Dianthus caryophyllus
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~ Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
diapason
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~ either of the two main stops on a pipe organ
diapedesis
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~ passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue
diapensia
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~ any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia
diapensiaceae
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~ north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
Diapensiales
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~ used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae
diaper
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~ a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures
diaper dermatitis
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~ dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants; supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child's diapers
diaper
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~ garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
diapheromera
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~ a variety of stick insect
diaphone
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~ a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones
diaphoresis
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~ the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
diaphoretic
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~ used to produce perspiration
diaphragm
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~ electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
diaphragm
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~ (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
diaphragm
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~ a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
diaphragm
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~ a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix