diabetic 
diabetic (di-a-brt'ik), a. and H. [< ilinln tin + 
-ii'.\ I. ". I. Of or pertaining to diabetes. 
2. AliVc-lrcl with diabetes: a, a duibetic pa- 
tient. Diabetic sugar, Y,Hi.jO i; , the s\\rrt in-im-ipl*' 
of iliahi-tu- iirini-. \\hirh oftni rnritains from s t4i 10 per 
iviil. of it. It is identical with sturrli-suj-iir, grain- sugar, 
xii^ar uf fruits, etc., tlie liaiuu common tu all of whirh is 
/rl ii'-'i*i\ Scr ;/J ii'-'t.ii'. 
II. n. A person suffering from diabetes. 
After following ft strict diet for two or three weeks, dia- 
f'tn-* li is,- tlirir craving for prohibited articles of food. 
X. }'. Med. Jour., XL. 671. 
diabetical (di-a-bet'i-kal), a. Same as diabetic. 
diablerie, diablery (di'-ii'ble-ri), n. [< F. dia- 
blerie, OF. diiiblt-rii; diablerie (= Pr. di/ililin 
= Sp. (litiblura = Pg. diabrura = It. diavokria), 
devilry, sorcery, < (liable, devil: see devil. Cf. 
devilry.] 1. Mischief; wickedness; devilry. 
2. Magic arts ; incantation ; sorcery. 
Those were the times when men believed in witchcraft 
and every kind of diaUrrie, 
J. E. Cuoke, Virginia Comedians, I. liv. 
I pinched my arm to make sure that I was not the subject 
of some diablerie. C. D. Warner, Backlog Studies, p. 272. 
diabolarch (di-ab'o-lark), n. [< Gr. (5l/?o/loc, 
devil, + p,;oCi ruler, < Apxeiv, rule.] The ruler 
of the devils; the chief devil. [Rare.] 
Supposing, however, this Satan to bo meant of a real 
nngd, there will be no need to expound it of the diabo- 
larch. J. Oxlcc, Confutation of the Diaholarchy, p. 9. 
diabolarchy (di-a-borg,r-ki), n. [< Gr. 
devil, + -apxia, (. &px f n', rule. ] The rule of the 
devil. J. Oxlce. [Rare.] 
diabolic, diabolical (di-a-bol'ik, -i-kal), a. [< 
LL. diiibiiliciiH, < Gr. (5<a/5oA//cor, devilish, < Sia- 
/foXof, devil : see deril.] Pertaining to the 
devil ; partaking of the qualities of the devil ; 
devilish; hence, infernal; impious ; atrocious; 
outrageously wicked: as, a diabolic plot ; a dia- 
bolical temper. 
Which, in other beasts observed, 
Doubt might beget of diabolic power 
Active within, beyond the sense of brute. 
Milton, P. L., ix. 95. 
The practice of lying is a diabolical exercise, and they 
that uc it are the devil's children. Hay. 
= Syn. See list under devilixh. 
diabolically (di-a-bol'i-kal-i), adv. In a dia- 
bolical manner; very wickedly ; atrociously. 
So diabolically absurd ... as to denie that to be ... 
viilawfull unto Christians, which they hauc renounced . . . 
In their baptism. I'rynne, Histrlo-Mastix, I. ii. (cho.). 
diabolicalness (di-a-bori-kal-nes), n. The state 
or quality of being diabolical; devilishness; 
atrocity. 
I wonder he did not change his face as well as his body, 
hut that retains its primitive diabolicitlnes*. 
J. Warton, Satire on Ranclagh House. 
diabolify (di-a-bol'i-fi), v. t. ; pret. and pp. 
ilinlnilijiid, pp'r. diabotifytag. [< LL. diabolus, 
devil, '+ -fy.] To ascribe diabolical qualities 
to ; treat as a devil. [Rare.] 
The Lutheran [turns] against the Calvinist, and diflboli- 
fiet him. Farindmi, Sermons (1647), p. 69. 
diabolish (di-ab'o-lish), adv. [Humorously 
substituted for derilish, < LL. diabolus, devil, + 
-is/i 1 : see devilish.] Devilishly. [Humorous.] 
A diabolish good word. O. W. Hairnet. 
diabolism (di-ab'o-lizm), n. [< LL. diabolus, 
devil, + -ism.'] 1. The actions or influence of 
the devil ; conduct worthy of the devil. 
While thon so hotly disclaimest the devil, be not guilty 
of diabolism. Sir T. Brotme, Christ. Mor., i. 18. 
2. Possession by the devil. 
He was now projecting . . . the farce of diabolisms and 
exorcisms. Warburton, Doctrine of Orace, li. 238. 
3. In occultism, black magic ; sorcery ; invoca- 
tion of evil spirits. 
diabolize (dl-ab'o-liz), t;. t. ; pret. and pp. diab- 
<>li~rd, i>pr. <ii(ilnili-iinj. [< LL. dialiolux, devil, 
+ E. -i:c.] To render diabolical or devilish; 
impart diabolical ideas to. [Rare.] 
Hf [the reformer] should resolve, witli all his might, to 
divinize instead of diabolize public life. 
A'. A. Ren., CXXVII. 249. 
There wore two things, when I was a boy, that diafto- 
lized my imagination I mean, that gave me a distinct 
apprehension of :i formidable bodily shape which prowled 
round the neighlwi hood where I was lH>rn and bred. 
0. W. Holmes, ITofessor, p. 235. 
diabology (di-a-bol'o-ji), n. [A contr. of *dia- 
liololiHiu, < Gr. iiajjofof, the devil, + -faryia, < 
'/t-.nv, speak: see -ology.] The doctrine of the 
devil; diabolical lore : as, the diiibohnjy of Mil- 
ton's "Paradise Lost." [Rare.] 
ReiiK'UilK'l 1 the tlu'uloi,'y and tlie tlialxtlo'jii of the time. 
O. II". Ili'lit'' v, \l,.L I. "ays, p. 355. 
diabolus (di-ab'o-lus), n. [LL., < Gr. dm/to^or, 
an accuser, adversary, the devil: see devil and 
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dinlmlir.] 1. In ocruttixm, tho spirit of evil per- 
sonified; tlie devil. 2. [''(/>.] In ~oiil. , a gt-- 
niis of marsupials, containing the ursine dasy- 
ure or Tasmanian devil, Dasyurus or fiarco- 
/iliilun urxiniiH. 
diabrotic (di-a-brot'ik), a. and n. [< Gr. iia- 
' ; able to eat through, corrosive, < oiafti- 
(<Jz/3pt>-), eat through, < Aid, through, 
JKCIV (-\/ *fi/xj), eat : see Aroma.] I. a. 
Haying the quality of corroding; corrosive: as, 
a diabrotic substance; diabrotic action. 
II. ii. In med., a corrosive. 
Diabrotica (d!-a-brot'i-ka), n. [NL., < Or. 
, HjriKof, being able to eat through : see dia- 
limlii:] A. genus of phy- 
tophagous beetles, of the 
family Chrysomelidte and 
subfamily Galerueina;. They 
have the claws acutely toothed, 
tile tibia? not sulcate, the front 
carinate, and the prothorax with 
two deep impressions. There are 
numerous new. world species, of 
rather small size. Their larvK are 
more elongate than the typical 
ChryaomeUdcK, and live under 
ground on the roots of plants. A 
very common North Americanspe- 
cies is D. vittata (Kabricius), of a 
bright-yellow color, the head and 
two stripes on each wing-cover 
black, as are tho abdomen and 
parts of the legs; the elytra are 
Sunctate in rows. The species is 
ijurious to squashes and allied 
plants, and is known as the striped 
cucumber-beetle. D. duodecim- 
punctata, another common spe- 
cies, has 12 large black spots Oil a. Striped Cucumber- 
the elytra beetle ( Diabrotica vitta- 
diacatholicon (di'a-ka- /i< //.' both natural 
trirtl'i k-tnil t TNT. V ftr size; c, lanra of />. vittata 
tnpl 1-KOn), n. LH14..SW. (line shows natural size). 
ota, through, -r Kam^mof, 
universal: see catholicon.] A kind of purga- 
tive medicine formerly in use, compounded of 
many substances : so called from its supposed 
general usefulness. 
diacaustic (di-a-kas'tik), o. and n. [< Gr. Sid, 
through, + E. "caustic, in math, sense.] I. a. 
In math., belonging to a species of caustic 
curves formed by refraction, if rays PMI, issuing 
from a luminous point P, be refracted by the curve AmB, 
so that the sines of incidence are to the sines of refraction 
diacritical 
Diacaustic Curve. 
AB, refractine curve : P, radiant ; Vm D, PmD, rays refracted at m. 
CDDH, the envelop of all such rays, Is the diacaustic. 
in a given ratio, the curve CDDH, which touches all the 
refracted rays, is called the diacaustic cune, or caustic by 
refraction. Brandt and Cox. See cnustie, n,, 8. 
The principle, being once established, was applied to 
atmospneric refractions, optical instruments, diacauftic 
curves (that is, tho curves of intense light produced by 
refraction), and to various other eases. Whemll. 
H. n. [In math, sense, from the adj. diacaus- 
tic, above ; in med. sense, of same formation, 
with reference to caustic in its literal sense.] 
If. In med., a double-convex lens, employed to 
cauterize a part. 2. A diacaustic curve. See I. 
diacetin (di-a-se'tin), n. [< rfi- 2 + acet-ic + 
-in 2 .] A liquid having a biting taste, formed 
by the combination of two acetic-acid radicals 
with the trivalent alcohol glycerol or glycerin. 
Also called acetidin. 
diachenium (di-a-ke'ni-um), n. ; pi. diachmia 
(-a). [NL., < <i- 2 + achenium: see achene.] 
In bot., same as cremocarp: so called from its 
resemblance to a doubled achene. 
diachorial (di-a-ko'ri-al), a. [Irreg. < Gr. oraju- 
pciv, go through. < itd, through, + ^upriv, make 
room, go. ] Passing through. 
diachylon, diachylum (di-ak'i-lon, -lum), n. ; 
pi. diachyla (-la). [NL., < Gr. dia^vXoc, very 
juicy, < fid, through, + ^f/Wc, juice : see rln/li:] 
In med. : (a) Formerly, an emollient plaster 
composed of the juices of herbs. 
The common plaister called diachylon. 
Boyle, Works, I. 7. 
He thought it better, as tetter it was, to assuage bis 
bruised dignity with half a yard square of balmy diplo- 
inutu -k :ii'i,-lii/l<m. Burke, A Regicide Peace. 
(6) Now, another name for lead-plaster. 
diachyma (di-ak'i-ma), n. [NL., < <5r. <W, 
through, + ,vi ' ua, liquid, juice : see chymel.] In 
hot., the parenchyma or green cellular matter of 
leaves : a term proposed by Link, but not in use. 
dlacid ((H-as'id), . [<rfi- 2 + nnrf.] Capable of 
satiinitiiij; two inolci'iilcs of u monobasic acid: 
applii'd to certain hydroxids and basic oxids. 
diaclasis (di-a-kla'sig), n. Refraction. 
diacodium (di-a-ko'di-um), n. [NL., < L. dia- 
t'odion, a sort of'medicine prepared from poppy- 
juice, < Gr. <!J KuAnijv, from poppy-heads : 
through ; KuAna, the head, esp. of a plant, a pop- 
py-head.] In med., a syrup made of poppies. 
diacoalia (di-a-se'li-a), n. [< Gr. Sia, through, 
between, + noMa, a hollow, < xoiXof, hollow.] In 
/null., the third or middle ventricle of the brain. 
diaconal (di-ak'6-nal), a. [< ML. diaconalis, < 
LL. diaconus, a deacon : seedeacmi.] Pertain- 
ing to a deacon; of the nature of a deacon's 
duties: as, the diaconal office ; diaconal minis- 
trations. 
diaconate' (dl-ak'o-nat), a. [< LL. diaconu*, 
a deacon, + -ate 1 .]' Superintended or managed 
by deacons. [Rare.] 
There should be a common treasury for this one great 
diaainate church. Goodwin, Works, IV. Iv. 189. 
diaconate 2 (dl-ak'o-nat), n. [= F. diaconat = 
Sp. Pg. It. diaconato, < LL. diaconatvs, the 
office of a deacon, < diaconus, a deacon: see 
deacon.] 1. The office or dignity of a deacon. 
2. A body of deacons. 
diaconica (di-a-kon'i-k&), . pi. [< Gr. iituamiKa, 
neut. pi. of iianoviKbf, <J fianovof, a deacon: see 
deacon.] In the Gr. Ch., the suffrages at the 
beginning of the liturgy ; the deacon's litany. 
Also called irenica and synapte. See irenica 
and cctene. 
diaconicon, diaconicum (di-a-kon'i-kon, 
-kum), i.; pi. diaconica (-kil). [<^ Gr. Sianovmav, 
neut. of iuuioviKOf, < St&KOVOt, a deacon : see dia- 
conica.] In Greek churches, a room, usually 
on the south side of the bema or sanctuary, 
answering to the prothesis on the north side. 
It communicates by a door with the bema, and generally 
has an outside door besides. Sometimes it is placed in a 
different part of the church ; or there may be two. It is 
used to contain vestments, sacred vessels, etc., and thus 
corresponds to the sacristy of a Western church. Other 
names for it are nwtalonlMI and sceuophylaciuiit. The 
dfaconicon and prothesis are found in early times com- 
prehended under the common name of pastophoria. See 
cut under bema. 
On the opposite side of the bema was the diaconicon or 
sacristy. J. M. Xtalr, Eastern Church, i. 191. 
diacope (dl-ak'o-pe), n. [LL., < Gr. <Jucom, a 
fash, cleft (MGr. NGr. interruption, cessation), 
itaxlnmtv. cut in two, < Sid, asunder, + Koirrtiv. 
cut.] 1. Ingram., same as tmesis. 2. [cap.] 
[NL.] A genus of percoid fishes having the 
operculum notched and tuberculate. There are 
several large and beautiful species in the Indian seas, some 
of them upward of 3 feet long. Currier, 1817. 
3. [cap.] [NL.] A genus of lepidopterous 
insects. Hubnrr, 1810. 4. In surg., a deep 
wound, particularly of the skull and its integ- 
uments ; an incision, a fissure, or a longitudinal 
fracture. [Rare.] 
diacoustic (di-a-kos'tik or -kous'tik), a. [< Gr. 
tid, through, -)- aKmvriKOf, < duoveiv, hear: see 
acoustic.] Pertaining to the science or doctrine 
of refracted sounds. Also diaphonic, diaphoni- 
cal. 
diacoustics (di-a-kSs'tiks or -kous'tiks), n. [PI. 
of diacoustic: see -ic.?.l The science or doc- 
trine of refracted sounds ; the consideration of 
the properties of sound refracted by passing 
through media of different density. Also called 
diaphonies. 
diacranterian (dl^a-kran-te'ri-an), a. [< Gr. 
Si&, through, apart, + Kpavrypfc, the wisdom- 
teeth, so called as completing the set, lit. com- 
pletere, < xpaivctv, accomplish, complete.] Hav- 
ing teeth in rows separated by an interval : ap- 
plied to the dentition of serpents in which the 
posterior teeth are separated by a considerable 
interval from the anterior: opposed to syn- 
cranterian. Also dicranterian. 
diacrisiography (di-a-kris-i-og'ra-fi), n. [< Gr. 
iidxpiaic, separation (secretion) (j< ttoKpiveiv, 
separate: see diacritic) + -ypiu/ua, < ipaQciv, 
write.] A description of the organs of secre- 
tion. Dungfison. 
diacritic (dJ-a-krit'ik), a. and . [< Gr. diaxpt- 
TtKof, able to distinguish, separative, < iianplvetv, 
distinguish, separate, < iid, between, + Kplvttv, 
separate, distinguish : see critic. Cf. discern, 
discreet, which are of similar formation.] I. a. 
Serving to distinguish: same as diacritical 
(which is the more common form). 
II. n. A diacritical mark (which see, under 
diacritical (di-a-krit'i-kal), a. Serving to dis- 
tinguish ; distinguishing ; distinctive : as, a 
