| dehydroepiandrosterone |
a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands, gonads, and brain that is a precursor of androgens and estrogens. |
| dehydrogenase |
an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen atoms from a molecule. |
| dehydrogenate |
to remove hydrogen from (a chemical compound). |
| de-ice |
to keep free of ice or remove ice from. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. [2 definitions] |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. [2 definitions] |
| Deimos |
the smaller of the two moons of the planet Mars. |
| deinstitutionalize |
to enable (one who has been institutionalized, such as a mental patient) to live away from the institution, within the community. [2 definitions] |
| deism |
the belief, based only on reason and on evidence in nature, and not on any supernatural revelation, in the existence of a god who created the universe. (Cf. theism.) |
| deity |
a god or goddess. [4 definitions] |
| déjà vu |
the almost physical sensation, when one is in a place or having an experience, that one has been in that place or had that experience before. |
| deject |
to cause to feel low in spirit; discourage, dishearten, or depress. |
| dejected |
having or exhibiting low spirits; discouraged, disheartened, or depressed. |
| dejection |
lowness of spirits; depression or melancholy. |
| de jure |
according to the law; by right. (Cf. de facto.) |
| deka- |
variant of deca-. |
| dekagram |
variant of decagram. |
| dekameter |
variant of decameter. |
| delaine |
a fine wool used in worsted fabrics. [2 definitions] |
| Delaney clause |
an amendment to a U.S. law that prohibits the use of food additives found to cause cancer in animals or humans. |
| Delaware |
an eastern U.S. state between Maryland and New Jersey. (abbr.: DE) [3 definitions] |