derny
A motorized bicycle for paced cycling events such as keirin.

dernys
plural of derny

derotation
A rotation in the opposite direction.
The correction of a rotational deformity.
The lowering of an aircraft's nose gear to the runway following touchdown on the main gear during landing.

derotations
plural of derotation

derv
Diesel fuel for motor vehicles.

deshi
a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho
disciple, mentee, follower

deshis
plural of deshi

deslanoside
A cardiac glycoside found in the leaves of Digitalis lanata.

desmodromics
The desmodromic system of a vehicle or other machine.

desmoplasia
A desmoplastic hyperplasia of fibroblasts, found especially in the stroma of a carcinoma

desmoplasias
plural of desmoplasia

desto
a headsign; a destination sign: a moveable or electronic display mounted on a bus or other public transport vehicle to indicate its intended route and destination.

destroyals
plural of destroyal

destroyer
That which destroys something.
A small, fast warship with light gun armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.
A larger warship with guided missile armament, usually intended for air defence or anti-ship roles. Often, but not always, larger than a frigate and smaller than a cruiser.

destroyers
plural of destroyer

detailings
plural of detailing

detrainments
plural of detrainment

detrysosination
Misspelling of detyrosination.

detyrosination
The removal of tyrosine from (the carboxyl terminal of) a protein, especially as a posttranslational modification

developmental
Related to development.

developmentals
plural of developmental

devilships
plural of devilship

devisions
plural of devision: obsolete spelling of divisions.

devotor
A worshipper; someone given to devotion.

devotors
plural of devotor

dewanships
plural of dewanship

dewirement
An instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired.

dewirements
plural of dewirement

dexrazoxane
A particular cardioprotective drug, used to protect the heart against the cardiotoxic side-effects of anthracyclines.

dghaisa
A small boat resembling a gondola, common in Malta.

dghaisas
plural of dghaisa

dghajjes
plural of dghajsa

dghajsa
Alternative form of dghaisa.

dghajsas
plural of dghajsa

dhahabiyya
Alternative form of dahabieh.

dhahabiyyas
plural of dhahabiyya

dhau
Alternative form of dhow (“sailing vessel”).

dhaus
plural of dhau

dholie
Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter; stretcher; litter”).

dholies
plural of dholie

dhoney
Dated form of dhoni.

dhoneys
plural of dhoney

dhoni
A handcrafted sailboat with a motor or lateen sails, resembling a dhow, that is used in the Maldives.

dhonies
plural of dhoney

dhonis
plural of dhoni

dhony
Archaic form of dhoni.

dhooley
Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter; stretcher; litter”).

dhooleys
plural of dhooley

dhoolie
Alternative form of dooly (“covered litter”).

dhoolies
plural of dhoolie
plural of dhooly

dhooly
Alternative form of dooly (“basic Indian litter; stretcher; litter”).

dhow
A traditional sailing vessel used along the coasts of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean, generally having a single mast and a lateen sail.

dhows
plural of dhow

dhuli
Alternative form of dooly.

dhulis
plural of dhuli

diabolist
A devil-worshipper

diabolists
plural of diabolist

diad
Archaic form of dyad.
A sequence of two (different) monomers in a polymer.
A structure in the cardiac myocyte.

diads
plural of diad

dialkylcarbonate
A carbonate ester with two alkyl groups

dialkylcarbonates
plural of dialkylcarbonate

diaminocarbene
Any diamino derivative of a carbene

diaminocarbenes
plural of diaminocarbene

diapocarotenoid
Any dimer formed from two apocarotenoids

diapocarotenoids
plural of diapocarotenoid

diarylethene
Any of a class of compounds, such as stilbene, that have aromatic groups bonded to each end of a carbon-carbon double bond.

diarylethenes
plural of diarylethene

diazepanone
Any ketone derived from diazepane by replacing a ring methylene group by a carbonyl

diazepanones
plural of diazepanone

diazocarbon
The divalent group consisting of a carbon atom joined to a diazo group. >C=N=N

diazocarbonyl
A carbonyl (>C=O) group located near a diazo (-N=N) group

diazocarbonyls
plural of diazocarbonyl

dibromocarbene
Any dibromo derivative of a carbene

dibromocarbenes
plural of dibromocarbene

dichlorphenamide
Alternative form of diclofenamide.

dickholes
plural of dickhole

dickie
Alternative form of dicky.

dickies
plural of dickie
plural of dicky

dicktatorship
A dictatorship.

dicktatorships
plural of dicktatorship

diclofenamide
A sulfonamide and a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor.

dictablanda
A soft-handed dictatorship.

dictablandas
plural of dictablanda

dictatories
plural of dictatory

dictatorships
plural of dictatorship

dictatory
Exessively strict.

dictatourship
Obsolete form of dictatorship.

dictatourships
plural of dictatourship

dictature
Office of a dictator; dictatorship.

dictatures
plural of dictature

dicyanamide
The anion N(CN)₂⁻ or any salt containing this anion; especially the sodium salt, which is an explosive sometimes used in vehicle airbags.

dicyanamides
plural of dicyanamide

dicyanamine
Alternative form of dicyanamide.

dicycle
directed cycle

dicycles
plural of dicycle

didact
A didactic person.
A person gifted, trained, or intending to instruct.
Any teacher.

didacts
plural of didact

diekplous
An ancient Greek naval operation in which a line of ships rowed through gaps between the enemy's ships and then turned to attack their weaker side.

diekplus
Alternative form of diekplous.

diffuson
A mathematical object relating to diffusive motion, used in the theory of electron transport in disordered systems.

diffusons
plural of diffuson

diflufenican
A carboxamide herbicide 2',4'-difluoro-2-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyloxy)nicotinanilide

digitoxigenin
A cardenolide, the aglycone of digitoxin, usually obtained by hydrolysis.

digitoxigenins
plural of digitoxigenin

dihedrals
plural of dihedral

dihydrocarbazole
The unsaturated, tricyclic heterocycle formed by adding two hydrogen atoms to the pyrrole ring of a carbazole.

dimethylbenzanthracene
Any of several isomeric dimethyl derivatives of benzanthracene, but especially 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene which is a carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbon used in medical research

dimethylbenzanthracenes
plural of dimethylbenzanthracene

dimmer
A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light
A switch used to select between the low and high headlamp beam on a road vehicle. (usually as "dimmer switch", primarily in North America; elsewhere "dipswitch" or "dipper switch")

dimmers
plural of dimmer

dingey
Alternative spelling of dinghy.

dingeys
plural of dingey

dinghies
plural of dinghy

dinghy
A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship.
A sailing dinghy.
An inflatable rubber life raft.

dinitrophenylhydrazone
The red or yellow precipitate indicating a positive result when dinitrophenylhydrazine is used to detect qualitatively the carbonyl functionality of a ketone or aldehyde functional group.

dinitrophenylhydrazones
plural of dinitrophenylhydrazone

dinkey
A small locomotive, especially with a switch engine.

dinkeys
plural of dinkey

dioxolanone
Any cyclic ketone derived from dioxolane, but especially the cyclic carbonates in which the carbonyl group is attached to both oxygen atoms

dioxolanones
plural of dioxolanone

diphenylmethanone
An aromatic compound made of two phenyl connected by a carbonyl functional group.

diploicin
A carbonyl compound found in various lichenized fungi species of the Diploicia genus.

diplomatist
Synonym of diplomat.
A person trained in diplomatics.

diplomatists
plural of diplomatist