Defn: Intersecting at acute angles. Sir T. Browne.
DECUSSATIVELY
De*cus"sa*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: Crosswise; in the form of an X. "Anointed decussatively." Sir
T. Browne.
DECYL
De"cyl, n. Etym: [L. decem ten + -yl.] (Chem.)
Defn: A hydrocarbon radical, C10H21, never existing alone, but regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of compounds of the paraffin series.
DECYLIC
De*cyl"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Allied to, or containing, the radical decyl.
DEDALIAN
De*dal"ian, a.
Defn: See Dædalian.
DEDALOUS
Ded"a*lous, a.