Nouns

dasyure

noun

any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat res...

daugavpils

noun

a city of southeastern Latvia

dauntlessness

noun

resolute courageousness

davit

noun

a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending o...

davys

noun

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching fo...

dayflower

noun

any plant of the family Commelinaceae

dayspring

noun

the first light of day

daystar

noun

a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eas...

deadeye

noun

a dead shot

deadlight

noun

a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in st...

dealfish

noun

deep-sea ribbonfish

deaminization

noun

removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other ami...

deanery

noun

the position or office of a dean

debarkation

noun

the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or airc...

debenture

noun

the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before...

debitor

noun

a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation...

debridement

noun

surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a...

decadency

noun

the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

decadron

noun

a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone...

decagon

noun

a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles

decahedron

noun

any polyhedron having ten plane faces

decagram

noun

10 grams

decalcification

noun

loss of calcium from bones or teeth

decalcomania

noun

either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bea...

decalescence

noun

phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and ther...

decaliter

noun

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

decameter

noun

a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

decantation

noun

the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its or...

decarboxylase

noun

any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group

decasyllable

noun

a verse line having ten syllables

decennary

noun

a period of 10 years

decennium

noun

a period of 10 years

deceptiveness

noun

the quality of being deceptive

decidua

noun

the epithelial tissue of the endometrium

decigram

noun

1/10 gram

deciliter

noun

a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter

decimeter

noun

a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter

decius

noun

Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will;...

deckle

noun

rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced ar...

declamation

noun

recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and...

declarer

noun

someone who claims to speak the truth

declassification

noun

reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a...

declination

noun

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north o...

declinometer

noun

an instrument for measuring magnetic declination

declomycin

noun

tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective...

declivity

noun

a downward slope or bend

decoction

noun

(pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substanc...

decolletage

noun

a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress

decortication

noun

removal of the outer covering of an organ or part

decorousness

noun

propriety in manners and conduct