| mol | <abbreviation> Mole. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| mol wt | <abbreviation> Molecular weight. (05 Mar 2000) |
| divers | 1. Different in kind or species; diverse. "Every sect of them hath a divers posture." (Bacon) "Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds." (Deut. Xxii. 9) 2. Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally. "Divers of Antonio's creditors." (Shak) Divers is now limited to the plural; as, divers ways (not divers way). Besides plurality it ordinarily implies variety of kind. Origin: F. Divers, L. Diversus turned in different directions, different, p. P. Of divertere. See Divert, and cf. Diverse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| divers' spectacles | Strongly convex lenses for clear vision underwater. (05 Mar 2000) |