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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

diaphoretic
sudorific adjective inducing perspiration

diaphragm
midriff noun (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

diaphragm
contraceptive diaphragm noun a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix

diaphyseal
diaphysial adjective relating to the diaphysis of a bone

diaphysis
shaft noun the main (mid) section of a long bone

diapir
noun a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata

diapsid
diapsid reptile noun reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

Diapsida
subclass Diapsida noun used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria

diarchy
dyarchy noun a form of government having two joint rulers

diarist
diary keeper noun someone who keeps a diary or journal

diarrhea
diarrhoea noun frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

diarrheal
diarrhoeal adjective of or relating to diarrhea

diary
noun a personal journal (as a physical object)

Dias
Diaz noun Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)

Diaspididae
family Diaspididae noun armored scales

diaspora
noun the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)

diastasis
noun separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone

diastema
noun a gap or vacant space between two teeth

diastole
noun the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood

diastolic
adjective of or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole

diastolic pressure
noun the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood

diastrophism
noun the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth`s crust

diathermy
noun a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents

diathermy machine
noun a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes

diathesis
noun constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality

diatom
noun microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica

diatomaceous earth
diatomite noun a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material

diatomic
adjective of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms; `a diatomic molecule`

diatonic
adjective based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of Western music

diatonic scale
noun a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones

diazepam
Valium noun a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning

diazo
adjective relating to or containing diazonium

diazonium
noun the univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocarbon); found in salts that are used in manufacturing azo dyes

diazotize
verb convert (an amine) into a diazo compound

diazoxide
Hyperstat noun vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension

dibasic acid
noun an acid containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule

dibasic salt
noun a salt derived by replacing two hydrogen atoms per molecule

dibble
dibber noun a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs

dibrach
noun a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables

Dibranchiata
subclass Dibranchiata noun comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish)

dibranchiate
dibranchiate mollusk noun cephalopods having two gills

dibucaine
noun a local anesthetic that is administered by injection

dicamptodon
dicamptodontid noun salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year

Dicamptodontidae
family Dicamptodontidae noun large and small highly aquatic salamanders

dicarboxylic
adjective containing two carboxyls per molecule

dice
die noun small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers

dice cup
dice box noun a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown

Dicentra
genus Dicentra noun North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers

dicer
noun a mechanical device used for dicing food

Diceros
genus Diceros noun most common species in Africa

dichloride
bichloride noun a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DDT noun an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972

dichondra
Dichondra micrantha noun a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions

dichotomization
dichotomisation noun the act of dividing into two sharply different categories

dichotomize
dichotomise verb divide into two opposing groups or kinds

dichotomous
adjective divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications

dichotomously
adverb in a dichotomous manner

dichotomy
duality noun being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; `the dichotomy between eastern and western culture`

dichroism
noun pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions

dichromacy
dichromatism noun a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision)

dichromat
noun a person with any of the various forms of dichromacy

dichromatic
adjective of or relating to dichromatism

dichromic acid
noun the hypothetical acid (H2Cr2O7) from which dichromates are derived; known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts

dick
gumshoe noun someone who is a detective

Dick test
noun a skin test to determine your susceptibility to scarlet fever

Dickens
Charles Dickens noun English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)

Dickensian
adjective of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)

dicker
bargain verb negotiate the terms of an exchange; `We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar`

dickey
dickie noun a man`s detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt

dickey
dickie-seat noun a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

dickey-seat
dickie-seat noun a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

dickeybird
dickey-bird noun small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds

dickie
dickie-seat noun a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

Dickinson
Emily Dickinson noun United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)

Dicksonia
genus Dicksonia noun tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae

Dicksoniaceae
family Dicksoniaceae noun tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and Thyrsopteris elegans

dicky
dickey adjective (British informal) faulty; `I`ve got this dicky heart`- John le Carre

dicky
dickie-seat noun a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

diclinous
adjective having pistils and stamens in separate flowers

diclofenac potassium
Cataflam noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam)

diclofenac sodium
Voltaren noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally

dicloxacillin
Dynapen noun antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin

dicot
dicotyledon noun flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside

dicot family
magnoliopsid family noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

dicot genus
magnoliopsid genus noun genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

Dicotyledones
class Dicotyledones noun comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae

dicotyledonous
adjective (of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seed

Dicranaceae
family Dicranaceae noun mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome

Dicranales
order Dicranales noun widely distributed order of mosses with erect gametophores and sporophytes at the tips of stems

Dicranopteris
genus Dicranopteris noun terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground; pantropical

Dicranum
genus Dicranum noun type genus of Dicranaceae

Dicrostonyx
genus Dicrostonyx noun pied lemmings

Dictamnus
genus Dictamnus noun a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae

Dictaphone
noun a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation

dictate
noun a guiding principle; `the dictates of reason`

dictation
noun speech intended for reproduction in writing

dictator
potentate noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law

dictatorial
adjective of or characteristic of a dictator; `dictatorial powers`

dictatorially
adverb in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; `this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues`

dictatorship
absolutism noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)