(biochemistry, steroids) US form of deoxycorticosterone.
desoxyephedrine
desoxyephedrine
Noun
methamphetamine
desoxymorphine
desoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonuclease
noun
Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease
desoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleic
adj
Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic
desoxyribonucleoprotein
desoxyribose
desoxyribose
noun
(biochemistry) Alternative spelling of deoxyribose
detoxicator
detoxifier
detoxifier
noun
Anything that serves to detoxify.
devereux
dexedrine
dexedrine
noun
A brand name for dextroamphetamine.
dexiocardia
dexiotrope
dexiotropic
dexiotropic
adj
Having the form of a right-handed spiral
dexiotropism
dexiotropous
dexter
dexter
adj
(archaic) Right; on the right-hand side.
noun
(heraldry) The right side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the left side to the viewer.
The right hand.
dexterical
dexterities
dexterities
noun
plural of dexterity
dexterity
dexterity
noun
Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
dexterous
dexterous
adj
(figurative, archaic) Skilled at argumentation; mentally skillful.
Agile; flexible; able to move fluidly and gracefully.
Skillful in some specific thing.
Skillful with one's hands.
dexterously
dexterously
adv
In a dexterous manner; skillfully; with precision.
dexterousness
dexterousness
noun
The state or quality of being dexterous.
dextorsal
dextra
dextrad
dextrad
adv
(anatomy, archaic) Toward the right side; dextrally.
dextral
dextral
adj
Of or pertaining to the right side
dextrality
dextrality
noun
The state of being dextral
dextrally
dextrally
adv
Towards the right.
dextran
dextran
noun
(biochemistry) A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.
dextranase
dextranase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the endohydrolysis of (1->6)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in dextran.
dextranases
dextranases
noun
plural of dextranase
dextrane
dextrans
dextrans
noun
plural of dextran
dextraural
dextraural
adj
(medicine, otorhinolaryngology) Hearing more distinctly with the right ear than with the left.
dextrer
dextrer
Noun
A warhorse; a destrer.
dextrin
dextrin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives.
dextrinase
dextrinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin
dextrinate
dextrine
dextrine
noun
Dated form of dextrin.
dextrines
dextrines
noun
plural of dextrine
dextrinize
dextrinize
verb
(transitive) To convert (starch molecules) to dextrin.
dextrinous
dextrins
dextrins
noun
plural of dextrin
dextro
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
dextroaural
dextrocardia
dextrocardia
noun
(medicine) A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest
dextrocardial
dextrocerebral
dextrocular
dextrocular
adj
(of a person) Having the right eye dominant over the left eye.
dextrocularity
dextroduction
dextroglucose
dextroglucose
noun
(archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose
dextrogyrate
dextrogyrate
Adjective
dextrorotatory
dextrogyration
dextrogyratory
dextrogyre
dextrogyre
adj
(chemistry) Dextrorotatory.
dextrogyrous
dextrogyrous
adj
dextrogyrate
dextrolactic
dextrolimonene
dextromanual
dextromanual
adj
right-handed
dextropedal
dextropinene
dextrorotary
dextrorotary
adj
dextrorotatory
dextrorotatary
dextrorotatary
adj
Alternative form of dextrorotatory
dextrorotation
dextrorotation
noun
Rotation in a clockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.
dextrorotatory
dextrorotatory
adj
(chemistry, of an optically active compound or crystal) That rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise. Notation: (+) or formerly lowercase d-.
dextrorsal
dextrorsal
adj
Synonym of dextrorse
dextrorse
dextrorse
adj
Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as in the spiral inclination of the stem of the morning glory.
dextrorsely
dextrorsely
adv
In a dextrorse manner.
dextrosazone
dextrose
dextrose
noun
The naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule.
dextroses
dextroses
noun
plural of dextrose
dextrosinistral
dextrosinistral
adj
Moving or directed from the right to the left.
dextrosinistrally
dextrosinistrally
adv
In a dextrosinistral manner.
dextrosuria
dextrotartaric
dextrotropic
dextrotropous
dextrous
dextrous
adj
(chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of dexterous.
dextrously
dextrously
adv
Alternative form of dexterously
dextrousness
dextrousness
noun
Alternative form of dexterousness
dextroversion
dextroversion
noun
(medicine) A turning to the right.
diazohydroxide
diazohydroxide
noun
(chemistry) any compound having the general formula RN=NOH
dicarboxylate
dicarboxylate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such compounds (such as glutamates) that have biological activity
dicarboxylic
dicarboxylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Having two carboxylic groups
dicrostonyx
dictatrix
dictatrix
noun
(archaic) A female dictator.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dihexahedral
dihexahedral
adj
Having the form of a dihexahedron.
dihexahedron
dihexahedron
noun
A six-sided prism having three planes on the extremities.
dihydroxy
dihydroxy
adj
(chemistry) containing two hydroxy functional groups
dihydroxyacetone
dihydroxyacetone
noun
(biochemistry) The only ketotriose
(organic chemistry) The compound CO(CH₂OH)₂ that has a number of industrial uses
dihydroxysuccinic
dihydroxytoluene
diphtherotoxin
diphtherotoxin
noun
An exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriae
diplexer
diplexer
noun
(broadcasting) A passive device that implements frequency domain multiplexing.
dipteryx
directexamination
directrix
directrix
noun
(geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.
A female who directs; a directress.
directrixes
direx
direxit
discohexaster
discohexaster
noun
(zoology) A sponge spicule with six rays octahedrally arranged, ending with disks.
disexercise
dishexecontahedroid
dispensatrix
dispensatrix
noun
(archaic) A female dispensator.
distrix
distrix
noun
(medicine) The splitting of the distal ends of the hair.
dixiecrat
dixiecrat
Noun
a member of the Democratic Party of the United States of America from the southern States, especially one of the former territories of the Confederate States of America, who hold socially conservative viewpoints, and supports racial segregation and white power.
a member of the States' Rights Democratic Party of the United States of America.
dixiecratic
dixielander
dixielander
Noun
A performer of Dixieland jazz music.
dixmoor
doctrix
doctrix
noun
A female medical doctor, physician.
A female teacher.
dorsifixed
dorsifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
dorsiflex
dorsiflex
verb
To flex a limb in a dorsal direction.
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexion
noun
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
dorsiflexor
dorsiflexor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
doxographical
doxographical
adj
relating to doxographers
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
doxorubicin
doxorubicin
noun
(pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium (Streptomyces peucetius subsp. caesius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₇H₂₉NO₁₁·HCl in chemotherapy.
doxorubicins
doxorubicins
noun
plural of doxorubicin
drexel
drexler
dropax
druxey
druxey
adj
Alternative form of druxy
druxiness
druxiness
noun
The quality of being druxy.
druxy
druxy
adj
(of wood, obsolete outside dialects) Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish colour; rotten, decayed.
duplexer
duplexer
noun
(electronics) A device that enables communication in two directions over a single path.
duplexers
duplexers
noun
plural of duplexer
durax
durex
durex
Proper noun
A brand of condom; sometimes used as a generic term for a condom.
A brand of adhesive tape; sometimes used as the generic term for adhesive tape.
duxbury
dysorexia
dysorexia
noun
(pathology) An impaired or unnatural appetite.
dysorexy
dyspraxia
dyspraxia
noun
(medicine) A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body for the planning of motor movements.
endocortex
endocortex
noun
(anatomy) The inside layer of a cortex
endoperoxide
endoperoxide
noun
(chemistry, biochemistry) Any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially in certain intermediates in prostaglandin biosynthesis.
endothorax
endothorax
noun
(zoology) An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of insects.
endothrix
endothrix
noun
A dermatophyte infection of the hair that invades the hairshaft and internalizes into the hair cell.
entredeux
erythrodextrin
erythrodextrin
noun
(chemistry) A dextrin which gives a red colour with iodine.
esidrix
exacerbated
exacerbated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exacerbate
exadverso
exadversum
exaggerated
exaggerated
adj
That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exaggerate
exaggeratedly
exaggeratedly
adv
To an excessive degree; in an exaggerated manner.
exaggeratedness
exaggeratedness
noun
The quality of being exaggerated.
exasperated
exasperated
adj
Having one's patience greatly taxed; greatly annoyed; made furious.
Made worse or more intense.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exasperate
exasperatedly
exasperatedly
adv
In an exasperated manner.
excardination
excardination
noun
The freeing of a member of the clergy from the jurisdiction of a particular bishop