dactyl
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

dactyle
Archaic form of dactyl.

dactyles
plural of dactyle

dactyls
plural of dactyl

dadah
recreational drugs

dadahol
An organic compound found in the tree Artocarpus dadah.

dadyl
A substance (of unknown composition) derived from turpentine

dagget
Tarry oil of European white birch, formerly used in the arts and in medicine.

daidzein
A particular isoflavone.

daiquiri
A cocktail of rum, lemon or lime juice and sugar, sometimes with fruit added.

daiquiris
plural of daiquiri

dalbergenone
Synonym of dalbergione.

dalbergenones
plural of dalbergenone

dalbergione
The quinone 2-[(1S)-1-phenylprop-2-enyl]cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione found in trees of the genus Dalbergia.

dalbergiones
plural of dalbergione

dalcetrapib
A CETP inhibitor.

daldinone
Any of a group of benzofluoranthene metabolites of Annulohypoxylon fungi

daldinones
plural of daldinone

dalfampridine
4-aminopyridine, one of the three isomeric amines of pyridine, used in research and to manage symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

damascenone
Any of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.

damascenones
plural of damascenone

damascone
Any of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.

damascones
plural of damascone

dambose
A crystalline variety of glucose obtained from dambonite.

daminozide
A chemical sprayed on fruit to regulate their growth, make the harvest easier, and keep apples from falling off the trees before they are ripe.

dammarene
An unsaturated derivative of a dammarane

dammarenediol
An unsaturated diol derived from dammarane (3S,5R,8R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17S)-17-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-4,4,8,10,14-pentamethyl-2,3,5,6,7,9,11,12,13,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol

dammarenes
plural of dammarene

dammarenyl
A radical (or cation) derived from a dammarene

damsin
The tricyclic lactone (3aS,6S,6aS,9aR,9bR)-6,9a-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9b-octahydroazuleno[8,7-b]furan-2,9-dione

danceline
A troupe of dancers, especially cheerleaders

dancelines
plural of danceline

dangdut
A genre of Indonesian music that combines elements of Arab and Malay folk music.

danglies
testicles

danitracen
A serotonin antagonist.

danshenxinkun
A diterpenoid quinone found in the roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza.

dansyl
The sulfonyl radical 5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonyl

dansylamide
Alternative form of dansyl amide.

dansyls
plural of dansyl

danthron
Alternative form of dantron.

dantron
chrysazin

daphnetin
A colourless crystalline substance, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, extracted from daphnin.

daphnetoxin
A diterpenoid toxin, related to daphnane, present in plants of the family Thymelaeaceae

daphnoline
An alkaloid found in the bark of Daphnandra species.

daquiri
Misspelling of daiquiri.

daquiris
plural of daquiri

darkwave
A musical movement that originated in the late 1970s, combining elements of new wave and gothic rock with dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow.

dasein
Being; especially the nature of being; existence, presence, hereness, suchness, essence

daturametelin
A withanolide obtained from Datura metel.

daturametelins
plural of daturametelin

daturilin
withametelin

daturine
atropine
hyoscyamine

daturines
plural of daturine

daunosamine
The aminodeoxysugar (3S,4S,5S)-4-amino-6-methyl-tetrahydropyran-2,5-diol

daunosamines
plural of daunosamine

daurinol
An arylnaphthalene lignan that is a potential anticancer agent

davallialactone
A phenolic lactone (4Z)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-6-[(E)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-8-hydroxy-4-(2-oxopropylidene)-3,3a-dihydrofuro[3,4-c]oxepin-1-one related to hispidin

davanone
Amy of several ketones, derived from tetrahydrofuran, that are used in perfumes

davanones
plural of davanone

davyum
A supposed chemical element discovered in 1877, later found to be a mixture of iridium and rhodium.

dayok
A fermented Filipino condiment made from fish entrails (usually from yellowfin tuna) and salt.

deacetoxylation
The removal of an acetoxyl group from a molecule

deacetoxylations
plural of deacetoxylation

deacetoxywortmannin
Alternative form of desacetoxywortmannin.

deacetylcephalomannine
A derivative of cephalomannine.

deacylase
Any hydrolase that removes an acyl group by hydrolysis

deacylases
plural of deacylase

deacylation
The removal of one or more acyl groups from a compound.

deacylations
plural of deacylation

deadenylation
The removal of an adenylate group from a protein

deadenylations
plural of deadenylation

deadenylylation
Misspelling of deadenylation.

deadwork
Unprofitable work that is necessary as a preliminary, e.g. preparing a mine before ore can be extracted.

dealanylation
The removal of an alanyl group from a molecule

dealcoholisation
Alternative form of dealcoholization.

dealcoholisations
plural of dealcoholisation

dealcoholization
The removal of alcohol from something, especially from a histological sample that has been previously treated with alcohol to remove water

dealcoholizations
plural of dealcoholization

dealkylation
The removal of alkyl groups from a compound

dealkylations
plural of dealkylation

dealloying
The selective leaching of a component of an alloy

dealumination
The chemical removal of alumina or aluminates from a material, especially from a zeolite in the manufacture of industrial catalysts etc

dealuminations
plural of dealumination

deamidase
An enzyme, carboxypeptidase C.

deamidases
plural of deamidase

deaminase
An enzyme that catalyses deamination

deaminases
plural of deaminase

deamination
The removal of an amino group from a compound.

deaminations
plural of deamination

deanol
dimethylaminoethanol

dearomatisation
Alternative form of dearomatization.

dearomatisations
plural of dearomatisation

dearomatization
The removal of aromatic compounds from a mixture, especially as part of the oil refining process

dearomatizations
plural of dearomatization

dearylation
The removal of an aryl group from a molecule

dearylations
plural of dearylation

deathcore
An extreme fusion genre of death metal and metalcore.

deathgrind
A fusion of death metal and grindcore music.

deauration
The removal of gold from an organogold compound.
The act of gilding.

deazaguanine
Synonym of dezaguanine.

deazaneplanocin
Any of a class of anticancer drugs that inhibit the biosynthesis of adenosylhomocysteine

debilitant
A substance which debilitates; a weakening agent; a remedy for excessive excitement.

debilitants
plural of debilitant

debiteuse
A ceramic die used in the Fourcault process, made to float on the molten glass and having a slot through which the glass is shaped.

debiteuses
plural of debiteuse

deboronation
The removal of a boronic group from a compound.

deboronations
plural of deboronation

debranchase
An enzyme that counters branching in nucleic acids

debricin
Synonym of ficain.

debris
Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
Litter and discarded refuse.
The ruins of a broken-down structure.
Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.

debrite
Material deposited by the flow of debris.

debrites
plural of debrite

decacalcium
Ten atoms of calcium in a chemical compound.

decacarbide
Any carbide containing ten carbon atoms per molecule

decacarbides
plural of decacarbide

decachloride
Any chloride having ten chlorine atoms

decachlorides
plural of decachloride

decachlorobiphenyl
The fully chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyl containing ten chlorine atoms

decacopper
Ten atoms of copper in a chemical compound (Cu₁₀).

decafluoride
any fluoride containing ten fluorine atoms in each molecule

decafluorides
plural of decafluoride

decafluorobiphenyl
The perfluorinated derivative of biphenyl