distempers (Meaning)
distempers
a process of painting in which the pigments are mixed with an emulsion of egg yolk, with size, or with white of egg as a vehicle and which is used for painting scenery and murals, the paint or the prepared ground used in the distemper process, panleukopenia, a painting done in distemper, a highly contagious virus disease of canines and especially of dogs that is caused by a morbillivirus (species Canine morbillivirus) and is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms, a disordered or abnormal bodily state especially of quadruped mammals, a highly contagious virus disease especially of dogs marked by fever and by respiratory and sometimes nervous symptoms, to paint in or with distemper, any of various water-based paints, a highly contagious virus disease especially of dogs that is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms and that is caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus (species Canine morbillivirus), bad humor or temper, derange, unsettle, a severe frequently fatal infectious nasopharyngeal inflammation of rabbits, to throw out of order, ailment, disorder, strangles
Synonyms & Antonyms of distempers
FAQs About the word distempers
a process of painting in which the pigments are mixed with an emulsion of egg yolk, with size, or with white of egg as a vehicle and which is used for painting
diseases, ills, sicknesses, fevers, ailments, illnesses,conditions, complications, maladies, infections
quiets, settles, calms, composes,soothes, allays, alleviates, tranquillizes, pacifies, mollifies
The distempers prevalent among dogs and cats can be highly contagious and life-threatening.
Respiratory distempers are a common cause of illness and death in unvaccinated puppies and kittens.
Canine distemper is a highly contagious viral disease that affects multiple systems in dogs.
Exotic animals, such as ferrets and mink, are also susceptible to distempers.
