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Dent CornnounMWEcorn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturityverified
Dental AmalgamnounMWEan alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teethverified
Dental ConsonantnounMWEa consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridgeverified
Dental HygienistnounMWEsomeone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays)verified
Dental MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teethverified
Dental OrthopaedicsnounMWEthe branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teethverified
Dental OrthopedicsnounMWEthe branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teethverified
Dental PlaquenounMWEa film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental cariesverified
Dentate NucleusnounMWEa large laminar nucleus of grey matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphereverified
Deoxyribonucleic AcidnounMWE(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helixverified
Department of AnthropologynounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropologyverified
Department of BiologynounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in biologyverified
Department of Computer SciencenounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer scienceverified
Department of CorrectionsnounMWEthe department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offendersverified
Department of LinguisticsnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguisticsverified
Department of Local GovernmentnounMWEa permanent department created to perform the work of a local governmentverified
Department of MathematicsnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematicsverified
Department of the Federal GovernmentnounMWEa department of the federal government of the United Statesverified
Department StorenounMWEa large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandiseverified
departmental resourcenounMWENo definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.verified
Departure TaxnounMWEa tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or airverified
Departure TimenounMWEthe time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of originverified
Dependent ClausenounMWEa clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverbverified
Dependent VariablenounMWE(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variableverified
Depersonalisation DisordernounMWEemotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangenessverified
Depersonalisation NeurosisnounMWEemotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangenessverified
Depersonalization DisordernounMWEemotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangenessverified
Depersonalization NeurosisnounMWEemotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangenessverified
Depicted ObjectnounMWEsomething (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representationverified
Deposit AccountnounMWEa bank account (often a savings account) that money can be deposited and withdrawn from by the account holder. The deposit can be held for a fixed term in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest.verified
Depository banknounMWEThe institution at which a check is first deposited. While this term is often used interchangeably with "depository," "depositary" is a term of art in laws and regulations related to check processing.verified
Depository bank (Check 21)nounMWEAlso known as Bank of First Deposit (BOFD). The first bank to which a check is transferred even though it is also the paying bank or the payee. A check deposited in an account is deemed to be transferred to the financial institution holding the account into which the check is deposited, even though the check is physically received and endorsed first by another financial institution.verified
Depository Financial InstitutionnounMWEa financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activitiesverified
Depository LibrarynounMWEa depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and studyverified
Depreciation ChargenounMWEan amount periodically charged to expense or against revenue in compensation for depreciation of propertyverified
Depressive DisordernounMWEa state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical interventionverified
Depressor NervenounMWEany nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it servesverified
Depth FindernounMWEnavigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water, as by ultrasound or radarverified
Depth PsychologynounMWEa set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disordersverified
Dermoid CystnounMWEa cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other materialverified
Derris RootnounMWEwoody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowersverified
Descending AortanounMWEthe descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortaeverified
Descending ColonnounMWEthe part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colonverified
Descriptive AdjectivenounMWEan adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice')verified
Descriptive AnalyticsnounMWEInsights, reporting, and information answering the question, “Why did something happen?” Descriptive analytics determines information useful to understanding the cause(s) of an event(s).verified
Descriptive AnthropologynounMWEthe branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societiesverified