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

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a-scan ultrasonography means: the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball

bahamian means: a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas

bahamian means: of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands or their inhabitants

blood lily means: any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia

convener means: the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings

covalence means: valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

family saccharomycetaceae means: family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates

fried egg means: eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter; sometimes turned and cooked on both sides

herzberg means: Canadian physicist (born in Germany) noted for contributions to understanding the structure of molecules (born in 1904)

inactivation means: breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)

inactivation means: the process of rendering inactive

jomo kenyata means: Kenyan statesman and the first president of independent Kenya (1893-1978)

little bighorn river means: a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand

market square means: a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold

neurotransmitter means: a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse

nigella means: any plant of the genus Nigella

pillow lace means: a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins; the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins

regina means: the provincial capital of Saskatchewan

respire means: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

respire means: undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide