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dagswain(obsolete) A coarse woollen fabric made of daglocks, used for stuffing mattresses and furniture.daidzein(organic chemistry) A particular isoflavone.dairymanA man who works in a dairy, as:dairymenplural of dairymandakerhenAlternative form of daker-hen.daktarin(medicine) Synonym of miconazole.dalesmanA person from the Yorkshire Dales, or sometimes a person from Lakeland.dalesmenplural of dalesmandamaskenAlternative form of damascene.damaskinAlternative form of damascene.damassinA kind of modified damask or brocade, having flowered patterns in gold or silver thread.danioninAny of a group of small minnow-like cyprinid fishdanthronAlternative form of dantron.dargsman(in Scotland and northern English dialects) A day laborer.darkskinA black person who has relatively dark-coloured skin.darktown(US, dated) An African-American area of a city, especially in the American South.darraignObsolete spelling of deraign.dartsmanA person who throws darts.datathon(informal, programming) A kind of hackathon focusing on the use of large data sets.datiscin(biochemistry) A white crystalline glucoside extracted from bastard hemp (Datisca cannabina).deadborn(dated, rare) Stillborn.dearbornA light four-wheeled wagon.debation(nonstandard) Synonym of debating; debatedebricinSynonym of ficain.decacorn(finance) A private startup with a valuation of US$10 billion or greater.decadron(medicine) The glucocorticoid drug dexamethasonedecanoin(organic chemistry) The triglyceride of decanoic acid; caprindecatronAlternative form of dekatron.decicoinOne tenth of a bitcoin.decisionThe act of deciding.decocoon(biology, of an insect) To break out of its cocoon.decoymanA man employed in decoying wildfowl.decurion(historical) An officer in charge of ten men in the ancient Roman army.dedition(obsolete) yielding, surrender.deerhornAntler from a deer.deerskin(uncountable) Leather made from deer hide.defensin(biochemistry) Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that are active against bacteria, fungi and virusesdefusion(proscribed) The act of defusing.deguelinA rotenone derivative and naturally-occurring insecticide.deharden(ambitransitive) To make or become less hard (resistant to pressure).dehestanAn administrative division of Iran.dehydrin(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins expressed in plants in response to dehydrationdehydron(biochemistry) A protein motif composed of a defectively-packed backbone hydrogen bond that acts as an adhesivedekatron(electronics) A gas-filled tube used as a decade counter in early computers and calculators.delation(law) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.deletionAn item that has been or will be deleted.deltoninA particular steroid glycoside.delusionAn adamant belief in a falsehood despite incontestable evidence.demesman(historical) A member of the same deme; a member of the same township in Attica in Greece of the Classical period.demihornEither of two nasal processes that fused to form the horn of some dinosaursdemijohnA large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.demixionSynonym of demixing.demonianSynonym of demonic.demonkinSomeone who identifies as a demon or demonic being.demotionAn act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.denarianPertaining to the number 10.densipan(geology) The albic horizon of a spodosoldeodarin(organic chemistry) A flavonol derived from Cedrus deodara with IUPAC name (2R,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-8-methyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one.depactinAn actin-depolymerizing protein from starfish oocytes.deperson(transitive) To take away essential attributes of a person; to make a human being less of a person.derationTo remove rationing restrictions from (a product or commodity), so that the amounts one can buy or obtain are no longer limited by regulation.deredden(transitive) To correct for redshift.derisionAct of treating with disdain.dermatanA glycosaminoglycan found (as the sulfate) in the skindescreen(transitive) To remove Moiré-pattern artifacts when scanning half-tone printed images.desitionAn end, ending or conclusiondesmosinAlternative form of desmosine.desyatinAlternative form of dessiatina.determinObsolete form of determine.deuddarnA kind of cupboard or dresser with two tiers.deuotionObsolete typography of devotion.deuteron(physics) the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutrondevachanThe dwelling-place of the gods, according to theosophy.devilkinA little devil.devisionObsolete spelling of division.devotion(uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).diapason(music) The musical octave.diazinonAn organophosphorus insecticide used to control fleas etc. [O,O-Diethyl O-[4-methyl-6-(propan-2-yl)pyrimidin-2-yl]dibaryon(physics) Any of a proposed class of particles that would be a complex of two baryons (or six quarks).dicaprin(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric diglycerides of capric aciddicarbon(uncounable, chemistry, in combination) Two carbon atoms in a moleculedicationAny cation, of general formula X²⁺, formed by the removal of two electrons from a neutral speciesdickskin(vulgar, slang) The visibility of veins on the skin of a well-developed muscular body.dicloranA particular fungicide.dictamen(rare) A dictation or dictate.didemnin(organic chemistry) Any of a group of cyclic depsipeptides found in Trididemnumdidomain(biochemistry) A discrete structure formed from two domains of a protein dimerdieldrin(organic chemistry) A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant.diffuson(mathematics, physics) A mathematical object relating to diffusive motion, used in the theory of electron transport in disordered systems.digeneanAny trematode fluke of the subclass Digenea.digitronSynonym of Nixie tube.digynianSynonym of digynous.dihadron(physics) Any particle that is a combination of two hadronsdihedron(geometry) A polyhedron having two facesdikaryon(biology) A hypha that has two nuclei.dilationThe act of dilating.dilaurin(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric diglycerides of lauric aciddilepton(physics) A combination of the particle and antiparticle forms of two leptons of the same flavourdilutionThe process of making something dilute.diluvianPertaining to a deluge, or flood.diluvionSynonym of diluvium.dinoctonA particular fungicide.dinuguanA savoury Filipino stew of meat and/or offal simmered in a gravy of pig blood, garlic, chili and vinegar.diobolon(historical) A Greek copper coin of the mid-19th century.diocesanPertaining to a diocese.dioecian(botany, zoology) dioeciousdiolefin(organic chemistry) An olefin that has two double bonds; a dienedioxolan(organic chemistry, especially in combination) dioxolanedioxygen(inorganic chemistry) Diatomic oxygen: the normal allotrope of oxygen, having two atoms per molecule.diphenanAn anthelminthic drug.diphoton(physics) A resonance particle formed from two identical photonsdiplogen(dated) deuteriumdipluranAny of various hexapods, of the order Diplura.diprotonA hypothetical particle consisting of two protons and no neutrons; a helium-2 nucleus. Presumably an intermediate step in the fusion of hydrogen into helium.dipsogenAn agent that causes thirstdipteran(entomology) An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly.dipteron(entomology) Any fly of the taxonomic order Diptera.dipyrrin(organic chemistry) Any compound containing two pyrrole rings fused via a methine (-C=) group.disadornTo deprive of ornaments.disalignSynonym of misalign.discrown(transitive) To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.disdeignObsolete form of disdain.disliken(obsolete, transitive) To make unlike; to disguise.disloconA translocon associated with dislocationdistrain(law, transitive, obsolete) To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.disunionSeparation (disintegration) of a union; lack of union where union would be desirable.ditation(obsolete) The act of making rich; enrichment.diuretin(medicine, archaic) Theobromine sodium salicylate, used as a diuretic.divaplon(pharmacology) A nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic and anticonvulsant drug from the pyrazolopyrimidine family.divercinA particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Carnobacterium divergens.divergon(genetics) A pair of divergently-transcribed operons that work together in the same biological systemdivision(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.dockerin(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that interact with cohesindogecoin(uncountable, cryptocurrencies) A cryptocurrency featuring the Shiba Inu from the "doge" meme as its logo.dollyman(film, television) The man who operates a dolly (cart on which a camera is mounted).domesmenplural of domesmandominionPower or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.domiphen(organic chemistry) The quaternary ammonium ion N,N-dimethyl-N-(2-phenoxyethyl)dodecan-1-aminium whose bromide is an antisepticdonationA voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.doomsman(archaic, historical) One who renders judgement (e.g. a judge, magistrate, or arbiter); an umpire.doomsmenplural of doomsmandoorsman(historical) A person employed as a barker to solicit customers for a photographer.dorsalin(biochemistry) A protein that regulates cell differentiation along the dorsoventral axis of the neural tubedotation(literary, rare) The act of dotating or bestowing something; endowment, or an instance of this.doubloon(Canada, slang, numismatics) Clipping of doubloonie.doundounAlternative form of dun dun (African drum)downscanA downward scan.downtownOf, relating to, or situated in the central business district.downturnA downward trend, or the beginnings of one.draconin(chemistry) A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood.draculin(biochemistry, zoology) A glycoprotein with anticoagulant properties, found in the saliva of vampire bats.draftmanAlternative form of draftsman.dragoman(historical) An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.dragomen(hypercorrect) plural of dragomandragsmanOne who drags a body of water in search of something that is submerged.drawdownThe act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).drawspan(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge.dreibein(mathematics, physics) Trihedron.driftpin(engineering) A smooth drift (slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal).drighten(obsolete, usually capitalized) The Lord; Lord God; Christ.drightinAlternative form of drighten.drogomanAlternative form of dragoman.dropdown(computing, graphical user interface, of a widget) Dropping down from above; being a specific type of selection control that hides its contents until activated.drosocinAny of a class of antimicrobial glycosylated peptide present in Drosophiladroxacin(pharmacology) A quinolone antibiotic.drumskinThe skin of a drum; a drum head.drycleanAlternative spelling of dry clean.duathlonAn athletic contest consisting of running and cycling.ducatoon(historical) A silver coin formerly used in Holland and other Dutch-speaking territories.dullahan(fantasy, Irish mythology) A black-clad (usually male) horserider in Irish folklore which carries its severed head like a lantern and may be repelled by gold; when it stops riding (or calls out someone's name), someone will die. (Also called the Gan Ceann, Irish for "[one] without a head".)dungchen(music) A horn used in Tibetan Buddhist and Mongolian Buddhist ceremonies.dunnakin(uncommon) Alternative form of dunnekin (“outhouse”).dunnekin(archaic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.dunnikenAlternative form of dunnekin: an outhouse.dunnycanAlternative form of dunny can.dunnyken(uncommon) Alternative form of dunnekin: an outhouse.dunnymanAlternative form of dunny man.duplicon(genetics) A chromosome-specific low-copy repeat.durationAn amount of time or a particular time interval.durbrainAlternative spelling of der-brain.dutchmanA flaw or void repaired with such a piece.dutchmenplural of dutchmandynactin(biochemistry) dynein activator complex: a multi-subunit protein found in eukaryotic cells that aids in bidirectional intracellular transport by binding to dynein and kinesin-2 and linking them to the organelle or vesicle to be transported.dynatronA tetrode in which the voltage on the screen grid is higher than that on the control grid, causing the plate current to decrease as plate voltage increases; was used in oscillators.dyskerinA human gene, Dyskeratosis congenita 1, a small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein in which mutations are responsible for Zinsser-Cole-Engman syndrome.dyslysin(biochemistry, obsolete) A substance formed by heating cholic acid.dystonin(biochemistry) A neuronal protein that is a form of plakindzongpenA leader or official of a district in BhutandzongponAlternative spelling of dzongpen.