| 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.) |
| dextrous |
variant of dexterous. |
| DFC |
abbreviation of "Distinguished Flying Cross." |