dictionChoice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication; the effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.
dictionaryA reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each term's meanings or senses, often also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information.
dictionaryeseThe style of language used in dictionary definitions, characterized by dry, straightforward, and occasionally awkward phrasing.
dictionarylikeResembling or characteristic of a dictionary.
dictoglossA technique for teaching grammatical structures, in which students first take notes as the teacher reads and then, in small groups, attempt to summarize the text in the target language.
dictographA telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
dictumAn authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
dictyodendrinAny of a class of derivatives of pyrrolocarbazoles, extracted from marine sponges of the genus Dictyodendrilla, that inhibit aldose reductases
dictyogenA plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc.
dictyotriolA dictyol with three hydroxy groups (triol), in particular dictyotriol A with IUPAC name (3aS,4R,5S,7R,8aR)-5-(3-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-3-methyl-8-methylidene-3a,4,5,6,7,8a-hexahydro-1H-azulene-4,7-diol
dictyoxideA diterpenoid derived from the brown alga Dictyota with IUPAC name 1R,2S,6R,10S)-3,7-dimethyl-10-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)-11-oxatricyclo[5.3.1.0^(2,6)]undec-3-ene.
dicyclanilAn insect growth regulator primarily used in veterinary medicine to prevent and control blowfly strike in sheep. It functions by inhibiting the development of fly larvae, thereby reducing infestations.
dicyclohexylcarbodiimideA chemical reagent commonly used in organic synthesis to activate carboxylic acids so they can form bonds with amines, especially to create amide bonds in peptide synthesis. It works as a coupling agent that helps join molecules together, producing dicyclohexylurea as a byproduct.
dicycloverineAn anticholinergic drug used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₉H₃₅NO₂·HCl for its antispasmodic effect on smooth muscle in functional gastrointestinal disorders.
didactylyThe condition of having two digits on each limb, as in the two-toed sloths.
didanosineA reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug C₁₀H₁₂N₄O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a purine nucleoside.
diddleIn percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
DiddleburyA village and civil parish in Corve Dale, southern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5085).
diddledeeEmpetrum rubrum, a plant with edible red berries.