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Word Meanings - HYPERMETAMORPHOSIS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth.

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  • DURAMEN
    The heartwood of an exogenous tree.
  • DURIO
    A fruit tree of the Indian Archipelago. It bears the durian.
  • DUROUS
    Hard.
  • DURANTE
    During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito, during pleasure.
  • DURANCY
    Duration. Dr. H. More.
  • DURRA
    A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; -- called
  • WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
    Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
  • DUR
    Major; in the major mode; as, C dur, that is, C major.
  • DURABILITY
    The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness. A Gothic cathedral raises ideas
  • CERTAINTY
    Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity. Of a certainty, certainly. (more info) 1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain. The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes. Fisher Ames. 2. A fact or truth
  • WHICH
    the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
  • DURATION
    The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists. It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should be limited. Macaulay. Soon shall have passed our own human duration. D. Webster.
  • STRUCTURE
    Manner of organization; the arrangement of the different tissues or parts of animal and vegetable organisms; as, organic structure, or the structure of animals and plants; cellular structure. 5. That which is built; a building; esp., a building
  • LARVAL
    Of or pertaining to a larva.
  • DURUKULI
    A small, nocturnal, South American monkey (Nyctipthecus trivirgatus).
  • DURING
    In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.
  • DURST
    of Dare. See Dare, v. i.
  • REMARKABLE
    Worthy of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary. 'T is remarkable, that they Talk most who have the least to say. Prior. There is nothing left remarlable Beneath the visiting moon. Shak. Syn.
  • DURGA
    See DOORGA
  • GROWTHEAD
    A lazy person; a blockhead. Tusser.
  • REVERDURE
    To cover again with verdure. Ld. Berners.
  • ASCERTAINMENT
    The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery. The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke.
  • ASCERTAINABLE
    That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. -- As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv.
  • PODURA
    Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus Podura and related genera; a springtail. Podura scale , one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope. (more info) podo`s,
  • OBDURATION
    A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.
  • ORDURE
    1. Dung; excrement; fæces. Shak. 2. Defect; imperfection; fault. Holland.
  • BORDURE
    A border one fifth the width of the shield, surrounding the field. It is usually plain, but may be charged.
  • ENDURANT
    Capable of enduring fatigue, pain, hunger, etc. The ibex is a remarkably endurant animal. J. G. Wood.
  • ADUROL
    Either of two compounds, a chlorine derivative and bromine derivative, of hydroquinone, used as developers.
  • MISGROWTH
    Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.
  • ENDUREMENT
    Endurance. South.
  • UNCERTAINTY
    1. The quality or state of being uncertain. 2. That which is uncertain; something unknown. Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. L'Estrange.
  • INGROWTH
    A growth or development inward. J. LeConte.
  • OUTGROWTH
    That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.

 

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