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water; the fluid in which the 

 substance has been boiled. 



decollated, a., dZ-Ul'-lat-ed (L. 

 decolldtum, to behead from de, 

 down ; collum, the neck), applied 

 to univalve shells, the apex of 

 which falls off in the course of 

 growth: decollation, n. } de-ktil- 

 Id'shfm, the separation of the 

 head from the trunk. 



decompound, a., de'-Wm^pownd 

 (L. de, down, from ; and Eng. 

 compound), in hot., applied to a 

 leaf cut into numerous compound 

 divisions. 



decorticate, a., de'-kd'rt'ik-dt, also 

 decorticated, a., -dt'$d (L. de- 

 corticdtum, to deprive of the bark 

 from de, down, from ; cortex, 

 bark), deprived of the bark or 

 cortical layer : decortication, n., 

 de-kdrt'ik-d'shun, the operation 

 of stripping off bark. 



decumbent, a., d$>ktvmb'-Vnt (L. 

 decumbens, lying down from de, 

 down ; cumbo, I lie), in bot., lying 

 flat along the ground, but rising 

 from it at the extremity. 



decurrent, a., d8>kur>rent (L. de- 

 currens, running down from a 

 higher point from de, down ; 

 currens, running), in bot., ap- 

 plied to leaves which adhere to 

 the stem beyond their point of 

 attachment, forming a sort of 

 winged or leafy appendage, as in 

 thistles. 



decussate, a., de'lcus'sat (L. de- 

 cussdtum, to divide crosswise, as 

 in the form of an x), in bot., 

 applied to opposite leaves crossing 

 each other in pairs at right angles; 

 v., to cross or intersect in the 

 form of x: decussation, n., dttt- 

 tiS'Sd'shun, the intersection or 

 crossing of lines, etc. in the form 

 of an x ; union in the shape of an 

 x or cross : decussative, a., de- 

 kus'sat-iv, formed in the shape of 

 a cross. 



dedoublement, n., de-dub'-l'ment 

 (L. de, down ; Eng. double) ; also 

 deduplication, n. ? de-dup'-lik-a'- 



shun (L. de, down ; Eug. duplic- 

 ation), the act of doubling down ; 

 in bot., the separation of a layer 

 from the inner side of a petal, 

 either presenting a peculiar form, 

 or resembling the part from which 

 it is derived ; chorisis which see. 



defecation, n., def'-eTc-a'-shun (L. 

 defcecdtum, to cleanse from dregs, 

 to refine from de, down, from ; 



fcex, dregs or refuse matter, feeds, 

 of dregs), the act of discharging 

 the faeces from the bowels ; the re- 

 moval of the lees or sediment of 

 a liquid. 



defervescence, n., def'erv'^s'e'ns 

 (L. defervescens, ceasing to boil, 

 cooling down from de, down ; 

 fervesco, I become hot), in med., 

 the fall in the temperature in a 

 patient, when convalescent from 

 an acute disease. 



definite, a., def-in-tt (L. definltum, 

 to limit from de, down, from ; 

 finis, an end), in bot., applied to 

 inflorescence, when it ends in a 

 single flower, and the expansion 

 of the flower is centrifugal ; 

 having the number of the parts 

 of an organ limited and not ex- 

 ceeding twenty. 



deflexed, a., dZ-flekst' '(L. deflexum, 

 to bend or turn aside from de, 

 down ; flexum, to bend, to curve), 

 in bot., bent in a continuous 

 curve. 



defoliation, n., de-foV-i-af-shun 

 (mid. L. defolidtum, to shed 

 leaves from de, down ; folium, 

 a leaf), the fall or shedding of the 

 leaves of plants. 



degeneration, n., de>jen'er>d'-shtin 

 (L. degenerdtum, to depart from 

 its race or kind from de, down ; 

 genus, race, kind, generis, of a 

 kind), a gradual deterioration in 

 a part of a living body, in the 

 whole living body, or in a race ; 

 in bot., a deterioration of growth 

 or development in a part, as when 

 scales take the place of leaves. 



deglutition, n., deg'-lo'tish'-un (L. 

 de, down; glutio, 1 swallow), the 



