| dane | A native, or a naturalized inhabitant, of Denmark. Great Dane. <zoology> See Danish dog, under Danish. Origin: LL. Dani: cf. AS. Dene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dane particle | <virology> 42 nm spherical particle, the complete infective virion of hepatitis B containing a 27 nm core antigen. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Dane's stain | <technique> A stain for prekeratin, keratin, and mucin which employs haemalum, phloxine, Alcian blue, and orange G; nuclei appear orange to brown, acid mucopolysaccharides pale blue, and keratins orange to red-orange. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dane, D | <person> 20th century British virologist. See: Dane particles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| danewort | <botany> A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort. Synonym: Daneweed, Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood. Origin: Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |