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<h1>Diphthongal</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph*thon"gal</hw> <tt>(?; 115)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a diphthong.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Diph*thon"gal*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Diphthongalize</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph*thon"gal*ize</hw> <tt>(?; 115)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make into a diphthong; to pronounce as a diphthong.</def>

<h1>Diphthongation</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph`thon*ga"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Diphthongization</er>.</def>

<h1>Diphthongic</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph*thong"ic</hw> <tt>(?; 115)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.</def>

<i>H. Sweet.</i>

<h1>Diphthongization</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph`thong*i*za"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of changing into a diphthong.</def>

<i>H. Sweet.</i>

<h1>Diphthongize</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph"thong*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <def>To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel.</def> "The <i>diphthongized</i> long vowels."

<i>H. Sweet.</i>

<h1>Diphycercal</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph`y*cer"cal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ double (<?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ to produce) + <?/ tail.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the tail fin divided into two equal parts by the notochord, or end of the vertebral column; protocercal. See <er>Protocercal</er>.</def>

<h1>Diphygenic</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph`y*gen"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ of doubl<?/ from + <ets>-genic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having two modes of embryonic development.</def>

<h1>Diphyllous</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph"yl*lous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ leaf: cf. F. <ets>diphylle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having two leaves, as a calyx, etc.</def>

<h1>Diphyodont</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph"y*o*dont</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ double (<?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ to produce) + <?/, <?/, tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other; <as>as, a <ex>diphyodont</ex> mammal; <ex>diphyodont</ex> dentition</as>; -- opposed to <contr>monophyodont</contr>.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>An animal having two successive sets of teeth.</def></def2>

<h1>Diphyozooid</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Diph`y*o*zo"oid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ of double from + E. <ets>zooid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the free-swimming sexual zooids of Siphonophora.</def>

<h1>Diplanar</h1> <Xpage=415>

<hw>Di*pla"nar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>di-</ets> + <ets>plane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to two planes.</def>

<h1>Dipleidoscope</h1> <Xpage=415>

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