Nouns in english starting with D

• dermatosis — Noun – English ～ disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)
• Dermestidae — Noun – English ～ carpet beetles
• dermis — Noun – English ～ the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
• Dermochelyidae — Noun – English ～ sea turtles
• dermochelys — Noun – English ～ type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles
• Dermochelys coriacea — Noun – English ～ wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle
• dermoid cyst — Noun – English ～ a cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other material
• Dermoptera — Noun – English ～ flying lemurs
• derogation — Noun – English ～ a communication that belittles somebody or something
• derogation — Noun – English ～ (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
• derrick — Noun – English ～ a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
• derrick — Noun – English ～ a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
• derrida — Noun – English ～ French philosopher and critic (born in Algeria); exponent of deconstructionism (1930-2004)
• derriere — Noun – English ～ the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
• derringer — Noun – English ～ a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel
• derris — Noun – English ～ any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
• derv — Noun – English ～ diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)
• dervish — Noun – English ～ an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
• DES — Noun – English ～ a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
• DES — Noun – English ～ synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy

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