Dualistic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dualistic \Du`al*is"tic\, a.
     Consisting of two; pertaining to dualism or duality.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Dualistic system} or {Dualistic theory} (Chem.), an old
        theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by


        Berzelius, that all definite compounds are binary in their
        nature, and consist of two distinct constituents,
        themselves simple or complex, and possessed of opposite
        chemical or electrical affinities; -- superseded by later
        developments in chemical bonding theory, especially
        quantum mechanics.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dualistic
       adj : of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism; "a
             Manichaean conflict between good and evil" [syn: {Manichaean}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "dualistic":
     bifold, biform, bifurcated, bilateral, binary, bipartisan,
     bipartite, dichotomous, double, double-barreled, duadic, dual,
     duple, duplex, duplicated, dyadic, identical, matched, twain, twin,
     twinned, two, two-sided