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- dorsifixed — (botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
- dorsigrade — (of animals such as certain armadillos) walking on the backs of the toes
- dorsovelar — articulated with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate, as (k) and (ŋ)
- dosemeters — Plural form of dosemeter.
- dosimeters — Plural form of dosimeter.
- dosimetric — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- dove prism — a prism that inverts a beam of light, often used in a telescope to produce an erect image.
- dover sole — another name for the European sole
- downcomers — a pipe, tube, or passage for conducting fluid materials downward.
- downgrades — Plural form of downgrade.
- downstater — A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
- downstream — upstream
- downstreet — Toward the lower part of a street.
- downstroke — a downward stroke, as of a machine part, piston, or the like.
- downtrends — Plural form of downtrend.
- draconites — a type of precious stone thought to be found in a dragon's head
- drakestone — a flat stone thrown across the surface of water so as to make it skim or skip before sinking
- dray horse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- dreadlocks — a hair style, especially among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.
- dreamboats — Plural form of dreamboat.
- drearisome — Very dreary.
- dress coat — tail coat.
- dress code — a set of rules specifying the garb or type of clothing to be worn by a group or by people under specific circumstances: a military dress code; The restaurant's dress code requires men to wear jackets and ties at dinner.
- dress down — of or for a dress or dresses.
- dress form — an adjustable dummy used in dressmaking that can be made to conform to a person's figure
- dress-down — pertaining to or being a policy that allows employees to dress less formally than usual: dress-down days during the summer.
- dripstones — Plural form of dripstone.
- drolleries — Plural form of drollery.
- droop nose — Aeronautics. a downward-sloping, adjustable aircraft nose, which increases visibility for the pilot during takeoff and landing. an aircraft with this type of nose. an adjustable flap at the leading edge of an aircraft wing.
- droopiness — The characteristic of being droopy.
- drop press — drop forge.
- drop scene — a drop curtain, often of painted or dyed canvas, located downstage and used as the backdrop for a scene played while the set upstage is being changed.
- drop scone — a flat spongy cake made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
- drosometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of dew formed on a given surface.
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- drudgerous — Of or pertaining to drudgery; tedious, menial and exhausting.
- drug store — the place of business of a druggist, usually also selling cosmetics, stationery, toothpaste, mouthwash, cigarettes, etc., and sometimes soft drinks and light meals.
- drugstores — Plural form of drugstore.
- drupaceous — resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.
- dry fresco — fresco secco.
- dry offset — letterset.
- dry socket — a painful inflammatory infection of the bone and tissues at the site of an extracted tooth.
- dry-fresco — the technique of painting in watercolors on dry plaster. Also called dry fresco, secco. Compare fresco (def 1).
- duckshover — one who duckshoves, jumps a queue; cheats
- durometers — Plural form of durometer.
- dusseldorf — a state in W Germany; formerly a part of Rhine province. 13,154 sq. mi. (34,070 sq. km). Capital: Düsseldorf.
- dust cover — a cloth or plastic covering used to protect furniture or equipment, as during a period of nonuse.
- eavesdrops — Plural form of eavesdrop.
- editorials — Plural form of editorial.