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111dialer — /duy euh leuhr, duy leuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that dials. 2. an electronic device attached to a telephone to call preselected numbers automatically when activated. Also, esp. Brit., dialler. [1740 50; DIAL + ER1] * * * dialer, dialing see… …
112diamond-point spoon — /duy meuhnd poynt , duy euh / a spoon having a handle terminating in a polygonal, pointed knob. Also called spear head spoon …
113dichlobenil — /duy kloh beuh nil/, n. a nonselective preemergence herbicide, C7H3Cl2N, used primarily as a weed and grass killer. Also, dichlorbenil /duy klawr beuh nil, klohr /. Also called 2,6 dichlorobenzonitrile. [DI 1 + CHLO(RO) 2 + BEN(ZONITR)IL(E)] …
114dichlorodiethyl sulfide — /duy klawr oh duy eth euhl, klohr , klawr , klohr /, Chem. See mustard gas. [DI 1 + CHLORO 2 + DI 1 + ETHYL + SULFIDE] …
115dicyclopentadienyliron — /duy suy kloh pen teuh duy en l uy euhrn/, n. Chem. ferrocene (def. 1). [DI 1 + CYCLOPENTADIENE + YL + IRON] …
116dicyclopentadienyl metal — /duy suy kloh pen teuh duy en l/, Chem. ferrocene (def. 2). [DI 1 + CYCLOPENTADIENE + YL] …
117diethylaminoethanol — /duy eth euhl euh mee noh eth euh nawl , nol , am euh noh /, n. Chem. a colorless, hygroscopic, water soluble liquid, C6H15NO, used for the synthesis of local anesthetics, in antirust compounds, and in photographic emulsions. Also,… …
118daikon — /duy keuhn, kon/, n. a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used esp. in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled. Also called Chinese radish. [1890 95; < Japn < MChin, equiv. to Chin dà big + gen root] * * * …
119daimyo — /duy myaw/, n., pl. daimyo, daimyos. Japanese Hist. one of the great feudal lords who were vassals of the shogun. [1830 40; < Japn, equiv. to dai big, great ( < Chin) + myo name ( < Chin)] * * * Any of the largest and most powerful landholding… …
120daiquiri — /duy keuh ree, dak euh /, n., pl. daiquiris. a cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice, and sugar, often with the addition of fruit and ice and mixed in an electric blender: a frozen banana daiquiri. [1915 20; named after Daiquirí, town on the east… …
