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<h1>Distyle</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis"tyle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ = <?/ twice + <?/ pillar: cf. F. <ets>distyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Having two columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or the like.</def>

<cs><col>Distyle in antis</col>, <cd>having columns between two ant\'91. See <er>Anta</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Disulphate</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Di*sul"phate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>di-</ets> + <ets>sulphate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A salt of disulphuric or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.</def>

<h1>Disulphide</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Di*sul"phide</hw> <tt>(?; 104)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>di-</ets> + <ets>sulphide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A binary compound of sulphur containing two atoms of sulphur in each molecule; -- formerly called <i>disulphuret</i>. Cf. <er>Bisulphide</er>.</def>

<h1>Disulphuret</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Di*sul"phu*ret</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>di-</ets> + <ets>sulphuret</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Disulphide</er>.</def>

<h1>Disulphuric</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Di`sul*phu"ric</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>di-</ets> + <ets>sulphuric</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Applied to an acid having in each molecule two atoms of sulphur in the higher state of oxidation.</def>

<cs><col>Disulphuric acid</col>, <cd>a thick oily liquid, <chform>H2S2O7</chform>, called also <altname>Nordhausen acid</altname> (from <ets>Nordhausen<ets> in the Harts, where it was originally manufactured), <altname>fuming sulphuric acid</altname>, and especially <altname>pyrosulphuric acid</altname>. See under <er>Pyrosulphuric</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Disuniform</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis*u"ni*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not uniform.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Disunion</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis*un"ion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>dis-</ets> + <ets>union</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82sunion</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The termination of union; separation; disjunction; <as>as, the <ex>disunion</ex> of the body and the soul</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A breach of concord and its effect; alienation.</def>

<blockquote>Such a <b>disunion</b> between the two houses as might much clou<?/ the happiness of this kingdom. <i>Clarendon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The termination or disruption of the union of the States forming the United States.</def>

<blockquote>I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of <b>disunion</b>. <i>D. Webster.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Disunionist</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis*un"ion*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An advocate of disunion, specifically, of disunion of the United States.</def>

<h1>Disunite</h1> <Xpage=436>

<hw>Dis`u*nite"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Disunited</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Disuniting</er>.]</wordforms>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to disjoin; to sunder; to separate; <as>as, to <ex>disunite</ex> particles of matter</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of.</def>

<blockquote>Go on both in hand, O nations, never be <b>disunited</b>, be the praise . . . of all posterity! <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>