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Depopulationnounthe condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)verified
Deposit AccountnounMWEa bank account (often a savings account) that money can be deposited and withdrawn from by the account holder.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
DepositorynounAn institution that holds funds or marketable securities for safekeeping. Depositories may be privately or publicly operated and allow securities transfers through book-entry and offer funds accounts permitting funds transfers as a means of payment.Physical
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.OrganizationRegulated
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.OrganizationRegulatedPCI
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
Depressionnouna long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investmentverified
Depressive DisordernounMWEa state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical interventionverified
Depressornounany nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it servesverified
Depressor NervenounMWEany nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it servesverified
DepthnounAn attribute associated with an assessment method that addresses the rigor and level of detail associated with the application of the method. The values for the depth attribute, hierarchically from less depth to more depth, are basic, focused, and comprehensive.Metric
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
Derailleurnouna form of bike gearing that functions by moving the chain between different gearsverified
Deregulatingnounthe act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)verified
Deregulationnounthe act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)verified
Derivationnoun(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixationverified
Derivingnoun(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phraseverified
Dermabrasionnounremoval of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layerverified
Dermatoglyphicsnounthe study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feetverified
Dermatomycosisnounfungal infection of the skin, especially of moist parts covered by clothingverified
Dermatomyositisnounmyositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbsverified
Dermatophytosisnounfungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing)verified
Dermatosclerosisnounan autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissueverified
Dermatosisnoundisorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)verified
Dermoid CystnounMWEa cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other materialverified
Derricknouna framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and loweredverified
Derrisnounany of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenoneverified
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
Descensusnounthe slipping or falling out of place of an organ, commonly referring to the uterusverified
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).Capability
Descriptive AnthropologynounMWEthe branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societiesverified
Descriptive ClausenounMWEa subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifiesverified
Descriptive GeometrynounMWEthe geometry of properties that remain invariant under projectionverified
Descriptive LinguisticsnounMWEa description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgmentsverified
Descriptive Top-Level SpecificationnounMWEA natural language descriptive of a system’s security requirements, an informal design notation, or a combination of the two.RequirementRegulatedCUI