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81diamond-leaf laurel — /duy meuhnd leef , duy euh / a tree, Pittosporum rhombifolium, of Australia, having coarsely toothed, oval or diamond shaped leaves and white flowers, widely planted as an ornamental in the southwestern U.S. * * * …
82diamond-point spoon — /duy meuhnd poynt , duy euh / a spoon having a handle terminating in a polygonal, pointed knob. Also called spear head spoon. * * * …
83Diana — /duy an euh/, n. 1. (Princess of Wales) (Lady Diana Spencer), 1961 97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. 2. an ancient Roman deity, virgin goddess of the moon and of hunting, and protector of women, identified by the Romans with the Greek… …
84diaper — /duy peuhr, duy euh peuhr/, n. 1. a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet trained. 2. Also called diaper cloth. a linen or cotton fabric with a woven pattern of small, constantly… …
85diastatic — /duy euh stat ik/, adj. 1. Biochem. a. of or pertaining to diastase. b. having the properties of diastase: diastatic action. 2. Med., Physiol. of or pertaining to diastasis. Also, diastasic /duy euh stay sik/. [1880 85; < Gk diastatikós… …
86diastereomer — /duy euh ster ee euh meuhr, stear /, n. Chem. either of a pair of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other. Also called diastereoisomer /duy euh ster ee oh uy seuh meuhr, stear /. Cf. enantiomer. [1935 40; DIA + STEREO(ISO)MER] * *… …
87diathermy — /duy euh therr mee/, n. Med. the production of heat in body tissues by electric currents, for therapeutic purposes. Also, diathermia /duy euh therr mee euh/. [ < G Diathermie (1909). See DIA , THERMY] * * * Use of high frequency electric current… …
88diazine — /duy euh zeen , zin, duy az een, in/, n. Chem. any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C4H4N2, containing a ring of four carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms. [DIAZ + INE2] * * * …
89diazole — /duy euh zohl , duy az ohl/, n. Chem. any of a group of organic compounds containing three carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms arranged in a ring. [DIAZ + OLE] * * * …
90dichlobenil — /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)] * *… …
