| delle | The central lighter-coloured portion of the erythrocyte, as observed in a stained film of blood. Origin: D. Delle, low ground, pit (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dellen | Shallow, saucer-like, clearly defined excavations at the margin of the cornea, about 1.5 by 2 mm, due to localised dehydration; also called Fuchs' dellen. Origin: D. Pl. Of delle, low ground, pit (05 Mar 2000) |
| delomorphous | Of definite form and shape; a term applied in the past to the parietal cells of the gastric glands. Origin: G. Delos, manifest, + morphe, form (05 Mar 2000) |
| deloo | <zoology> The duykerbok. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deloul | <zoology> A special breed of the dromedary used for rapid traveling; the swift camel. Synonym: herire, and maharik. Origin: Prob. Of Arabic or Bedouin origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| delouse | To remove lice from; to free from infestation with lice; used especially of prophylaxis of louse-borne diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| delph | <physics> The drain on the land side of a sea embankment. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| delphi technique | An iterative questionnaire designed to measure consensus among individual responses. In the classic delphi approach, there is no interaction between responder and interviewer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| delphian node | A midline prelaryngeal lymph node, adjacent to the thyroid gland, enlargement of which is indicative of thyroid disease or early metastasis from the subglottic larynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| delphin | <chemistry> A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise. Synonym: phocenin. Origin: L. Delphinus a dolphin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| delphine | Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes. Origin: L. Delphinus a dolphin, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| delphinic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic. Delphinic acid. <chemistry> See Valeric acid, under Valeric. See: Delphin. <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically, relating to the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria). Origin: From NL. Delphinium, the name of the genus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| delphinine | <chemistry> A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre (Delphinium staphisagria), as a colourless amorphous powder. Origin: Cf. F. Delphinine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Delphinium ajacis | A species of plant (family Ranuculaceae) containing the alkaloids ajacine and ajaconine; the dried ripe seeds have been used externally as a parasiticide in pediculosis; rarely used now because of its toxicity. Synonym: larkspur. Origin: G. Delphinion, larkspur (05 Mar 2000) |
| delphinoid | <zoology> Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin. Origin: L. Delphinus a dolphin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |