dipstick
— Noun
– English
~ a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
diptera
— Noun
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~ a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
dipteran
— Noun
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~ insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
dipterocarp
— Noun
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~ tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae
Dipterocarpaceae
— Noun
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~ chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins
dipteron
— Noun
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~ insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Dipteronia
— Noun
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~ small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China
dipterous
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or belonging to the Diptera
Dipteryx
— Noun
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~ tropical American trees: tonka beans
diptych
— Noun
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~ a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
Dipus
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot
Dipylon
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to a gateway on the west of ancient Athens
Dipylon
— Noun
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~ a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
Dirac
— Noun
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~ English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984)