themselves, but are fertile with members of either parent race.
Dyslogistic Dys`lo·gis"tic adjective [ Greek
dys- ill, bad, + ... discourse, from ... to speak.]
Unfavorable; not commendatory; -- opposed to eulogistic . There is no course of conduct for which dyslogistic or eulogistic epithets may be found.
J. F. Stephen. The paternity of dyslogistic -- no bantling, but now almost a centenarian -- is adjudged to that genius of common sense, Jeremy Bentham.
Fitzed. Hall.
Dysluite Dys"lu·ite noun [ Greek
dys- ill, hard + ... to loose, dissolve.]
(Min.) A variety of the zinc spinel or gahnite.
Dyslysin Dys"ly·sin noun [ Greek
dys- ill, hard + ... a loosing.]
(Physiol. Chem.) A resinous substance formed in the decomposition of cholic acid of bile; -- so called because it is difficult to solve.
Dysmenorrhea Dys·men`or·rhe"a noun [ Greek
dys- ill, hard + ... month + ... to flow.]
(Medicine) Difficult and painful menstruation.
Dysnomy Dys"no·my noun [ Greek ...;
dys- ill, bad + ... law.]
Bad legislation; the enactment of bad laws. Cockeram.
Dysodile Dys"o·dile noun [ Greek ... ill smell, from ... ill-smelling;
dys- ill, bad + ... to smell.]
(Min.) An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning.
Dyspepsia, Dyspepsy Dys·pep"si·a, Dys·pep"sy (?; 277), [ Latin dyspepsia , Greek ..., from ... hard to digest; dys- ill, hard + ... to cook, digest; akin to English cook : confer French dyspepsie . See Dys- , and 3d Cook.] (Medicine) A kind of indigestion; a state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed, without the presence of other diseases, or, if others are present, they are of minor importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea, heartburn, acrid or fetid eructations, a sense of weight or fullness in the stomach, etc. Dunglison.
Dyspeptic Dys·pep"tic noun A person afflicted with dyspepsia.
Dyspeptic, Dyspeptical Dys·pep"tic, Dys·pep"tic·al adjective Pertaining to dyspepsia; having dyspepsia; as, a dyspeptic or dyspeptical symptom.
Dyspeptone Dys·pep"tone noun [ Prefix
dys- +
peptone .]
(Physiol. Chem.) An insoluble albuminous body formed from casein and other proteid substances by the action of gastric juice. Meissner.
Dysphagia, Dysphagy Dys·pha"gi·a, Dys"pha·gy noun [ New Latin
dysphagia , from Greek
dys- ill, hard + ... to eat.]
(Medicine) Difficulty in swallowing.
Dysphonia, Dysphony Dys·pho"ni·a, Dys"pho·ny noun [ New Latin
dysphonia , Greek ...;
dys- ill, hard + ... sound, voice: confer French
dysphonie .]
(Medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice.
Dysphoria Dys·pho"ri·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... hard to bear;
dys- ill, hard +
fe`rein to bear: confer French
dysphorie .]
(Medicine) Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisfaction; the fidgets.
Dyspnœa Dysp·nœ"a noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... short of breath; prefix
dys- ill, hard + ..., ..., breathing, ... to blow, breathe: confer French
dyspnée .]
(Medicine) Difficulty of breathing.
Dyspnoic Dysp·no"ic adjective (Medicine) Affected with shortness of breath; relating to dyspnœa.
Dysprosium Dys·pro"si·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek
dyspro`sitos hard to get at.]
(Chemistry) An element of the rare earth-group. Symbol Dy ; at. wt., 162.5.
Dysteleology Dys·te`le·ol"o·gy noun [ Prefix
dys- +
teleology .]
(Biol.) The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism. To the doctrine of dysteleology , or the denial of final causes, a proof of the real existence of such a thing as instinct must necessarily be fatal.
Word (Dynamic Sociology).
Dystocia Dys·to"ci·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...;
dys- ill, hard +
to`kos delivery.]
(Medicine) Difficult delivery pr parturition.
Dystome Dys"tome adjective [ Greek
dys- ill, hard +
tomo`s cutting,
diate`mnein to cut.]
(Min.) Cleaving with difficulty. » Datolite was called
dystome spar by Mohs.
Dysuria, Dysury Dys·u"ri·a, Dys"u·ry noun [ Latin
dysuria , Greek ...;
dys- + ... urine: confer French
dysurie .]
(Medicine) Difficult or painful discharge of urine.
Dysuric Dys·u"ric adjective [ Greek ...: confer French
dysurique .]
Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysury.
Dysæsthesia Dys`æs·the"si·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
dys- ill, bad + ... to perceive, to feel.]
(Medicine) Impairment of any of the senses, esp. of touch.
Dzeren, Dzeron Dze"ren, Dze"ron noun (Zoology) The Chinese yellow antelope ( Procapra gutturosa ), a remarkably swift-footed animal, inhabiting the deserts of Central Asia, Thibet, and China.
Dziggetai Dzig"ge·tai noun (Zoology) The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet ( Asinus hemionus ). » The name is sometimes applied also to the koulan or onager. See
Koulan .
Dædal, Dædalian Dæ"dal, Dæ·dal"ian adjective [ Latin
daedalus cunningly wrought, from Greek
... ; confer
... to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical Dædalus (Gr.
... , lit., the cunning worker).]
1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious. Our bodies decked in our dædalian arms.
Chapman. The dædal hand of Nature.
J. Philips. The doth the dædal earth throw forth to thee,
Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers.
Spenser. 2. Crafty; deceitful. [ R.]
Keats.
Dædalous Dæd"a·lous adjective (Botany) Having a variously cut or incised margin; -- said of leaves.
Dæmon Dæ"mon noun ,
Dæ*mon"ic adjective See Demon , Demonic .
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