| diacetal | See: diacetyl. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| diacetate | Synonym: acetoacetate. 2. A compound containing two acetate residues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diacetemia | A form of acidosis resulting from the presence of acetoacetic (diacetic) acid in the blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diacetic acid | CH3COCH2COOH;one of the ketone bodies, formed in excess and appearing in the urine in starvation or diabetes. Synonym: diacetic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diacetonuria | The urinary excretion of acetoacetic (diacetic) acid. Synonym: diacetonuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diaceturia | The urinary excretion of acetoacetic (diacetic) acid. Synonym: diacetonuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diacetyl | <chemical> 2,3-butanedione. Carrier of aroma of butter, vinegar, coffee, and other foods. Chemical name: 2,3-Butanedione (12 Dec 1998) |
| diacetylcholine | <drug> Cholinergic antagonist and therefore a skeletal muscle relaxant. (18 Nov 1997) |
| diacetylmethylcarbinol reductase | <enzyme> Forms acetylbutanediol from diacetylmethylcarbinol Registry number: EC 1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| diacetylmonoxime | A 2-oxo-oxime that can reactivate phosphorylated acetylcholinesterase in vitro and in vivo; it penetrates the blood-brain barrier. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diacetylmorphine | <chemical> (5 alpha,6 alpha)-7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3,6-diol diacetate (ester). A narcotic analgesic that may be habit-forming. It is a controlled substance (opium derivative) listed in the u.s. Code of federal regulations, title 21 parts 329.1, 1308.11 (1987). Sale is forbidden in the united states by federal statute. (merck index, 11th ed) Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, narcotics. Chemical name: Morphinan-3,6-diol, 7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl- (5alpha,6alpha)-, diacetate (ester) (12 Dec 1998) |
| diacetyltannic acid | An astringent used for treatment of diarrhoea. Synonym: diacetyltannic acid, tannylacetate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diachronic | The word diachronic is from the Greek dia-, through + chronos, time = through time. As opposed to synchronic, at one point in time. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diachronic study | A study done over the course of time. For example, a longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) might involve the study of 100 children with this condition from birth to 10 years of age. Also called a longitudinal study. The opposite of a synchronic (cross-sectional) study. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diachylum | <medicine> A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat acids. Origin: NL. Diachylum, fr. Gr. Very juicy; thoroughly + juice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |