dauphinoise
A dish of sliced potatoes baked in milk, cream and cheese.

dauphinoises
plural of dauphinoise

daymeal
A meal during the day (as opposed to night), usually at or about midday.

debarment
The act or an instance of debarring.
In the United States Food and Drugs Act, a penalty imposed on persons or companies that commit crimes in connection with applications for approval of drugs, in which such persons are barred from submitting or assisting in the submission of such an application.

debarments
plural of debarment

decadienal
Any aldehyde derived from a decadiene, but especially 2,4-decadienal which is an aroma-rich substance found in cooked food

decadienals
plural of decadienal

deckel
Alternative form of deckle (instrument in paper-making)

deckels
plural of deckel

deckle
A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
A membrane covering the outermost side of a brisket of beef, where it was attached to the rib cage
The fattier, smaller point-cut portion of a brisket of beef, being the superficial pectoral muscle.

deckles
plural of deckle

deepfrier
Alternative form of deep fryer.

deepfriers
plural of deepfrier

deepfry
Alternative form of deep-fry.

deermeat
Rare form of deer meat.

defalcator
A defaulter or embezzler.

deforolimus
ridaforolimus

defrutum
A reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine, made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until reduced to half of the original volume.

deglazings
plural of deglazing

dejeuner
Alternative form of déjeuner.

dekle
Alternative form of deckle.

dekles
plural of dekle

deli
A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
Food sold at a delicatessen.

delicatessen
A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving.

delicatessens
plural of delicatessen

delikatessen
Alternative spelling of delicatessen.

delikatessens
plural of delikatessen

delis
plural of deli

demiglace
A rich brown sauce in French cuisine, typically made from veal stock and espagnole sauce, used by itself or as a base for other sauces.

demiglaces
plural of demiglace

demiglaze
Alternative form of demiglace.

dendeng
Thinly sliced dried meat in Indonesian cuisine, preserved with a mixture of sugar and spices.

dessert
The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.

desserts
plural of dessert

destratificator
A ventilation fan that prevents the buildup of warm air near the top of tall rooms

deuteroplasm
Synonym of deutoplasm.

deutoplasm
The food matter located in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.

deutoplasms
plural of deutoplasm

devilment
Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
Something cleverly constructed.
A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.

devilments
plural of devilment

dextrimaltose
Synonym of maltodextrin.

dhaba
A roadside restaurant in South Asia.
Any restaurant that serves Punjabi food.

dhabas
plural of dhaba

dhabba
Alternative form of dhaba.

dhabbas
plural of dhabba

dhal
Alternative spelling of dal.

dhall
Archaic form of dal.

dhalls
plural of dhall

dhals
plural of dhal

dhokla
A food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to khaman, made from a batter of gram flour (from chickpeas), cooked by steaming, and typically eaten in India.

dhoklas
plural of dhokla

dholl
Archaic form of dal (“pigeon pea”).

dholls
plural of dholl

dhungar
A Rajput method of smoking food that uses ghee dripped onto a live coal.

dicings
plural of dicing

diddledee
Empetrum rubrum, a plant with edible red berries.

diddledees
plural of diddledee

digester
One who, or that which, digests.
A vessel for converting materials, especially plant and animal matter, into materials more suitable for subsequent use or further processing, using solvents, especially water; relatively low heat; enyzymes; bacteria, etc..
A biodigester.
A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.

digesters
plural of digester

digestion
The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
The result of this process.
The ability to use this process.
The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
Generation of pus; suppuration.
Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.

digestions
plural of digestion

digestor
Dated form of digester.

digestors
plural of digestor

digger
A large piece of machinery that digs holes or trenches.
A tool for digging.
A spade (playing card).
One who digs.
A gold miner, one who digs for gold.
An Australian soldier.
a friendly term of address, especially to a man.
A member of any Native American people in the western United States, especially Native Californians.

diggers
plural of digger

dihydroeugenol
A dihydro derivative of eugenol, used as a food additive.

dika
Synonym of African mango (Irvingia gabonensis)
A West African food made from the almond-like seeds of Irvingia gabonensis.

dikas
plural of dika

dilepton
A combination of the particle and antiparticle forms of two leptons of the same flavour

dileptons
plural of dilepton

dillegrout
A dish traditionally presented at English coronations by the holders of the manor of Addington, generally thought to have been a soup or stew made from almond milk, capon, sugar, and spices.

dilligrout
Alternative form of dillegrout.

dillseed
The pungent seed of the dill plant, used as a flavouring.

dillseeds
plural of dillseed

dillybag
Alternative form of dilly bag.

dillybags
plural of dillybag

diningroom
Alternative form of dining room.

diningrooms
plural of diningroom

dinnertable
Uncommon form of dinner table.

dinnertables
plural of dinnertable

dinnertime
The time when dinner takes place, as
The time when dinner takes place, as:
The time when dinner takes place, as:

dinnertimes
plural of dinnertime

diphaphatha
A traditional form of bread from Botswana.

dipion
A combination of the particle and antiparticle forms of two pions of the same flavour.

dipions
plural of dipion

discumbency
A reclining position at a meal table, as was apparently the manner in old times such as in Ancient Rome.

disesquiterpenoid
A dimeric form of a sesquiterpenoid

disesquiterpenoids
plural of disesquiterpenoid

disgestion
Obsolete form of digestion.

disgestions
plural of disgestion

dishabituation
A way of responding to old stimuli as if they were new.
Process of reaching a dishabituated state.

dishabituations
plural of dishabituation

dishclout
A dishcloth.

dishclouts
plural of dishclout

dishesful
plural of dishful

dishful
As much as a dish will hold.

dishfuls
plural of dishful

dishie
Alternative spelling of dishy (“a dishwasher (person)”).

dishies
plural of dishy.
plural of dishie.

dishpanful
As much as a dishpan will hold.

dishpanfuls
plural of dishpanful

dishpansful
plural of dishpanful

dishware
crockery used for serving or cooking food

dishwares
plural of dishware

dishwater
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.

dishwaters
plural of dishwater

doenjang
A thick salty paste made from fermented soybeans, used in Korean cuisine.

dogmeat
Alternative form of dog meat.

doiley
Alternative spelling of doily.

doileys
plural of doiley

doilies
plural of doily