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Compensating
Compensate Com"pen*sate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compensated; p. pr. & vb. n. Compensating.] [L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, to balance with one another, verb intens. fr. compendere. See Compendium.] 1. To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses. 2. To be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance; to make up for; to make amends for. The length of the night and the dews thereof do compensate the heat of the day. --Bacon. The pleasures of life do not compensate the miseries. --Prior. Syn: To recompense; remunerate; indemnify; reward; requite; counterbalance.
Condensating
Condensate Con*den"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Condensated; p. pr. & vb. n. Condensating.] To condense. [R.] --Hammond.
Decussating
Decussate De*cus"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decussated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decussating.] [L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X.] To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc.
Denmark satin
Denmark satin Den"mark sat"in See under Satin.
Extravasating
Extravasate Ex*trav"a*sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extravasated; p. pr. & vb. n. Extravasating.] [Pref. extra- + L. vas vessel: cf. F. extravaser. See Vase.] To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood.
Imesatin
Imesatin I*mes"a*tin, n. [Imide + isatin.] (Chem.) A dark yellow, crystalline substance, obtained by the action of ammonia on isatin.
Improvisating
Improvisate Im*prov"i*sate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Improvisated; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvisating.] To improvise; to extemporize.
Incrassating
Incrassate In*cras"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrassated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incrassating.] [L. incrassatus, p. p. of incrassare; pref. in- in + crassus thick.] To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another substance, or by evaporating the thinner parts. Acids dissolve or attenuate; alkalies precipitate or incrassate. --Sir I. Newton. Liquors which time hath incrassated into jellies. --Sir T. Browne.
Inspissating
Inspissate In*spis"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inspissated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inspissating.] [L. inspissatus, p. p. of inspissare to thicken; pref. in- + spissare to thicken, fr. spissus thick.] To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation.
Intensating
Intensate In*ten"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intensated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intensating.] [See Intense.] To intensify. [R.] --Emerson.
Isatin
Isatin I"sa*tin, n. [See Isatis.] (Chem.) An orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo. [Written also, less properly, isatine.]
isatine
Isatin I"sa*tin, n. [See Isatis.] (Chem.) An orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial indigo. [Written also, less properly, isatine.]
Isatinic
Isatic I*sat"ic, Isatinic I`sa*tin"ic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, isatin; as, isatic acid, which is also called trioxindol.
Pulsating
Pulsate Pul"sate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pulsated; p. pr. & vb. n. Pulsating.] [L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat, strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Pulse, v.] To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart. The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate long after it is taken from the body. --E. Darwin.
Satin jean
Jean Jean, n. [Prob. named from Genoa. See Jane.] A twilled cotton cloth. Satin jean, a kind of jean woven smooth and glossy, after the manner of satin.
Satin weave
Satin weave Sat"in weave A style of weaving producing smooth-faced fabric in which the warp interlaces with the filling at points distributed over the surface.
Satinet
Satinet Sat`i*net", n. [F., fr. satin. See Satin.] 1. A thin kind of satin. 2. A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling, used chiefly for trousers.
Satinette
Satinette Sat`i*nette", n. One of a breed of fancy frilled pigeons allied to the owls and turbits, having the body white, the shoulders tricolored, and the tail bluish black with a large white spot on each feather.
Sating
Sate Sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sating.] [Probably shortened fr. satiate: cf. L. satur full. See Satiate.] To satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; to surfeit. Crowds of wanderers sated with the business and pleasure of great cities. --Macaulay.
Satinwood
Satinwood Sat"in*wood`, n. (Bot.) The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietenia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Carib[ae]um) growing in Florida and the West Indies.
Satiny
Satiny Sat"in*y, a. Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny appearance; a satiny texture.
Sensating
Sensate Sen"sate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sensated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sensating.] [See Sensated.] To feel or apprehend more or less distinctly through a sense, or the senses; as, to sensate light, or an odor. As those of the one are sensated by the ear, so those of the other are by the eye. --R. Hooke.

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