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dabigatran(pharmacology) A direct thrombin inhibitor used as an oral anticoagulant for atrial fibrillation and other clinical conditions.dadicationfatherly dedicationdairywomanA woman who works in a dairy, or who delivers dairy products.daleswomanA female dalesman.dalteparin(pharmacology) A low-molecular-weight heparin, used for prophylaxis or treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.danceathonA charity event in which participants engage in a prolonged session of dancing.danglebahn(slang, rare) A suspended monorail, cable car or public transport system.danitracenA serotonin antagonist.daptomycin(pharmacology) A particular lipopeptide antibiotic.darusentan(pharmacology) An endothelin receptor antagonist developed for the potential treatment of resistant hypertension.datiscetin(organic chemistry) A trihydroxyflavonol that is the aglycone of datiscindaunomycin(pharmacology) Alternative form of daunorubicin.deadhesion(biology) The detachment of a cell from a surface to which it was adheringdeaeration(physical chemistry) The process of removing dissolved gasses from a liquid.dealbation(chemistry, archaic) The process or act of becoming or being made white, most commonly by bleaching; whitening.deauration(organic chemistry) The removal of gold from an organogold compound.deboration(chemistry) Any reaction that removes a borate groupdecadation(music) The modification of a decad, typically to obtain a new series of consonant triadsdecafentinA particular fungicide.decahedronA polyhedron with ten faces.decandrian(botany) decandrousdecerptionThe act of plucking off, cutting off, or extractiondecimation(Ancient Rome, strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.declensionA falling off, decay or descent.decohesionA loss of cohesiondecorationThe act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.decryptionThe process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.decubation(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.dedication(uncountable) The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.dedolation(medicine, archaic) A slicing wound made by a sharp instrument grazing the surface.defamationThe act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.defeatican(US, derogatory, used by political opponents) A member of the Republican political party, regarded as proponents of surrender and accepting defeat.defecationThe act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.defedationThe process of polluting or making filthy; pollution.defencemanIn ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other ballgames.defenseman(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of defenceman.defensemenplural of defensemandeferitrinAn iron chelator.definationMisspelling of definition.definition(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.deflectionThe act of deflecting or something deflected.defunction(obsolete) Death.degelationThe conversion of a gel into a liquid.degerationMisspelling of degeneration.degression(economics) Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.dejeration(obsolete) The act of swearing solemnly.delegationAn act of delegating.delibation(obsolete) Act of tasting; a slight trial.deligation(surgery) A binding up; a bandaging.delinition(obsolete) A smearing.delirationaberration of the mind; deliriumdeliriogenAny deliriogenic materialdelocationThe process of delocating.delphinionA temple dedicated to Apollo Delphinios.deltofolinA particular steroid glycoside.deltorphinAn exorphin present in some frogsdeltrophinMisspelling of deltorphin.demicannonAlternative form of demi-cannondemicantonEither of two halves of certain Swiss cantons.deminution(chiefly archaic) Rare spelling of diminution.demolitionThe process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures.demonspawn(fantasy) demonic creatures; hellspawndenbinobin(organic chemistry) A phenanthrenequinone present in the orchid DendrobiumdenegationA denial, refusal or contradiction.denidationThe breakup and expulsion of the endometrium during menstruation.denisationAlternative form of denization.denivation(geology) Pertaining to the process of melting snow.denizationThe act of making one a denizen or adopted citizen; naturalization.denotationThe act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotesdenudationThe act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.deparaffinSynonym of deparaffinize.dephosphin(biochemistry) A kinase that is phosphorylated in nerve terminalsdepilationThe process of stripping hair from the skin so as to make it smooth; unhairing; hair removal.depositionThe removal of someone from office.depression(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.depurationThe removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.depuritionrare spelling of depurationdeputationThe act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.derivationA leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.dermatogen(botany) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.dermatoxinAny toxic chemical that damages the skin and/or mucous membranes, often leading to necrosis.dermicidinMisspelling of dermcidin.dermorphin(biochemistry) A heptapeptide first isolated from the skin of South American frogs, and sometimes used illicitly to enhance the performance of racehorses.derogationAn act which belittles; disparagement.derotationA rotation in the opposite direction.derrickmanA member of an oil drilling rig who works on a derrick suspended above the rig floor, manhandling the drillpipe.deruxtecanAn antibody drug used to treat breast cancerdesaspidinAn anthelmintic drug.descension(now rare) Descent; the act of descending.desciptionMisspelling of description.deslorelin(pharmacology) An injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone superagonist that stops the production of sex hormones.desmogelinMisspelling of desmoglein.desmoglein(biochemistry) Any of a family of cadherins involved in the formation of desmosomes.desmoyokin(biochemistry) A very large protein present in muscle cellsdesmutagenAny material that decreases the effectiveness of a mutagendesolationThe act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.desorbtionAlternative form of desorption.desorptionThe process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.despectionA looking down upon.desudation(obsolete, medicine) A profuse or morbid sweating, often succeeded by a rash of small pimples.detaxationThe removal of tax.detonation(mechanical engineering) Engine knocking, a type of improper combustion in gasoline piston engines.detractionThe act of detracting something, or something detracted; taking away; diminution.devitation(obsolete) An avoiding or escaping.devocationA calling off or away.devolutionA rolling down.devoration(obsolete) The act of devouring.diaconiconA sacristy for sacred vessels in a Greek church, on the south side of the bema or sanctuary.dialkyltin(organic chemistry) Any divalent dialkyl organotin radical R₂Sn<diaporthin(organic chemistry) A phytotoxin 8-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxypropyl)-6-methoxyisochromen-1-one produced by Aspergillus and similar fungidibenzepin(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant.diboration(organic chemistry) Any addition reaction in which two boron atoms are attached across a double bonddibutyltinA metabolite byproduct of tributyltin.dichotominA particular steroid glycoside.dicyanogen(dated, organic chemistry) cyanogendidelphian(zoology, archaic) Of or relating to Marsupialia (syns. Metatheria, Didelphia).didynamian(botany) Synonym of didynamous.dielectron(physics) A combination of two electronsdifficidinAn antibacterial antibiotic produced by Bacillus subtilis.diffissionThe act of cleaving or splitting.difflation(obsolete) A blowing apart or away.difloxacin(pharmacology) A fluoroquinolone antibiotic used in veterinary medicine.diformazan(organic chemistry) Any of several compounds, typically dyes, that have two formazan groupsdigifoleinA particular steroid glycoside.digiproninA particular steroid glycoside.digitation(zoology, botany) Any of various finger-like processes (outgrowths) found in plant and animal tissues.digressionAn aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.dihectagon(geometry, rare) A polygon with two hundred sides and two hundred angles.dihydrogen(chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions.diiodoquindiiodohydroxyquinolinediisatogen(obsolete, chemistry) A synthetic red crystalline nitrogenous substance which by reduction passes directly to indigo.dilatationProlixity; diffuse discourse.dimegluminAlternative form of dimeglumine.dimemorfan(pharmacology) A particular narcotic antitussive.dimethazanA stimulant drug of the xanthine class.dimetrodonAny carnivorous synapsid, of the genus †Dimetrodon, from the Permian perioddimication(obsolete) A fight, battle or contest.diminutionA lessening, decrease or reduction.dinitrogen(chemistry) Diatomic nitrogen (molecular nitrogen): the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms.dinokaryon(cytology) The eukaryotic nucleus of a dinokaryotedinopentonA particular fungicide.dinosulfonA particular fungicide.dinoterbonA particular fungicide.dioscorein(organic chemistry) A resinoid obtained from Dioscorea villosa and used as a diaphoretic, antispasmodic, and expectorant.dioxathion(organic chemistry) p-dioxane-2,3-diyl ethyl phosphorodithioate, an organophosphate pesticide used as an insecticide on livestock and as an acaricide on citrus fruits, deciduous fruits, and nuts.dipalmitin(organic chemistry) A diglyceride of palmitic aciddipivefrinAlternative form of dipivefrine.diprotodonAny individual of the extinct marsupial genus Diprotodon, similar to a wombat in appearance but the size of a small elephant.diptericinAny of a group of antibacterial peptides, rich in glycine, that have antibacterial propertiesdiremption(rare) A ripping apart; a forceful sundering.disburthenObsolete spelling of disburden.discession(obsolete) departurediscission(surgery) incision, especially of a soft cataractdisclusion(dentistry) A separation of the teeth when the jaw is slightly opened.discretionThe quality of being discreet.discursion(philosophy) Ratiocination; step-by-step philosophical reasoning, as opposed to intuition.discussionConversation or debate concerning a particular topic.disenchain(transitive) To free from restraint.disentrainTo disembark from a train.disenviron(transitive, rare) To deprive of its environment.disfashion(obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.disgestionObsolete form of digestion.dishearten(transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.disherison(archaic) The act of disheriting, disinheritance.disjectiondestruction; dispersiondismissionThe act of dismissing or sending away (someone).disopinion(obsolete) Absence or difference of belief; disbelief.dispansion(obsolete) Act of dispanding, i.e. spreading out, or state of being dispanded.dispassionFreedom from passion; the absence of passion; an undisturbed state; ataraxy.dispersionThe state of being dispersed.displosion(obsolete) explosiondispulsionThe act of dispelling (e.g. myths or rumors), or the state of being dispelled.disquieten(transitive) To disquiet; to make uneasy.disruptionAn interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.dissectionThe act of dissecting.dissensionAn act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.dissentionArchaic form of dissension.dissuasionthe act or an instance of dissuadingdisswasionObsolete form of dissuasion.distamycinAny of a class of polyamide antifungal antibiotics, obtained from StreptomycesdistensionThe act of distending.distentionAlternative form of distension (“the act of distending”).distortionAn act of distorting.disulfotonA highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioateditrochean(linguistics) Consisting of two trochees.ditungsten(chemistry, especially in combination) Two tungsten atoms in a compound.diurnation(zoology) The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day.divagationStraying off from a course or way.divination(uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.dixiamycin(organic chemistry) Any of a group of N–N'-linked dimeric indole alkaloidsdocodontanAny extinct mammaliaform of the order Docodontadolasetron(pharmacology) A serotonin 5-HT₃ receptor antagonist used to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy.dolastatinAny of a group of cytotoxic peptides derived from Dolabella auricularia.dominationControl by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.domitrobanA thrombolytic drug.doorpersonA doorman or doorwoman; a greeter.dopastatinA form of somatostatin that inhibits the action of dopaminedoramectinA veterinary drug used to treat parasites.doridaceanAny nudibranch of the clade Doridaceadorsimeson(anatomy) The line in which the meson meets the dorsal surface.downcanyonCloser to the bottom of a canyondownthrown(geology) Having, or being, a downthrowdoxenitoin(pharmacology) An anticonvulsant drug.doxycyclinAlternative spelling of doxycycline.draftwomanAlternative form of draftswoman.dragonborn(fantasy) Born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.dragonskin(fantasy) The skin of a dragon, or leather made from it.draughtmanArchaic form of draughtsman (“one who draws architectural or engineering plans”).draypersonA drayman or draywoman.drazoxolonA particular fungicide.dredgermanA man who fishes with a dredge.drinkathon(informal) A prolonged session of drinking alcohol.drivetrain(mechanical engineering) The mechanical parts of the powertrain, the gears and shafts, that connect the engine to the wheels in a vehicle.droneathonAlternative spelling of drone-athon.drosokininA leucokinin present in Drosophiladrosomycin(medicine) An antifungal and antibacterial peptide isolated from Drosophila melanogasterdrosotoxinAn analgesic peptide that is a selective inhibitor of tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channelsdrotaverinAlternative form of drotaverine.druggermanObsolete form of dragoman.dubitacionObsolete spelling of dubitation.dubitation(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.dulanermin(medicine, biochemistry) A recombinant protein used to treat some cancersdulcamarin(organic chemistry) A yellow glucoside extracted from the bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara).dunaimycinAny of a group of spiroketal macrolides that have immunosuppressive activityduodecagonAlternative form of dodecagon.dustperson(nonstandard, rare, chiefly humorous) A dustman or dustwoman.dynacortin(biochemistry) an actin present in Dictyostelium discoideumdysprosian(mineralogy) Containing dysprosium.dystrophin(biochemistry) A cytoplasmic structural protein that is deficient in some forms of muscular dystrophydysversion(chiefly ophthalmology) A slanted position, but not completely turned (cf. inversion)