3. The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.
4. The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
5. The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff. [U.S.] Dipping needle, a magnetic needle suspended at its center of gravity, and moving freely in a vertical plane, so as to indicate on a graduated circle the magnetic dip or inclination.
DIPRISMATIC
Di`pris*mat"ic, a. Etym: [Prefix di- + prismatic.]
Defn: Doubly prismatic.
DIPROPARGYL
Di`pro*par"gyl, n. Etym: [Prefix di- + propargyl.] (Chem.)
Defn: A pungent, mobile, volatile liquid, C6H6, produced artificially from certain allyl derivatives. Though isomeric with benzine, it is very different in its chemical relations. Called also dipropinyl.
DIPROPYL
Di*pro"pyl, n. Etym: [Pref. di- + propyl.] (Chem.)
Defn: One of the hexane paraffins, found in petroleum, consisting of two propyl radicals. See Hexane.
DIPROTODON
Di*pro"to*don, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)