Word of the Day
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- diatribe diatribe /ˈdaɪ ə ˌtraɪb/ ? thunderous verbal attack
- diaz diaz /ˈdi ˌæz/ ? Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of…
- diazepam diazepam a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles;…
- diazo diazo /daɪ ˈæ ˌzoʊ/ ? relating to or containing diazonium
- diazoes diazoes relating to or containing diazonium
- diazonium diazonium the univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocarbon); found in salts…
- diazotize diazotize convert (an amine) into a diazo compound
- diazoxide diazoxide vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension
- dibasic acid dibasic acid an acid containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule
- dibasic salt dibasic salt a salt derived by replacing two hydrogen atoms per molecule
- dibber dibber /ˈdɪ bə/ ? a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground…
- dibble dibble /ˈdɪ bəl/ ? a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground…
- dibbuk dibbuk (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that…
- dibbukkim dibbukkim (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls…
- dibrach dibrach a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
- dibranch dibranch cephalopods having two gills
- dibranchia dibranchia comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders…
- dibranchiata dibranchiata comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders…
- dibranchiate dibranchiate cephalopods having two gills
- dibranchiate mollusk dibranchiate mollusk cephalopods having two gills
- dibs dibs /ˈdɪbz/ ? a claim of rights
- dibucaine dibucaine a local anesthetic that is administered by injection
- dicamptodon dicamptodon salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year
- dicamptodon ensatus dicamptodon ensatus large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
