| dill | <botany> An herb (Peucedanum graveolens), the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly used as a soothing medicine for children. Synonym: dill-seed. Origin: AS dile; akin to D. Dille, OHG. Tilli, G. Dill, dille, Sw. Dill, Dan. Dild. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dill oil | A volatile oil distilled from the fruit of Anethum graveolens (family Umbelliferae); a carminative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dilluing | <chemical> A process of sorting ore by washing in a hand sieve. Alternative forms: deluing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |