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Definition of Demilune

Demilune
Demilune Dem"i*lune`, n. [F. demi- lune.] 1. (Fort.) A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin. 2. (Physiol.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands. Note: Each crescent is made of polyhedral cells which under some circumstances are supposed to give rise to new salivary cells.

Meaning of Demilune from wikipedia

- Look up demilune or demi-lune in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Demilune, demi-lune, or similar, may refer to: Semicircle shape A half-moon, the first...
- Serous demilunes, also known as Crescents of Giannuzzi or Demilunes of Heidenhain, are cellular formations in the shape of a half-moon (hence the name...
- American Dream. Demilune Press; ISBN 978-0-69247-981-0 (13). 2016 Superpredator: Bill Clinton's Use and Abuse of Black America. Demilune Press; ISBN 978-0-69273-689-0...
- fort was ever installed. There is a dry moat surrounding the fort, and a demilune facing the river. Although the fort today is substantially similar to the...
- titles containing Half Moon All pages with titles containing halfmoon Demilune (disambiguation) Crescent (disambiguation) Lunar phase Lunula (anatomy)...
- All pages with titles containing Crescent moon Crescent (disambiguation) Demilune (disambiguation) Half Moon (disambiguation) Star and crescent, an iconographic...
- predominating. Some mucous adenomeres may also be capped with a serous demilune, a layer of lysozyme-secreting serous cells resembling a half moon. Like...
- lutaceous, lutite, pollution lun- moon Latin lūna cir****lunar, cislunar, demilune, luna, lunar, lunate, lunatic, lunation, lune, lunette, luniform, lunisolar...
- ****spur Island Entrance to the Demilune, Fort ****ski National Monument, ****spur Island, Georgia. ****spur Island ****spur Island Show map of Georgia...
- the fort after it had been taken by the South. Between 1869 and 1872 the demilune to the rear of the Fort was covered with powder magazines, and the few...