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Dilation and CurettagenounMWEa surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curetverified
Dilemmanounstate of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable optionsverified
Dillnounaromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoningverified
Dillenianounany of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preservesverified
Dilleniid Dicot FamilynounMWEfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsverified
Dilleniid Dicot GenusnounMWEgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsverified
Diltiazemnouna calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failureverified
Dimenhydrinatenounantihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sicknessverified
Dimension ReductionnounMWEDimensionality reduction is the process of taking data in a high dimensional space and mapping it into a new space whose dimensionality is much smallerProcess
Dimetrodonnouncarnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sailverified
Diminutionnounthe statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)verified
Dimmernouna rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illuminationverified
Dimnessnounthe property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensityverified
Dimorphismnoun(biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)verified
Dimoutnoundarkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)verified
Dimpled ChadnounMWEa chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attachedverified
Dinghynouna small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelledverified
Dining-Room TablenounMWEdining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be servedverified
Dinnerwarenounthe tableware: plates and platters and serving bowls etc., used in serving a mealverified
Diopternouna unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in metersverified
Dioptrenouna unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in metersverified
Dioxinnounany of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicidesverified
Dip CirclenounMWEa measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)verified