Dibasicity Di`ba·sic"i·ty noun (Chemistry) The property or condition of being dibasic.
Dibber Dib"ber noun A dibble. Halliwell.
Dibble Dib"ble noun [ See
Dibble ,
intransitive verb ]
A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which no set out plants or to plant seeds.
Dibble Dib"ble intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Dibbled ;
present participle & verbal noun Dibbling .] [ Freq. of Prov. English
dib , for
dip to thrust in. See
Dip .]
To dib or dip frequently, as in angling. Walton.
Dibble Dib"ble transitive verb 1. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting. 2. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble. The clayey soil around it was dibbled thick at the time by the tiny hoofs of sheep.
H. Miller.
Dibbler Dib"bler noun One who, or that which, dibbles, or makes holes in the ground for seed.
Dibranchiata Di·bran`chi·a"ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
di- =
di`s- twice + ... gills.]
(Zoology) An order of cephalopods which includes those with two gills, an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either eight or ten cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, as the octopi and squids. See Cephalopoda .
Dibranchiate Di·bran"chi·ate adjective (Zoology) Having two gills. --
noun One of the Dibranchiata.
Dibs Dibs noun A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East. Johnston.
Dibstone Dib"stone` noun A pebble used in a child's game called dibstones . Locke.
Dibutyl Di·bu"tyl noun [ Prefix
di- +
butyl .]
(Chemistry) A liquid hydrocarbon, C 8 H 18 , of the marsh-gas series, being one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals. Confer Octane .
Dicacious Di·ca"cious adjective [ Latin
dicax ,
dicacis , from
dicere to say.]
Talkative; pert; saucy. [ Obsolete]
Dicacity Di·cac"i·ty noun [ Latin
dicacitas : confer French
dicacité . See
Dicacious .]
Pertness; sauciness. [ Obsolete]
Dicalcic Di·cal"cic adjective [ Prefix
di- +
calcic .]
(Chemistry) Having two atoms or equivalents of calcium to the molecule.
Dicarbonic Di`car·bon"ic adjective [ Prefix
di- +
carbonic .]
(Chemistry) Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl or radicals; as, oxalic acid is a dicarbonic acid.
Dicast Di"cast noun [ Greek ..., from ... to judge, ... right, judgment, justice.]
A functionary in ancient Athens answering nearly to the modern juryman.
Dicastery Di·cas"ter·y noun [ Greek ..., from ... juryman. See
Dicast .]
A court of justice; judgment hall. [ R.]
J. S. Mill.
Dice Dice noun ;
plural of
Die .
Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also, the game played with dice. See Die , noun Dice coal ,
a kind of coal easily splitting into cubical fragments. Brande & C.
Dice Dice intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Diced ;
present participle & verbal noun Dicing .]
1. To play games with dice. I . . . diced not above seven times a week.
Shak. 2. To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
Dicebox Dice"box` noun A box from which dice are thrown in gaming. Thackeray.
Dicentra Di·cen"tra noun [ New Latin , from Greek
di- =
di`s- twice + ... spur.]
(Botany) A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart ( D. spectabilis ). [ Corruptly written
dielytra .]
Dicephalous Di·ceph"a·lous adjective [ Greek ...;
di- =
di`s- twice + ... head.]
Having two heads on one body; double-headed.
Dicer Di"cer noun A player at dice; a dice player; a gamester. As false as dicers' oaths.
Shak.
Dich Dich intransitive verb To ditch. [ Obsolete]
Dichastic Di·chas"tic adjective [ Greek ... to part asunder, from ... in two, asunder, from
di`s- twice.]
(Biol.) Capable of subdividing spontaneously.
Dichlamydeous Di`chla·myd"e·ous adjective [ Greek
di- =
di`s- twice + ..., ..., a cloak.]
(Botany) Having two coverings, a calyx and in corolla.
Dichloride Di·chlo"ride noun [ Prefix
di- +
chloride .]
(Chemistry) Same as Bichloride .
Dichogamous Di·chog"a·mous adjective (Botany) Manifesting dichogamy.
Dichogamy Di·chog"a·my noun [ Greek ... in two, asunder + ... marriage.]
(Botany) The condition of certain species of plants, in which the stamens and pistil do not mature simultaneously, so that these plants can never fertilize themselves.
Dichotomist Di·chot"o·mist noun One who dichotomizes. Bacon.
Dichotomize Di·chot"o·mize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Dichotomized ;
present participle & verbal noun Dichotomizing .] [ See
Dichotomous .]
1. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect. [ R.]
The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good things into grace and peace.
Bp. Hall. 2. (Astron.) To exhibit as a half disk. See Dichotomy , 3. "[ The moon] was
dichotomized ."
Whewell.
Dichotomize Di·chot"o·mize intransitive verb To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to become dichotomous.
Dichotomous Di·chot"o·mous adjective [ Latin
dichotomos , Greek ...; ... in two, asunder +
diate`mnein to cut.]
Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a dichotomous stem. --
Di*chot"o*mous*ly ,
adverb
Dichotomy Di·chot"o·my noun [ Greek ..., from ...: confer French
dichotomie . See
Dichotomous .]
1. A cutting in two; a division. A general breach or dichotomy with their church.
Sir T. Browne. 2. Division or distribution of genera into two species; division into two subordinate parts. 3. (Astron.) That phase of the moon in which it appears bisected, or shows only half its disk, as at the quadratures. 4. (Biol.) Successive division and subdivision, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body, into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; successive bifurcation. 5. The place where a stem or vein is forked. 6. (Logic) Division into two; especially, the division of a class into two subclasses opposed to each other by contradiction, as the division of the term man into white and not white .
Dichroic Di·chro"ic adjective [ See
Dichroism .]
Having the property of dichroism; as, a dichroic crystal.
Dichroiscope Di·chro"i·scope noun Same as Dichroscope .
Dichroism Di"chro·ism noun [ Greek ... two- colored;
di- =
di`s- twice + ... color.]
(Opt.) The property of presenting different colors by transmitted light, when viewed in two different directions, the colors being unlike in the direction of unlike or unequal axes.
Dichroite Di"chro·ite noun [ See
Dichroism .]
(Min.) Iolite; -- so called from its presenting two different colors when viewed in two different directions. See Iolite .
Dichroitic Di`chro·it"ic adjective Dichroic.
Dichromate Di·chro"mate noun (Chemistry) A salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid radical to one of the base; -- called also bichromate .
Dichromatic Di`chro·mat"ic adjective [ Prefix
di- +
chromatic : confer Greek ....]
1. Having or exhibiting two colors. 2. (Zoology) Having two color varieties, or two phases differing in color, independently of age or sex, as in certain birds and insects.
Dichromatism Di·chro"ma·tism noun The state of being dichromatic.
Dichromic Di·chro"mic adjective [ Greek ... two- colored;
di- =
di`s- twice + ... color.]
Furnishing or giving two colors; -- said of defective vision, in which all the compound colors are resolvable into two elements instead of three. Sir J. Herschel.
Dichroous Di"chro·ous adjective Dichroic.
Dichroscope Di"chro·scope noun [ Greek
di- =
di`s- twice + ... color + ... to view.]
An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.
Dichroscopic Di`chro·scop"ic adjective Pertaining to the dichroscope, or to observations with it.
Dicing Di"cing noun 1. An ornamenting in squares or cubes. 2. Gambling with dice. J. R. Green.
Dickcissel Dick·cis"sel noun (Zoology) The American black-throated bunting ( Spiza Americana ).
Dickens Dick"ens noun or interj. [ Perh. a contr. of the dim.
devilkins .]
The devil. [ A vulgar euphemism.]
I can not tell what the dickens his name is.
Shak.
Dicker Dick"er noun [ Also
daker ,
dakir ; akin to Icelandic
dekr , Danish
deger , German
decher ; all probably from Late Latin
dacra ,
dacrum , the number ten, akin to Latin
decuria a division consisting of ten, from
decem ten. See
Ten .]
1. The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves. [ Obsolete]
A dicker of cowhides.
Heywood. 2. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to make a dicker . [ U.S.]
For peddling dicker , not for honest sales.
Whittier.
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