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121Dairen — /duy ren /, n. former Japanese name of Dalian (def. 2). * * * …
122daishiki — /duy shee kee/, n., pl. daishikis. dashiki. * * * …
123Dayak — /duy ak, euhk/, n., pl. Dayaks, (esp. collectively) Dayak. a member of any of several indigenous, Austronesian speaking tribal peoples of Sarawak and Indonesian Borneo. Also, Dyak. [1830 40] * * * Any member of a non Muslim indigenous people of… …
124Deimos — /duy mos/, n. 1. an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite. 2. Astron. one of the two moons of Mars. * * * ▪ astronomy the outer and smaller of Mars s two moons. It was discovered telescopically with its companion… …
125deinonychus — /duy non i keuhs/, n. a small bipedal dinosaur, genus Deinonychus, of the Cretaceous Period, characterized by having a large, curved claw on each hind foot. [ < NL (1969) < Gk dein(ós) fearful, terrible (see DINOSAUR) + onychos clawed, adj. deriv …
126Di — /duy/, n. a female given name, form of Diana. Symbol, Chem. didymium. * * * (as used in expressions) Benciviene di Pepo Donato di Niccolò Antonio di Pietro Averlino Francesco di Cristofano de Giudicis Tommaso Di Giovanni Di Simone Guidi Tommaso… …
127diabatic — /duy euh bat ik/, adj. occurring with an exchange of heat (opposed to adiabatic): a diabatic process. [ < Gk diabat(ós) able to be crossed, fordable (equiv. to dia DIA + batós passable, verbal adj. of baínein to walk, go) + IC] * * * …
128diabetes — /duy euh bee tis, teez/, n. Pathol. 1. any of several disorders characterized by increased urine production. 2. Also called diabetes mellitus /mel i teuhs, meuh luy /. a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, usually occurring in genetically… …
