| die press |
a large machine for cutting or stamping metal. |
| dieresis |
a diacritic mark, such as on this letter "o" (ö), placed over the second of two consecutive vowels to show that it is pronounced separately. |
| diesel |
shortened form of "diesel engine," a type of internal-combustion engine that burns fuel oil which is ignited by being sprayed into a chamber in which highly compressed air, rather than an electric spark, provides the heat. [3 definitions] |
| diesel engine |
a type of internal-combustion engine that burns fuel oil which is ignited by being sprayed into a chamber in which highly compressed air, rather than an electric spark, provides the heat. |
| diesinker |
a person or machine that makes stamping or shaping dies. |
| Dies Irae |
(Latin) a medieval hymn, and its opening words, describing the Judgment Day. |
| diesis |
see "double dagger." |
| diestrus |
in a female mammal, the time between two periods of sexual heat. |
| diet1 |
the food and drink ordinarily consumed by a person, animal, or group of such. [6 definitions] |
| diet2 |
in some nations, a national or local legislative body. |
| dietary |
of or relating to diet. |
| dietetic |
of or relating to diet and nutrition. [2 definitions] |
| dietetics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science of diet as it relates to nutrition and health. |
| diethylstilbestrol |
a synthetic estrogen formerly used to treat the symptoms of menopause and to supplement animal feed, but now banned in the United States as carcinogenic. |
| dietitian |
a person who specializes in diet as it relates to nutrition and health. |
| dif- |
not. [2 definitions] |
| differ |
to not be the same as; be unlike. [3 definitions] |
| difference |
the condition of differing; unlikeness. [5 definitions] |
| different |
not the same; unlike. [4 definitions] |
| differentia |
a distinguishing character or attribute, as of one species of animal or plant in relation to others of the same genus. |
| differential |
being, characterized by, or causing a difference or distinction. [8 definitions] |