diapensiaceae
— Noun
– English
～ north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
Diapensiales
— Noun
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～ used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae
diaper
— Noun
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～ a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures
diaper dermatitis
— Noun
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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
— Noun
– English
～ garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
diaphanous
— Adjective
– English
～ so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
diapheromera
— Noun
– English
～ a variety of stick insect
diaphone
— Noun
– English
～ a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones
diaphoresis
— Noun
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～ the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
diaphoretic
— Adjective
– English
～ inducing perspiration
diaphoretic
— Noun
– English
～ used to produce perspiration
diaphragm
— Noun
– English
～ electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
diaphragm
— Noun
– English
～ (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
diaphragm
— Noun
– English
～ a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
diaphragm
— Noun
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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
diaphyseal
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to the diaphysis of a bone
diaphysial
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to the diaphysis of a bone
diaphysis
— Noun
– English
～ the main (mid) section of a long bone
diapir
— Noun
– English
～ a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
diapsid
— Noun
– English
～ reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye