Duchesse de Valentinois
— Noun
– English
～ French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)
de Valera
— Noun
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～ Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire (1882-1975)
Death Valley
— Noun
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～ a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America
delivery van
— Noun
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～ a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers
Dermacentor variabilis
— Noun
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～ common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
dependent variable
— Noun
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～ (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable; "if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable"
diurnal variation
— Noun
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～ fluctuations that occur during each day
daily variation
— Noun
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～ fluctuations that occur between one day and the next
digital vein
— Noun
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～ one of the veins serving the fingers or toes
diploic vein
— Noun
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～ one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones
deep middle cerebral vein
— Noun
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～ accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure; empties into the basal vein
deep cervical vein
— Noun
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～ a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name
deep temporal vein
— Noun
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～ temporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus
dorsal scapular vein
— Noun
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～ vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery
Disciotis venosa
— Noun
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～ an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
danse du ventre
— Noun
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～ a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
doubly transitive verb
— Noun
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～ a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
doubly transitive verb form
— Noun
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～ a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
desert sand verbena
— Noun
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～ soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico
directed verdict
— Noun
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～ a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury; "there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial"