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- DIRHAMA unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
- DISCA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
- DISCIFORMHaving a flat, rounded shape.
- DISCOBOLUSA discus thrower.
- DISCUSA round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
- DISKA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
- DISTICHA couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
- DISTRIXThe splitting of the distal ends of the hair.
- DITOKOUSHaving two kinds of young, such as offspring from asexual reproduction versus those from sexual reproduction.
- DITROCHEEA double trochee; a metrical foot made up of two trochees.
- DITTANYA labiate plant of species Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
- DITTOGRAPHYThe accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
- DIURESISExcessive production of urine; polyuria.
- DIURETICIncreasing the amount or frequency of urination.
- DOCHMIUSA metrical foot of five syllables used in Greek tragedy for highly anguished scenes. The metrical pattern is typically: short-long-long-short-long.
- DOCIMASYThe art by which the nature and proportions of an ore are determined; assaying.
- DOGMAAn authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support
- DOGMATICAdhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
- DOLERITEA type of fine-grained basaltic rock.
- DOLICHOSA long-distance race in the ancient Olympic Games.
- DOMEA structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
- DOPEAny viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- DORAPHOBIAThe fear of touching the fur or skin of an animal.
- DOSEA measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
- DOULAA trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.
- DOULEIAIn Roman Catholicism, the inferior veneration accorded to saints and angels.
- DOXASTICOf, pertaining to, or depending on opinion or belief.
- DRACHMAIplural of drachma
- DRAGONA mythical reptilian or serpentine creature.
- DRAMA small unit of weight, variously: Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ)”). Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apo
- DRAMAA composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- DRAMATISEAlternative spelling of dramatize.
- DRAMATIZETo adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.
- DRASTICHaving a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.
- DROMEThe crab plover, Dromas ardeola, of North Africa.
- DROMONA Byzantine bireme, similar to the chelandion, but used primarily for naval combat.
- DROMOSAn avenue, especially in Ancient Greece.
- DROPSYEdema, swelling.
- DRUPEA kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.
- DULCIMERA stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in
- DULIAThe veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God.
- DUOPSONYAn economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
- DYNAMICChanging; active; in motion.
- DYNAMISMGreat energy, drive, force, or power; vigour of body, mind, or personality; oomph or pizzazz.
- DYNAMOAn electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.
- DYNASTA ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty.
- DYNASTICPertaining to a dynasty.
- DYNASTICALDynastic; pertaining to a dynasty.
- DYNEA unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- DYSGENICOf or relating to, or causing degeneration or deterioration in offspring.
- DYSMELIAAny congenital disorder of the limbs, such as amelia or syndactyly.
- DYSMORPHIAdysmorphism
- DYSPAREUNIAPainful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women.
- DYSPEPTICOf, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
- DYSPHONIAA difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
- DYSPHORIAA state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression, or anxiety.
- DYSTOCIAA slow or difficult labour or delivery.
- DYSTOPIAA miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living or severe censorship, oppression, etc.
- EBON(now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree.
- EBONYA hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
- ECBOLEA digression, one in which a person is introduced speaking his or her own words.
- ECCRINEPertaining to a sweat gland.
- ECDYSISThe stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear.
- ECESISThe process of the successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat that was barren previously or was left barren due to some catastrophe.
- ECHARDThe portion of water in a sample of soil that is not available to vegetation.
- ECHINUSA sea urchin.
- ECHOLALIAThe involuntary repetitive echoing of words or phrases spoken by another person; either immediate or delayed.
- ECLAMPSIAA complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.
- ECLIPSEAn alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
- ECLOGITEA coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.
- ECLOGUEA pastoral poem, often in the form of a shepherd's monologue or a dialogue between shepherds.
- ECOLOGYThe branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
- ECONOMYEffective management of a community or system, or especially its resources. The regular operation of nature in the generation, nutrition and preservation of animals or plants.
- ECOPHOBIAFear of one’s home.
- ECOPHOBIASFear of one’s home.
- ECSTASYIntense pleasure.
- ECSTATICFeeling or characterized by ecstasy.
- ECTASIASynonym of ectasis.
- ECTASISThe dilation or distention of a hollow or tubular part of the body, typically due to disease or injury.
- ECTHLIPSISThe dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel. In Latin, the elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a
- ECTOPIAThe condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.
- ECTROPIONA condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid.
- ECTYPEAn impression (in wax, clay, &c.) of a seal or medal.
- ECUMENICEcumenical.
- ECZEMAA non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. Synony
- EDAPHICRelating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.
- EDAPHOLOGYThe ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
- EDEMAAn excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
- EFFENDIAn educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.
- EIDETICMarked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
- EIDOGRAPHA pantograph-like (instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale)
- EIDOLONAn image or representation of an idea; a representation of an ideal form; an apparition of some actual or imaginary entity, or of some aspect of reality.
- EIDOSForm; essence; type; species.
- EKPHRASTICPertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
- ELAEOPTENEThe more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substances, such as rose oil.
- ELAIOSOMEA fleshy structure rich in lipids attached to the seeds of many plant species, usually to attract ants that disperse the seeds.
- ELAPHINEPertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the red deer, Cervus elaphus.
- ELASTICCapable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
- ELECTRICOf, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
- ELECTRODEThe terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.