dissilIent

[Lat. di i liens, pr. par. of dis Bot: Starting asunder; bursting asunder; parting with violence. "In the case of many Euphorbiaceæ, as Hura crepitans, the cocci separate with great force and elasticity, the cells being called di ilient ."- Balfour : Botany , § 533. *dis-sil-1-tion, s. [Lat. di ilio =to leap or start asunder.] The act of starting, springing, or bursting asunder or apart. "The di i lit i on of that air was great." -Boyle: Works, 1.92