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Desmine
- - Same as Stilbite. It commonly occurs in bundles or tufts of crystals.
Desmoid
- - Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament; ligamentous.
Desorbs
- verb - go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed
- remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed; "the substance was desorbed"
Despair
- noun - a state in which all hope is lost or absent; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation"
- abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don't despair--help is on the way!"
- Give up hope
- the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"
Despend
- - To spend; to squander. See Dispend.
Despise
- verb - look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
- to hate
Despite
- noun - contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"
- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
Despoil
- verb - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
- steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"