differential gear
— Noun
– English
～ a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
double-geared
— Adjective
– English
～ (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared lathe"
double-geared
— Adjective
– English
～ equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantage; "the double-geared lifting mechanism of a crane"
dominant gene
— Noun
– English
～ gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes"
dilleniid dicot genus
— Noun
– English
～ genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
dicot genus
— Noun
– English
～ genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
dialect geography
— Noun
– English
～ the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features
descriptive geometry
— Noun
– English
～ the geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection
dove's foot geranium
— Noun
– English
～ western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots
Dinornis giganteus
— Noun
– English
～ the largest moa; about 12 feet high
Dendrocalamus giganteus
— Noun
– English
～ immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks
Dacelo gigas
— Noun
– English
～ Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
Dizzy Gillespie
— Noun
– English
～ United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
digestive gland
— Noun
– English
～ any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract
ductless gland
— Noun
– English
～ any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
duct gland
— Noun
– English
～ a gland that secretes externally through a duct
Donald Glaser
— Noun
– English
～ United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926)
Donald Arthur Glaser
— Noun
– English
～ United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926)
David Glasgow Farragut
— Noun
– English
～ United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)
drinking glass
— Noun
– English
～ a container made of glass for holding liquids while drinking