Derivatives [noun]

Its similarity with the numerous derivatives of the verb damno have probably obscured the true derivation of the word.

It threatens his whole doctrine of compact, and its darling derivatives, nullification and secession, with instant confutation.

The influence of position of an alkyl in the aromatic bodies is well shown in ortho-, para- and meta-derivatives.

Most of the ladys riddles are found in an old English song, and its traditional derivatives.

“Red” in such languages is merely a derivative “being red,” as our “sleeping” or “walking” are derivatives of primary verbs.

We must remember that nearly all Grecian proper names had some meaning: being compounds or derivatives from appellative nouns.

This and the following are put as derivatives from the Herakleitean theory (p. 411 D-E).

Another class of derivatives is formed from wyn, indicating, generally, an undressed skin.

(p. 142)The lakes are principally formed by the use of coal-tar derivatives, and are usually incorrectly grouped as anilines.

Some of the chemical colorings are derivatives of coal tar, just as are the coal-tar flavorings.