DalnaspidalA hamlet and surrounding area near Loch Garry in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, location of the Battle of Dalnaspidal and the former Dalnaspidal railway station (OS grid ref NN6473).
daltona former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton)
daltonianOf or pertaining to John Dalton (1766-1844), English chemist, physicist, and pioneer of modern atomic theory who also researched colour blindness.
damA structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
damagesThe money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.
DamaquaSynonym of Damara (“member of Namibian ethnic group”).
damarA large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia, now genus Agathis.
DamaraA member of a Khoekhoe-speaking ethnic group of Namibia.
damaraiteAn orthorhombic-pyramidal colorless mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
DamaralandThe north-central part of a region that later became Namibia, inhabited by the Damaras, bounded roughly by Ovamboland in the north, the Namib Desert in the west, the Kalahari Desert in the east, and Windhoek in the south.
damasconeAny of a series of closely related rose ketones that are components of essential oils, derived from the degradation of carotenoids.
damascusThe capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.
damaskAn ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
damelopreA Dutch sailing barge having a mast that can be lowered for passing under a bridge
damelyOf, relating to, or befitting a dame (all senses)
DamemsA village near Keighley, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0538).
damenizationA singing system resembling solfeggio, developed by German composer and tenor Carl Heinrich Graun (1704-1759), and using the syllables da, me, ni, po, tu, la, be, to.
daminozideA chemical sprayed on fruit to regulate their growth, make the harvest easier, and keep apples from falling off the trees before they are ripe.