Nouns

dessertspoon

noun

as much as a dessert spoon will hold

dessertspoonful

noun

as much as a dessert spoon will hold

dessiatine

noun

a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres

desuetude

noun

a state of inactivity or disuse

detent

noun

a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a...

detergency

noun

detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power

determinative

noun

a determining or causal element or factor

determiner

noun

an argument that is conclusive

detraction

noun

a petty disparagement

detrition

noun

effort expended in moving one object over another with press...

detumescence

noun

diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen

deuteranopia

noun

dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green l...

deuteron

noun

the nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neu...

deutzia

noun

any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually to...

devanagari

noun

a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi

deviationism

noun

ideological defection from the party line (especially from o...

devilfish

noun

bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight...

devilment

noun

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or ann...

devilwood

noun

small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull...

devisal

noun

the act of devising something

devisor

noun

someone who devises real property in a will

devisee

noun

someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by w...

devoir

noun

formal expression of respect

devotedness

noun

feelings of ardent love

dextrality

noun

preference for using the right hand

dextrin

noun

any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of sta...

dextrocardia

noun

abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the rig...

dextroglucose

noun

an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits

dextrorotation

noun

rotation to the right

dhahran

noun

an oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Per...

dhaulagiri

noun

a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)

diacetylmorphine

noun

a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictiv...

diaeresis

noun

a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicat...

diakinesis

noun

the final stage of the prophase of meiosis

dialectician

noun

a logician skilled in dialectic

dialectology

noun

the branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dial...

dialyzer

noun

a medical instrument for separating substances in solution b...

diamagnetism

noun

phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth tha...

diamagnet

noun

a substance that exhibits diamagnetism

diamine

noun

any organic compound containing two amino groups

dianthus

noun

carnations and pinks

diapedesis

noun

passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) throug...

diapason

noun

either of the two main stops on a pipe organ

diaphone

noun

a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones

diaphoresis

noun

the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salt...

diaphysis

noun

the main (mid) section of a long bone

diarchy

noun

a form of government having two joint rulers

diarist

noun

someone who keeps a diary or journal

diarthrosis

noun

a joint so articulated as to move freely

diastole

noun

the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contra...