| ADIPIC | • adipic adj. (Organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; applied to certain acids… • adipic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, or derived from adipic acid. • ADIPIC adj. relating to animal fat, as in adipic acid. |
| DIPLEX | • diplex adj. (Telegraphy) Involving the transmission of two messages in the same direction at the same time. • diplex v. (Radio) Simulcast the same signal on two frequencies. • diplex v. (Radio) Combine two signals using two frequencies onto one cable. |
| DIPLOE | • diploe n. (Anatomy) The thin layer of soft, spongy or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull. • diploë n. (Dated, mostly before 1920) The thin layer of soft, spongy or cancellate tissue between the bone plates… • DIPLOE n. (Greek) the soft, spongy, or cancellated substance between the plates of the skull. |
| DIPLON | • diplon n. (Dated) deuterium nucleus. • DIPLON n. an alternative name for deuteron, the nucleus of heavy hydrogen. |
| DIPNET | • dipnet n. Alternative form of dip net. • dipnet v. To catch (fish) in a hand net. • dip␣net n. Synonym of hand net. |
| DIPODY | • dipody n. (Poetry) A unit of two metrical feet. • DIPODY n. a verse of two metrical feet, also DIMETER. |
| DIPOLE | • dipole n. (Physics) Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two… • dipole n. (Chemistry) Any molecule or radical that has delocalised positive and negative charges. • dipole n. (Radio) A dipole antenna. |
| DIPPED | • dipped v. Simple past tense and past participle of dip. • dipped adj. That has been briefly immersed in a liquid. • dipped adj. Of headlights: lowered. |
| DIPPER | • dipper n. One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid). • dipper n. Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed… • dipper n. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop. |
| DIPSAS | • Dipsas prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Dipsadidae – certain non-venomous New World snakes, called snail-eater. • DIPSAS n. (Greek) a fabled serpent whose bite was believed to cause intense thirst. |
| DIPSOS | • dipsos n. Plural of dipso. • DIPSO n. (short for) a dipsomaniac, one addicted to drink. |
| REDIPS | • redips v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of redip. • re-dips v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of re-dip. • REDIP v. to dip again. |
| REDIPT | • redipt v. (Archaic) simple past tense and past participle of redip. • REDIP v. to dip again. |