Words starting with d

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

d means: the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet

d means: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five

d means: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

d means: denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units

d and c means: a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion

d region means: the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves

d'holbach means: French philosopher (born in Germany) famous as being one of the first self-described atheists in Europe

d'oyly carte means: English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)

d-day means: date of the Allied landing in France, World War II

d-layer means: the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

blood cell means: either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

council chamber means: a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)

crown lens means: a lens made of optical crown glass

durio zibethinus means: tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind

earnestness means: the trait of being serious

earnestness means: an earnest and sincere feeling

ehrlich means: German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915)

fervent means: (archaic) extremely hot, burning, or glowing

fervent means: characterized by intense emotion

first council of nicaea means: the first ecumenical council in 325 which produced the wording of the Nicene Creed and condemned the heresy of Arianism

genus halenia means: genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians

mexican poppy means: annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico

murine means: a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae

murine means: of or relating to or transmitted by a member of the family Muridae (rats and mice)

polypore means: woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent

pug nose means: a short nose; flattened and turned up at the end

rakish means: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

rakish means: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

sao joao de meriti means: a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro

serbo-croatian means: the Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet