DECI'DER, n. One who determines a cause or contest.DECI'DING, ppr. Determing; ending; concluding.DECID'UOUS, a. [L. to fall.] Falling; not perennial or permanent. In botany, a deciduous leaf is one which falls in autumn; a deciduous calyx, is that which falls after the corol opens; distinguished from permanent.DECID'UOUSNESS, n. The quality of falling once a year.DEC'IGRAM, n. A French weight of one tenth of a gram.DE'CIL, n. An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.DEC'ILITER, n. A French measure of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter.
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