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Devil's TonguenounMWEfoul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadixverified
Devil's Walking SticknounMWEsmall deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United Statesverified
Devil's WeednounMWEtropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutletsverified
Deviled EggnounMWEhalved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the whiteverified
Dew PointnounMWEthe temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation beginsverified
Dextroamphetamine SulphatenounMWEan isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulantverified
Diabetes InsipidusnounMWEa rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys)verified
Diabetes MellitusnounMWEdiabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuriaverified
Diabetic ComanounMWEcoma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitusverified
Diabetic RetinopathynounMWEretinopathy involving damage to the small blood vessels in the retinaverified
Diagnostic AnalyticsnounMWEInsights, reporting, and information answering the question, “Why did something happen?” Diagnostic analytics determines information useful to understanding the cause(s) of an event(s).verified
Diagnostic ProgramnounMWEa program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer programverified
Diagonal MatrixnounMWEa square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zeroverified
dial-up connectivitynounMWEThe state of being connect through standard phone line and analog modem to access the Internet at data transfer rates (DTR) of up to 56 Kbps.verified
Dialectical MaterialismnounMWEthe materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engelsverified
Dialog BoxnounMWE(computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the userverified
Dialysis MachinenounMWEa medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranesverified
Diaphragmatic HernianounMWEhernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragmverified
Diaphragmatic PleurisynounMWEan acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)verified
Diastolic PressurenounMWEthe blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with bloodverified
Diathermy MachinenounMWEa medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposesverified
Diatomaceous EarthnounMWEa light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering materialverified
Dice BoxnounMWEa small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrownverified
Dice CupnounMWEa small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrownverified
Dichloroethyl SulfidenounMWEa toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungsverified
Dicot FamilynounMWEfamily of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationverified
Dicot GenusnounMWEgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationverified
Dictionary AttacknounMWEDiscovery of authenticators by encrypting likely authenticators and comparing the actual encrypted authenticator with the newly encrypted possible authenticators.verified
Dictionary DefinitionnounMWEa definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbolverified
Diesel-Electric LocomotivenounMWEa locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engineverified
Diesel-Hydraulic LocomotivenounMWEa locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engineverified
Dietary SupplementnounMWEsomething added to complete a diet or to make up for a dietary deficiencyverified
Diethyl EthernounMWEa colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anestheticverified
Differential Blood CountnounMWEcounting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in 1 cubic millimeter of bloodverified
Differential CalculusnounMWEthe part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differentialverified
Differential CostnounMWEthe increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of outputverified