discount rate
— Noun
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～ the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
discount rate
— Noun
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～ interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
dose rate
— Noun
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～ the quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time
diamondback rattlesnake
— Noun
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～ large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
devil ray
— Noun
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～ small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools
delta ray
— Noun
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～ an electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
displacement reaction
— Noun
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～ (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
defense reaction
— Noun
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～ (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
decomposition reaction
— Noun
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～ (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
defence reaction
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～ (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
double decomposition reaction
— Noun
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～ a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
deductive reasoning
— Noun
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～ reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
day of reckoning
— Noun
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～ (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
dead reckoning
— Noun
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～ an estimate based on little or no information
day of reckoning
— Noun
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～ an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world"
dead reckoning
— Noun
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～ navigation without the aid of celestial observations
deep red
— Noun
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～ a deep and vivid red color
dark red
— Noun
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～ a red color that reflects little light
dawn redwood
— Noun
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～ large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China
ditch reed
— Noun
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～ tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts