Deutoplasm
(Deu"to*plasm) n. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. form.] (Biol.) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm
of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance; yolk.
Deutoplastic
(Deu`to*plas"tic) a. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. plastic.] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or composed of,
deutoplasm.
Deutosulphuret
(Deu`to*sul"phu*ret) n. [Pref. deuto- + sulphuret.] (Chem.) A disulphide. [Obs.]
Deutoxide
(Deu*tox"ide) n. [Pref. deut- + oxide.] (Chem.) A compound containing in the molecule
two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; — usually called dioxide, or less frequently,
binoxide.
Deutzia
(||Deut"zi*a) n. [NL. Named after Jan Deutz of Holland.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs with pretty
white flowers, much cultivated.
Dev
(||Dev or ||De"va) n. [Skr. dva. Cf. Deity.] (Hind. Myth.) A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a
king.
Devanagari
(||De`va*na"ga*ri) n. [Skr. dvanagari; dva god + nagara city, i. e., divine city.] The character
in which Sanskrit is written.
Devaporation
(De*vap`o*ra"tion) n. The change of vapor into water, as in the formation of rain.
Devast
(De*vast") v. t. [Cf. F. dévaster. See Devastate.] To devastate. [Obs.] Bolingbroke.
Devastate
(Dev"as*tate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devastated; p. pr. & vb. n. Devastating.] [L. devastatus,
p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See Vast.] To lay waste; to
ravage; to desolate.
Whole countries . . . were devastated.
Macaulay. Syn. — To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage.
