plural of sub-deacon (alternative spelling of subdeacons).

A kind of bench whose hinged seat is also the lid of an enclosed storage compartment.

A method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag which has been previously saturated with a solution of some metallic salt, such as copper sulfate.

plural of transitional deacon

(Catholicism) A deacon intending to become a priest and therefore obliged to begin assuming additional responsibilities, such as the recitation of the breviary.

plural of deacon's bench