| dendritic |
resembling or having dendrites. |
| dendro- |
tree. |
| dendrology |
the scientific study of trees and shrubs. |
| -dendron |
tree or shrub. |
| Deneb |
the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus, having a magnitude of 1.2. |
| dengue |
an infectious tropical fever causing a rash and severe pains in the joints. |
| deniable |
capable of being denied. |
| denial |
a statement or assertion of the falsehood of something. [5 definitions] |
| denier1 |
one who denies. |
| denier2 |
a unit of weight, indicating the fineness of yarns such as silk, rayon, or nylon, equal to one gram per 9000 meters of yarn. [2 definitions] |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. [2 definitions] |
| denim |
a sturdy, twilled, usu. cotton cloth used in clothing. [3 definitions] |
| denitrify |
to change (nitrates) into free nitrogen and other compounds, as by bacterial action. |
| denizen |
an animal, plant, or person living in or frequenting a particular place or area. |
| Denmark |
a Scandinavian country comprising a peninsula and nearby islands, bordered by Germany and the North Sea. |
| denominate |
to name specifically; denote or designate. [2 definitions] |
| denomination |
the act of designating or assigning a classifying name. [4 definitions] |
| denominational |
of, relating to, or controlled by a religious denomination; sectarian. |
| denominative |
naming or forming a name. [3 definitions] |
| denominator |
in arithmetic, the number in a fraction that is below the division line, indicating the number of equal parts into which the number above is to be divided; divisor. |
| denotation |
an explicit, agreed-upon meaning of a word, as distinguished from connotation. (Cf. connotation.) [3 definitions] |