| DICHASIALLY | • DICHASIAL adv. relating to a dichasium, a flower cluster. |
| DICHLORIDES | • dichlorides n. Plural of dichloride. • DICHLORIDE n. a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group, also BICHLORIDE. |
| DICHOGAMIES | • DICHOGAMY n. an arrangement for preventing the self-fertilization of hermaphrodite flowers, the stamens and stigmas ripening at different times. |
| DICHOGAMOUS | • dichogamous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting dichogamy. • DICHOGAMOUS adj. having males and females maturing at different rates. |
| DICHOTOMIES | • dichotomies n. Plural of dichotomy. • DICHOTOMY n. division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions. |
| DICHOTOMISE | • dichotomise v. Alternative spelling of dichotomize. • DICHOTOMISE v. to render dichotomous, also DICHOTOMIZE. |
| DICHOTOMIST | • dichotomist n. One who dichotomizes. • DICHOTOMIST n. one that dichotomizes. |
| DICHOTOMIZE | • dichotomize v. (Transitive) To separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories. • dichotomize v. (Intransitive) To be divided into two. • dichotomize v. (Astronomy) To exhibit as a half disk. |
| DICHOTOMOUS | • dichotomous adj. Dividing or branching into two pieces. • DICHOTOMOUS adj. forking into two equal branches. |
| DICHROMATES | • dichromates n. Plural of dichromate. • DICHROMATE n. a salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid radical to one of the base, also DICHROMAT. |
| DICHROMATIC | • dichromatic adj. Having two colors. • dichromatic adj. (Pathology) having a form of colorblindness in which only two of the three primary colors can be distinguished. • dichromatic adj. (Zoology) having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye. |
| DICHROMISMS | • DICHROMISM n. the state of being dichromic. |
| DICHROSCOPE | • dichroscope n. An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals. • DICHROSCOPE n. an instrument for examining crystals for dichroism, also DICHROISCOPE, DICHROOSCOPE. |