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- devon minnow — a spinning lure intended to imitate the swimming motion of a minnow
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- diseconomies — Plural form of diseconomy.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- dishonouring — Present participle of dishonour.
- do honour to — to pay homage to
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- domino paper — a marbleized or figured decorative paper, used for wallpaper, end papers, etc., printed from wood blocks and colored by hand.
- door-knocker — a hinged fitting on a door that can be used to knock on it
- doorknockers — Plural form of doorknocker.
- dot notation — (networking) Berkeley Unix notation for an Internet address, consisting of one to four numbers (a "dotted quad") in hexadecimal (leading 0x), octal (leading 0), or (usually) decimal. It represents a 32-bit address. Each leading number represents eight bits of the address (high byte first) and the last number represents the rest. E.g. address 0x25.32.0xab represents 0x252000ab. By far the most common form is four decimal numbers, e.g. 146.169.22.42. Many programs accept an address in dot notation in place of a hostname.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- echinococcus — any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- econometrics — the application of statistical and mathematical techniques in solving problems as well as in testing and demonstrating theories.
- econometrist — An econometrician.
- economically — in a thrifty or frugal manner; with economy.
- economy pack — a large pack of goods that is cheaper than a normal-sized pack
- economy size — product: large, inexpensive
- economy-size — larger in size and costing less per unit of measurement than a smaller size: an economy-size box of soap flakes.
- eleemosynous — Describes a gift or donation made as an act of charity or almsgiving.
- endogenously — In an endogenous manner.
- enophthalmos — The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
- enormousness — Great size or magnitude.
- envenomation — The injection of a venom etc by means of a sting, etc.
- eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
- eosinophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained by eosin.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epiphenomena — Plural form of epiphenomenon.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- ergonometric — Ergonomic.
- espagnolette — the fastening device on a French window
- ethanolamine — (chemistry) a hydroxy-amine, HO.CH2.CH2.NH2, manufactured by the reaction of ethylene oxide with ammonia; it is found naturally in a combined form in cephalin, and has many industrial applications.
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnogenesis — The emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity.
- ethnographer — One who practices ethnography.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnohistory — The branch of anthropology concerned with the history of peoples and cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- ethnologists — Plural form of ethnologist.
- ethnopoetics — A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
- etonogestrel — a progestogen used as a male contraceptive, released from two tiny rods placed under the skin
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- exsanguinous — Alternative form of exsanguious.
- feel no pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- fennoscandia — region in N Europe, including Scandinavia, Finland, and the part of NW Russia west of the White Sea