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n. The nuptial apartment. Matt. ix. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, iris + &unr_; cutting out; &unr_; out + te`mnein to cut. ] (Surg.) The act or process of cutting out a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. rus, ruris the country + decanus the chief of ten. See Dean. ] Of or pertaining to a rural dean; as, a ruridecanal district; the ruridecanal intellect. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. tri- + Gr. &unr_; ten. So called from the number of carbon atoms in the molecule. ] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C13H28, of the methane series, which is a probable ingredient both of crude petroleum and of kerosene, and is produced artificially as a light colorless liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + Gr. de`katos tenth. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that acid of the fatty acids heterologous with tridecane. It is a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]