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1Destructive — De*struc tive, a. [L. destructivus: cf. F. destructif.] Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; often with of or to; as, intemperance is… …
2Destructive distillation — Destructive De*struc tive, a. [L. destructivus: cf. F. destructif.] Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; often with of or to; as,… …
3Destructive sorties — Destructive De*struc tive, a. [L. destructivus: cf. F. destructif.] Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil; mischievous; pernicious; often with of or to; as,… …
4Destructive distillation — is the chemical process involving the decomposition of feedstock by heating to a high temperature; the term generally applies to processing of organic material in the absence of air or in the presence of limited amounts of oxygen or other… …
5Destructive cult — A destructive cult is a religion or other group which has caused or has a high probability of causing harm to its own members or to others. Some researchers define harm in this case with a narrow focus, specifically groups which have deliberately …
6Destructive testing — Crash testing redirects here. For the automotive use, see crash test. In destructive testing, tests are carried out to the specimen s failure, in order to understand a specimen s structural performance or material behaviour under different loads …
7Destructive fishing practices — The phrase destructive fishing practices (or DFPs) has been featured in international fisheries literature for around three decades. No widely accepted definition of the phrase exists, and this will almost certainly remain the situation, given… …
8Destructive device — In the United States, a destructive device is a firearm or explosive device regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934. Examples of destructive devices include grenades, and firearms with a bore over one half of an inch, including some semi… …
9Destructive distillation — Distillation Dis til*la tion (d[i^]s t[i^]l*l[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [F. distillation, L. destillatio.] 1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops. [1913 Webster] 2. That which falls in drops. [R.] Johnson [1913 Webster] 3.… …
10Destructive flour beetle — Dark flour beetle Tribolium destructor Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
