Dip*set"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?;.] Tending to produce thirst. Wright.
Dip`so*ma"ni*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; thirst + &?; mania.] (Med.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.
Dip`so*ma"ni*ac (?), n. One who has an irrepressible desire for alcoholic drinks.
Dip`so*ma*ni"a*cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to dipsomania.
||Dip*so"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; thirst.] (Med.) Excessive thirst produced by disease.
||Dip"te*ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; with two wings, di- = di`s- twice + &?; feather, wing: cf. F. diptère.] (Zoöl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillæ) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvæ (called maggots) being usually without feet.
Dip"ter*al (?), a. 1. (Zoöl.) Having two wings only; belonging to the order Diptera.
2. (Anc. Arch.) Having a double row of columns on each on the flanks, as well as in front and rear; -- said of a temple.
Dip"ter*an (?), n. (Zoöl.) An insect of the order Diptera.
||Dip`te*ro*car"pus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; with two wings + &?; fruit.] (Bot.) A genus of trees found in the East Indies, some species of which produce a fragrant resin, other species wood oil. The fruit has two long wings.
Dip"ter*ous (?), a. 1. (Zoöl.) Having two wings, as certain insects; belonging to the order Diptera.