Agathis dammara
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin
apache dance
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld)
Astragalus danicus
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers
accounting data
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable
Arbor Day
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a day designated for planting trees
Annunciation Day
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Ascension Day
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
Armistice Day
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
Admission Day
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
aide-de-camp
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
anisette de Bordeaux
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed
arms deal
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a deal to provide military arms
Acacia dealbata
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
art dealer
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation
adenosine deaminase
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study"
advance death benefit
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)
alpha decay
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
awning deck
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a deck at the top of a passenger ship
art deco
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
ankle-deep
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ coming only to the ankle or knee