16-letter words containing d, y, s
- crystal detector — a demodulator, used esp in microwave circuits and in early radio receivers, consisting of a thin metal wire in point contact with a semiconductor crystal
- cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
- dacryocystectomy — The surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
- database analyst — (job) A person who uses data modeling to analyse and specify data use within an application area. A database analyst defines both logical views and physical data structures. In a client/server environment, he defines the database part of the back end system.
- debating society — a club, e.g. at a school or university, which regularly holds debates
- deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
- dehydroascorbate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of dehydroascorbic acid.
- delaying tactics — techniques used to delay sth
- dental hygienist — a dentist's assistant skilled in dental hygiene
- depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
- depth psychology — the study of unconscious motives and attitudes
- deputy secretary — the Deputy Secretary of State or Defense etc
- derbyshire chair — a chair of the mid-17th century, made of oak, usually without arms, and having a back of two carved rails between square uprights.
- destroyer escort — a lightly armed warship smaller than a destroyer, designed to escort fleets or convoys
- destroying angel — a white slender very poisonous basidiomycetous toadstool, Amanita virosa, having a pronounced volva, frilled, shaggy stalk, and sickly smell
- dialysis machine — device: kidney treatment
- diesel-hydraulic — a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters
- digestive system — the system by which ingested food is acted upon by physical and chemical means to provide the body with absorbable nutrients and to excrete waste products; in mammals the system includes the alimentary canal extending from the mouth to the anus, and the hormones and enzymes assisting in digestion.
- dimethyl sulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
- discographically — In terms of discography.
- discovery method — a largely unstructured, situational method or philosophy of teaching whereby students are permitted to find solutions to problems on their own or at their own pace, often jointly in group activities, either independent of or under the guidance of a teacher.
- discriminability — The condition of being discriminable.
- discriminatingly — With discrimination.
- discriminatorily — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- disorderly house — a house of prostitution; brothel.
- display standard — (hardware, standard) IBM and others have introduced a bewildering plethora of graphics and text display standards for IBM PCs. The standards are mostly implemented by plugging in a video display board (or "graphics adaptor") and connecting the appropriate monitor to it. Each new standard subsumes its predecessors. For example, an EGA board can also do CGA and MDA. With the PS/2, IBM introduced the VGA standard and built it into the main system board motherboard. VGA is also available as a plug-in board for PCs from third-party vendors. Also with the PS/2, IBM introduced the 8514 high-resolution graphics standard. An 8514 adaptor board plugs into the PS/2, providing a dual-monitor capability. Graphics software had to support the major IBM graphics standards and many non-IBM, proprietary standards for displays. Either software vendors provided display drivers or display vendors provided drivers for the software package. In either case, switching software or switching display systems was fraught with compatibility problems. More colours are available from third-party vendors for some display types. See also MDA, CGA, EGA, PGA, Hercules, MCGA, VGA, SVGA, 8514, VESA.
- display terminal — Visual Display Unit
- distributionally — In a distributional manner.
- do the necessary — to do something that is necessary in a particular situation
- do-it-yourselfer — an advocate or enthusiast of do-it-yourself
- doctor's surgery — A doctor's surgery is the same as a doctor's office.
- double monastery — a religious community of both men and women who live in separate establishments under the same superior and who worship in a common church.
- down one's alley — a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.
- dramatic society — an amateur dramatics club
- drugstore cowboy — a young man who loafs around drugstores or on street corners.
- dry distillation — destructive distillation.
- dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
- duplessis-mornay — Philippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), Mornay, Philippe de.
- dyer's greenweed — woadwaxen.
- dyer's-greenweed — woadwaxen.
- dynamic analysis — (programming) Evaluation of a program based on its execution. Dynamic analysis relies on executing a piece of software with selected test data.
- dynamic markings — directions and symbols used to indicate degrees of loudness
- dynamic response — The dynamic response of a machine, structure, or process is how it reacts over time to something that is done to it.
- dysfunctionality — (uncountable) The condition of being dysfunctional.
- earthly paradise — Bible: Garden of Eden
- ethinylestradiol — A derivative of 17\u03b2-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
- fancy dress ball — a ball at which the guests wear fancy dress
- fashion industry — the industry that deals with the world of fashion
- federalist party — a political group that favored the adoption by the states of the Constitution.