diastrophism
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～ the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust
diathermy
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～ a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents
diathesis
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～ constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
diatom
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～ microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica
diatomic
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～ of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms; "a diatomic molecule"
diatomite
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～ a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
Diatomophyceae
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～ marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms
diatomé
— Navneord
– Dansk
～ mikroskopisk, encellet alge som lever både i vand ...
diatonic
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～ based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music
diatonic
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～ based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
diatribe
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～ thunderous verbal attack
Diaz
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～ Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
diazepam
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～ a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning
diazo
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～ relating to or containing diazonium
diazonium
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～ the univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocarbon); found in salts that are used in manufacturing azo dyes
diazotize
— Udsagnsord
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～ convert (an amine) into a diazo compound
diazoxide
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～ vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension