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- DIANOIADiscursive thought on mathematical or scientific subjects.
- DIANOIASDiscursive thought on mathematical or scientific subjects.
- DIANTHUSAny plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus.
- DIAPASONThe musical octave.
- DIAPAUSEA temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of
- DIAPENTEThe interval of the fifth or the harmonic ratio 3:2.
- DIAPERAn absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, by an adult who is inconti
- DIAPHANEITYtransparency
- DIAPHANOUSTransparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
- DIAPHANOUSLYIn a diaphanous manner.
- DIAPHONYA form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
- DIAPHORASEAny of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
- DIAPHORETICGenerating sweat or perspiration.
- DIAPHRAGMIn mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs.
- DIAPHRAGMALOf or relating to the diaphragm.
- DIAPIRAn intrusion of a ductile rock into an overburden.
- DIAPIRICOf or relating to a diapir.
- DIAPIRISMThe formation of diapirs; in particular, the situation where overlying sediments force lower sediments upward through the layers above.
- DIARCHEither of the two rulers in a diarchy.
- DIARCHYRule by two people.
- DIARIALdaily.
- DIARISTSomeone who keeps a diary.
- DIARISTICPertaining to diaries or diarists; in the style of a diary.
- DIARRHEICHaving diarrhea; diarrheal.
- DIARTHROSISA joint that can move freely in various planes
- DIARYA daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
- DIASCOPEA projector used for projecting transparencies.
- DIASPORAThe dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
- DIASPOREA natural hydrate of aluminium, sometimes forming stalactites.
- DIASPORICOf, pertaining to, or containing diaspore
- DIASTEMIntervening space; interval.
- DIASTEMAA gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
- DIASTERA double star; applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter
- DIASTOLEThe phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
- DIASTOLICPertaining to a diastole.
- DIATHERMALFreely permeable by radiant heat.
- DIATHERMANOUSHaving the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
- DIATHERMIASdiathermy
- DIATHERMICOf or pertaining to diathermy
- DIATHERMOUSFreely permeable by radiant heat.
- DIATHERMYThe generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation
- DIATHETICof, relating to, or as a result of diathesis
- DIATOMAny of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
- DIATOMACEOUSOf, pertaining to, or containing diatoms or their coverings.
- DIATOMICConsisting of two atoms.
- DIATOMITEA fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms
- DIATONICRelating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scale
- DIATRIBEAn abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
- DIATROPISMThe growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus.
- DIAXONA diaxonal spicule of a sponge.
- DIAZEPAMA tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety.
- DIAZINEAny six-membered aromatic heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms and three double bonds
- DIAZOContaining a pair of double bonded nitrogen atoms, typically directly attached to an aryl group.
- DIAZOESContaining a pair of double bonded nitrogen atoms, typically directly attached to an aryl group.
- DIAZOLEEither of two unsaturated heterocycles consisting of a five-membered ring containing three carbon atoms, two nitrogen atoms and two double bonds - namely pyrazole and imidazole
- DIAZONIUMany univalent cation, of general formula R-N2; diazonium salts are used to manufacture azo dyes, and take part in the Sandmeyer reaction
- DIBASIC(of an acid) containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms
- DIBBLEA pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds.
- DIBBLERA small mouse-like marsupial, (Parantechinus apicalis), of southwest Western Australia.
- DIBSThe right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
- DIBUTYLTwo butyl groups in a molecule
- DICASTA kind of juror.
- DICASTERYA ministry or department of the Roman Curia of the Holy See, whether administrative or ecclesiastical.
- DICEGaming with one or more dice.
- DICENTRAAny of the plant genus Dicentra.
- DICENTRIC(of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)
- DICEPHALOUSTwo-headed.
- DICERA gambler who plays dice.
- DICEYFraught with danger.
- DICHASIUMA cymose inflorescence with all branches below the terminal flower in regular opposite pairs.
- DICHLORVOSA highly volatile organophosphate, 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP), widely used as a fumigant to control household pests and to protect stored product from insects.
- DICHOGAMIESThe condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
- DICHOGAMYThe condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
- DICHOTOMIZETo separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories.
- DICHOTOMYA separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division.
- DICHROISMThe property of some crystals of transmitting different colors of light in different directions.
- DICHROITEIolite.
- DICHROMATEAny salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion.(Cr2O7) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO4), the relative amount of each ion depending on th
- DICKA male person.
- DICKENSThe devil.
- DICKERTo bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.
- DICKEYAlternative form of dicky.
- DICKYA louse.
- DICLINOUSunisexual.
- DICOTA plant whose seedlings have two cotyledons, a dicotyledon.
- DICOTYLdicotyledon
- DICROTISMThe condition of each beat of the pulse consisting of two sphygmographic waves.
- DICTA saying; a statement.
- DICTATEAn order or command.
- DICTATIONDictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.
- DICTATORAn authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
- DICTATORSHIPA type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
- DICTATORYExessively strict.
- DICTATUREOffice of a dictator; dictatorship.
- DICTIONChoice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.
- DICTIONALRelating to diction.
- DICTIONARYA reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each term's meanings or senses, often also containing information on
- DICTUMAn authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
- DICTYstylish and respectable; high-class
- DICTYOGENA plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc.