| datiscin | <chemistry> A white crystalline glucoside extracted from the bastard hemp (Datisca cannabina). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| datolite | <chemical> A borosilicate of lime commonly occuring in glassy, greenish crystals. Alternative forms: datholite. Origin: From. Gr. To divide; in allusion to the granular structure of a massive variety. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| datum | <marine biology> A base elevation used as a reference from which to reckon heights and depths. It is called a tidal datum when defined by a certain plane of the tide. (09 Oct 1997) |
| datum plane | An arbitrary plane used as a base from which to make craniometric measurements. (05 Mar 2000) |
| datura | <botany> A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit. The commonest species are the thorn apple (D. Stramonium), with a prickly capsule, white flowers and green stem, and D. Tatula, with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers. Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous. Origin: NL.; cf. Skr. Dhattra, Per. & Ar. Tatra, Tatla. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Datura poisoning | Poisoning resulting from ingestion of plants of the genus Datura; symptoms are parasympatholytic in nature and in severe poisoning include central nervous system depression, circulatory failure, and respiratory depression. (05 Mar 2000) |
| daturine | <chemistry> Atropine. Synonym: daturia and daturina. Origin: From Datura. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |