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Densitometrynounmeasuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmissionverified
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
Dentinnouna calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a toothverified
Dentinenouna calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a toothverified
Dentistrynounthe branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy, development and diseases of the teethverified
Dentitionnounthe kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animalverified
Deoxyephedrinenounan amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochlorideverified
Deoxyribonucleic AcidnounMWE(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helixverified
Departmentnounthe territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)verified
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
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
Dependabilitynounability to perform as and when required (note 1: includes availability, reliability, recoverability, maintainability, and maintenance support performance, and, in some cases, other characteristics such as durability, safety and security. Note 2: used as a collective term for the time-related quality characteristics of an item).Capability
Dependancenounbeing abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming,especially alcohol or narcotic drugsverified
Dependencenounbeing abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)verified
dependencynounA relationship between processes or activities that directly or indirectly relies upon another process or activity to occur, begin, or finish.Process
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
Depersonalisationnounemotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangenessverified
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
Depersonalizationnounemotional 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
Depigmentationnounabsence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hairverified
deploymentnounThe purpose of this task is to bring new software or hardware up and running properly in its environment.Process