Defn: A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H20, of the ethylene series, regarded as a polymeric form of amylene.
DIAN
Di"an, a
Defn: , Diana. [Poetic]
DIANA
Di*a"na, n. Etym: [L. Diana.] (Myth.)
Defn: The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who
presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; — identified with the
Greek goddess Artemis.
And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. Pope.
Diana monkey (Zoöl.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West Africa
(Cercopithecus Diana).
DIANDRIA
Di*an"dri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A Linnæan class of plants having two stamens.
DIANDRIAN
Di*an"dri*an, a.
Defn: Diandrous.
DIANDROUS
Di*an"drous, n. Etym: [Cf. F. diandre.] (Bot.)