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Subdiaconate :: Subderivative (n.) A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the root; as, friendliness is a subderivative, being derived from friendly, which is in turn a derivative from friend..

Bloomery :: Bloomery (n.) A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron..

Palinurus :: Palinurus (n.) An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass.

Heron :: Heron (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons..

Opposition :: Opposition (n.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180�; -- signified by the symbol /; as, / / /, opposition of Jupiter to the sun..

Front :: Front (n.) A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house..

Direct-acting :: Direct-acting (a.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts..

Metroscope :: Metroscope (n.) A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterus from the vagina..

Cremate :: Cremate (v. t.) To burn; to reduce to ashes by the action of fire, either directly or in an oven or retort; to incremate or incinerate; as, to cremate a corpse, instead of burying it..

By-speech :: By-speech (n.) An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point..

Retistene :: Retistene (n.) A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced indirectly from retene.

First-hand :: First-hand (a.) Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an agent..

Forthwith :: Forthwith (adv.) Immediately; without delay; directly.

Categorically :: Categorically (adv.) Absolutely; directly; expressly; positively; as, to affirm categorically..

Collaterally :: Collaterally (adv.) In an indirect or subordinate manner; indirectly.

Directly :: Directly (adv.) Immediately after; as soon as.

Mesmerism :: Mesmerism (n.) The art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and communicate directly with the mind, of the recipient. See Animal magnetism, under Magnetism..

Due :: Due (adv.) Directly; exactly; as, a due east course..

Ethylene :: Ethylene (n.) A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H4, forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol. It is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch liquid), -- hence called olefiant gas. Called also ethene, elayl, and formerly, bicarbureted hydrogen..

Inversely :: Inversely (adv.) In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; -- opposed to directly.

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