Dewar flask |
a thermos container with a vacuum between, and a reflective surface on the interior of, its double walls, used esp. to store liquefied gases at constant temperatures. |
dewberry |
a trailing plant of the blackberry family. [2 definitions] |
dewclaw |
a small nonfunctioning claw, hoof, or digit in the upper foot of some mammals. |
dewdrop |
a single drop of dew. |
dewlap |
a drooping fold of skin below the neck in some animals such as cattle or dogs. |
dewless |
combined form of dew. |
DEW line |
a line of radar stations, located along the seventieth parallel in Canada and the United States, that provides advance notice of approaching hostile aircraft or missiles (acronym for "distant early warning"). |
dew point |
the temperature at which water vapor in the air starts to condense into liquid. |
dewy |
damp or wet with, or as if with, dew. [3 definitions] |
dexamethasone |
a drug used to treat allergies and inflammation. |
dexter |
of or on the right side. (Cf. sinister.) |
dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. [2 definitions] |
dexterous |
skillful in using one's hands, body, or mind; adroit; clever. [2 definitions] |
dextral |
of or located on the right side; right. (Cf. sinistral.) [3 definitions] |
dextrin |
a gummy substance made from starch and used as a thickener or glue. |
dextro- |
right. |
dextroamphetamine |
a solid compound used to stimulate the central nervous system and control the appetite. |
dextrorotation |
rotation or turning of the plane of polarized light to the right. |
dextrorotatory |
turning to the right. (Cf. levorotatory.) [2 definitions] |
dextrorse |
growing upward in a spiral from left to right, as many climbing plants. (Cf. sinistrorse.) |
dextrose |
a form of sugar that occurs naturally in plant and animal tissue or is synthesized from starch. (See glucose.) |