| diamylene | <chemistry> A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H20, of the ethylene series, regarded as a polymeric form of amylene. Origin: Pref. Di- + amylene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| diana | The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. "And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. <zoology> " (Pope) Diana monkey, a handsome, white-bearded monkey of West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana). Origin: L. Diana. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Diana complex | Ideas leading to the adoption of masculine traits and behaviour in a female. Origin: Diana, L. Myth. Char. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diandria | <botany> A Linnaean class of plants having two stamens. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. = twice +, a man, a male. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diandrous | <botany> Of or pertaining to the class Diandria; having two stamens. Origin: Cf. F. Diandre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dianhydrogalactitol | <chemical> 1,2:5,6-dianhydrodulcitol. One of the cytotoxic dihalohexitols that may have alkylating antineoplastic activity. It causes bone marrow toxicity. The active form is thought to be the diepoxide. Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, alkylating. Chemical name: Galactitol, 1,2:5,6-dianhydro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| dianisidine | <chemical> Highly toxic compound which can cause skin irritation and sensitization. It is used in manufacture of azo dyes. Chemical name: (1,1'-Biphenyl)-4,4'-diamine, 3,3'-dimethoxy- (12 Dec 1998) |
| dianium | <chemistry> Same as Columbium. Origin: NL, fr. L. Diana; either as the name of the Roman goddess, or from its use in OE. As a name of silver. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dianoetic | <psychology> Pertaining to the discursive faculty, its acts or products. "I would employ . . . Dianoetic to denote the operation of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty." (Sir W. Hamilton) Origin: Gr.; through + to revolve in the mind. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dianthus | <botany> A genus of plants containing some of the most popular of cultivated flowers, including the pink, carnation, and Sweet William. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, gen, Zeus + flower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diapasm | Powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together. Origin: L. Diapasma, Gr, fr.; through + to sprinkle: cf. F. Diapasme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diapause | A period of biological quiescence or dormancy with decreased metabolism; an interval in which development is arrested or greatly slowed. Origin: dia-+ G. Pausis, pause Embryonic diapause, a diapause in the course of embryogenesis; postulated to occur in instances of double parturition and possibly of delayed implantation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diapedesis | Archaic term for the emigration of leucocytes across the endothelium. (18 Nov 1997) |
| diapente | 1. The interval of the fifth. 2. <medicine> A composition of five ingredients. Origin: L, fr. Gr. A fifth; through + five: cf. F. Diapente. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diaper dermatitis | Colloquially referred to as diaper, ammonia, or napkin rash; dermatitis of thighs and buttocks resulting from exposure to urine and faeces in infants' diapers. Formerly attributed to ammonia formation; moisture, bacterial growth, and alkalinity may all induce lesions. Synonym: ammonia rash, diaper rash, Jacquet's erythema, napkin rash. (05 Mar 2000) |