derriere
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
derringer
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel
derris
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
derv
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)
dervish
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
DES
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
DES
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
desacralize
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or control
desalinate
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ remove salt from; "desalinate water"
desalination
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desalinisation
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desalinise
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ remove salt from; "desalinate water"
desalinization
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desalinize
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ remove salt from; "desalinate water"
desalt
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ remove salt from; "desalinate water"
descale
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ remove the scales from; "scale fish"