drip mat
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensation
dura mater
— Navneord
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~ the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
dialectical materialism
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~ the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
disassortative mating
— Navneord
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~ mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating
diagonal matrix
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~ a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero
dot matrix
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~ a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed
dark matter
— Navneord
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~ (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force
du Maurier
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– Engelsk
~ English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)
du Maurier
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~ English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896)
Daphne du Maurier
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~ English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)
Dame Daphne du Maurier
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~ English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)
devil-may-care
— Tillægsord
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~ cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
devil-may-care
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
Doris May Lessing
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~ English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919)
desperate measure
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~ desperate actions taken as a means to an end; "he had to resort to desperate measures"
defensive measure
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~ (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
dry measure
— Navneord
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~ a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
dark meat
— Navneord
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~ the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food
defense mechanism
— Navneord
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~ (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
defence mechanism
— Navneord
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~ (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires