(biochemistry, pharmacology) A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
dopiness
dopiness
noun
The characteristic of being dopey.
doupioni
downpipe
downpipe
noun
The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
downplay
downplay
verb
(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
downpour
downpour
noun
A heavy rain.
verb
(intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
downslip
downwarp
downwarp
noun
(geology) A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends downward
drapping
drapping
verb
present participle of drap
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drepania
drepania
noun
plural of drepanium
drepanid
drepanid
noun
(zoology) Any moth in the family Drepanidae.
drepanis
driftpin
driftpin
noun
(engineering) A smooth drift.
dripping
dripping
noun
Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
The sound or action of something that drips.
The use of a drip tip to drip e-liquid directly onto the atomizer of an e-cigarette.
verb
present participle of drip
drooping
drooping
adj
That droops or droop.
noun
An instance of something drooping.
verb
present participle of droop
dropline
dropline
noun
A long, vertical fishing line having a series of hooks.
dropling
dropping
dropping
noun
(usually in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung.
Something dropped; a droplet.
The act of something that drops or falls.
verb
present participle of drop
drypoint
drypoint
noun
(countable) A print made using this technique.
(countable) The needle used in this technique.
(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
dryprong
duckpins
duckpins
noun
A game played by bowling a small ball at such pins.
plural of duckpin
duckpond
duckpond
noun
A pond that is populated by ducks.
dumpings
dumpings
noun
plural of dumping
dumpling
dumpling
noun
(cooking) A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.
(endearing) A term of endearment.
(mildly vulgar) A piece of excrement.
By restriction, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.
duopsony
duopsony
noun
An economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.