Dehiscence :: Dehiscence (n.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening of pods, or the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to emit seeds, etc.; also, the bursting open of follicles, as in the ovaries of animals, for the expulsion of their contents..
Dehiscent :: Dehiscent (a.) Characterized by dehiscence; opening in some definite way, as the capsule of a plant..
Dehydrate :: Dehydrate (v. t.) To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol..
Dehydration :: Dehydration (n.) The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed..
Dehydrogenate :: Dehydrogenate (v. t.) To deprive of, or free from, hydrogen..
Dehydrogenation :: Dehydrogenation (n.) The act or process of freeing from hydrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of hydrogen..
Formaldehyde :: Formaldehyde (n.) A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid..