dpt vaccine
- n abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood
dracunculus medinensis
- n parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
dowse
- n searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
- v wet thoroughly
- v use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
- v slacken
- v cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
dowser
- n someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
- n forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil