Nouns

diastasis

noun

separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is...

diastrophism

noun

the process of deformation that produces continents and ocea...

diathesis

noun

constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abn...

diatom

noun

microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga h...

diatomite

noun

a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and ofte...

diazonium

noun

the univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocar...

dibble

noun

a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in...

dibbuk

noun

(Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living p...

dibber

noun

a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in...

dibrach

noun

a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables

dibucaine

noun

a local anesthetic that is administered by injection

dibranchiate

noun

cephalopods having two gills

dicentra

noun

North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irreg...

dichloride

noun

a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

noun

an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; ban...

dichloromethane

noun

a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover an...

dichondra

noun

a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to...

dichroism

noun

pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different c...

dichromat

noun

a person with any of the various forms of dichromacy

dichromatism

noun

a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match a...

dichromatopsia

noun

a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match a...

dickeybird

noun

small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these w...

dicot

noun

flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by depos...

dicotyledon

noun

flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by depos...

dicoumarol

noun

an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by...

dicumarol

noun

an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by...

didrikson

noun

outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)

dieback

noun

a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of th...

dielectric

noun

a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electr...

dieresis

noun

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

diencephalon

noun

the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebr...

diesis

noun

a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference o...

diesinker

noun

someone who makes dies

diestock

noun

a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on me...

dietetics

noun

the scientific study of food preparation and intake

diethylmalonylurea

noun

a barbiturate used as a hypnotic

diethylstilbestrol

noun

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock...

differentia

noun

distinguishing characteristics (especially in different spec...

differentiator

noun

a person who (or that which) differentiates

difflugia

noun

a protozoan with an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains

diffraction

noun

when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits t...

digenesis

noun

alternation of sexual and asexual generations

digester

noun

autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal ma...

digestibleness

noun

the property of being easy to digest

diggings

noun

an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology

digitalin

noun

a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove

digitalization

noun

the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain...

digitigrade

noun

an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground...

digitoxin

noun

digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure...

digraph

noun

two successive letters (especially two letters used to repre...