Part 3523

<hw>Dul`ca*ma"rin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside extracted from the bittersweet (<spn>Solanum Dulcamara</spn>), as a yellow amorphous substance. It probably occasions the compound taste. See <er>Bittersweet</er>, 3<sd>(a)</sd>.</def>

<h1>Dulce</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dulce</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make sweet; to soothe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Dulceness</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dulce"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Sweetness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Dulcet</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dul"cet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>doucet</ets>, dim. of <ets>dous</ets> sweet, F. <ets>doux</ets>, L. <ets>dulcis</ets>; akin to Gr. <?/ . Cf. <er>Doucet</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Sweet to the taste; luscious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>She tempers <b>dulcet</b> creams. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious.</def>

<blockquote>Their dainty lays and <b>dulcet</b> melody. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dulciana</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dul`ci*an"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>dulcis</ets> sweet.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A sweet-toned stop of an organ.</def>

<h1>Dulcification</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dul`ci*fi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>dulcification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of dulcifying or sweetening.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Dulcified</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dul"ci*fied</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Sweetened; mollified.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Dulcified spirit</col> &or; <col>spirits</col></mcol>, <cd>a compound of alcohol with mineral acids; <as>as, <ex>dulcified spirits<ex> of niter</as>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Dulcifluous</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dul*cif"lu*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>dulcis</ets> sweet + <ets>fluere</ets> to flow.]</ety> <def>Flowing sweetly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Dulcify</h1> <Xpage=460>

<hw>Dul"ci*fy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dulcified</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dulcifying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>dulcis</ets> sweet + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>dulcifier</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony.</def>

<i>Wiseman.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.</def>

<blockquote>As she . . . was further <b>dulcified</b> by her pipe of tobacco. <i>Hawthorne.</i></blockquote>