DIA- 
through ; oe to fasten by a 
join ee articu —— —s 
at.). 
dia, 
to An 
acts principally in 
starc into sugar 
phys.). 
diastatie (didstat'ik) a. ve aia, 
through ; ve to set.] Pert. 
r having similar prop- 
> 
enzyme 
converting 
(ph 
s a) 
diastema (dids’téma, di‘Asté’ma) 7. 
Gk. diastema, spa space in 
jaw without teeth, usually be- 
tween two types eth (zo0/.). 
diaster (dids’tér) 7. [Gk. dis, twice ; 
7, star. e in mitos 
where th r chromosomes 
are grouped near the spindle ay 
ready to form a new nucleus (cy¢ 
diastole — télé) 2. [Gk. satiate 
he rhythmical relaxa- 
heart; the rhythmical 
expansion of a contractile vacuole 
(zool.). 
diastomatic (didstémat'ik) @ [Gk. 
dia, plat —— — Th — 
th 
congenital predisposition to some 
class of diseases or type of develop- 
ment (d70/.). 
—— (datm) n. (Gk. dia, through; 
ve. nm, to ut.) Any unicellular 
micriacaple forth of Alga with walls 
va silica (do7.). 
ropism (dikt’répizm) n. [Gk. da, 
through: trepein, to turn.] The 
tenden s ans of 
plants rd place themselves at right 
angles to the line of action of the 
Fg ienete (b0t.). 
psc a. pe dis, twice ; 
seen ith two axes, a 
; curtains sponge spicules (zoo. 
diaxone Boro, ger [Gk. dis, twice : 
axon, axis.] A feather with t 
sohiaier axes (anat.). 
lastula (abla ‘eala) nm [Gk di 
twice ; d/astos, bud.] A peeaer: 
ate embryo consiating of two layers 
arranged round a central cavity 
(zool.). 
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DIC- 
dibranchiate (dibring’kiat) a. [Gk. 
mei $, twice ee gills.] With 
o gills (zool. 
aiceate (aiseat) a. see oe 
two ged hoe.] With two 
ol. a 
dichasium (dikaz'itim) # [Gk. 
chazein, to divide in two.] 
c 
which two i 
the 
aemaae : gp ts 
3 
just below 
ot. 
(di’klamid’éi se: 
Gk. dis, twice; chlamys, cloak.] 
Having both 
calyx and corolla 
bot.). 
dichogamy es eee (o-oo 
ditha, in two ; gamos, union.] The 
maturing of ‘the microsporophylls 
t macrosporophylls 
ifferent ag ree thus ensuring cole 
pollination (d07. 
dichoptic (eicopte) a. [Gk. dicha, 
in t opsts ight With the 
eyes jared separate (5 (zo 
dichotom (dikét toms) . So 
‘cha, in nap temne ut.] 
Pert, situated — or ances aan 
wing Laer with two equa 
ee (b0t., 
dichromatic (a kxomat a. [Gk. 
a, our.}] With 
two ie: pba ia 
rklinis, diklinis) a. as 
di, two; line, bed. the 
stamens and pistils on icons 
flowers (éo07.). 
dicoccous (dikék’iis) a. [Gk. dz, two ; 
kokkos, seed.] aving two one- 
seeded coherent ca sule * Gi a, 
c (di’késta’lia) 7. 
ostalia 
two; L. costa, r ib] The andi 
chs or second etch: poe 
in a Crinoid (z 
dicotyledon (diketile —-, 
di, 
hollow. ] "A plant with na se 
Fibra (bot.). 
etyodromous “asi a. 
Tek. dikiyon, net ; dromein, to run. 
N aay when the ts veins 
branch and anastomose freely (407). 
an (dik’tidjén) 7. [Gk. azktyon, 
