diabology (diaboloji)

[A contr. of * dia bolology, Remember the theology and the diabology of the time. O. W. Holmes, Med. E ays, p. 355. diabolus (di-ab'ō-lus), n. [LL., devil and IMG:content-2546.png:[blocks in formation] He thought it better, as better it was, to a uage his bruised dignity with half a yard square of balmy diploma tick diachylon . Burke, A Regicide Peace. (b) Now, another name for lead - plaster . diachyma (di-ak'i-mä), n. [NL., διά , through, + χύμα , liquid, juice: see chymel .] In bot ., the parenchyma or green cellular matter of leaves: a term proposed by Link, but not in use. diacritical diacid (di-as'id), a. [