Words in english starting with D

• Dawson's encephalitis — Noun – English ～ a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
• data encryption — Noun – English ～ (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes
• dead-end — Adjective – English ～ lacking opportunities for development or advancement; "stuck in a dead-end job"
• dead end — Noun – English ～ a passage with access only at one end
• dead end — Noun – English ～ a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
• de-energise — Verb – English ～ deprive of energy
• de-energize — Verb – English ～ deprive of energy
• Drug Enforcement Agency — Noun – English ～ federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
• Drug Enforcement Administration — Noun – English ～ federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
• diesel engine — Noun – English ～ an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
• donkey engine — Noun – English ～ (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)
• donkey engine — Noun – English ～ a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
• Dicamptodon ensatus — Noun – English ～ large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
• double entendre — Noun – English ～ an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate
• dictionary entry — Noun – English ～ the entry in a dictionary of information about a word
• debit entry — Noun – English ～ an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
• double-entry bookkeeping — Noun – English ～ bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another
• double entry — Noun – English ～ bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another
• differential equation — Noun – English ～ an equation containing differentials of a function
• Desiderius Erasmus — Noun – English ～ Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)

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