Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ditype A ditypic taxon. ditypic Containing only two members of the next lesser rank. dityrosine A dimer of tyrosine typically produced by oxidation ditz A scatterbrained person, especially a woman. ditzel A small nodule found on the lung. ditzily In a ditzy manner. ditziness The state or condition of being ditzy. ditzy Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman. DIU A city in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India. diubiquitin A dimer of ubiquitin; the motif responsible for its biosynthesis diubiquitinated ubiquitinated with two molecules of ubiquitin diubiquitylated diubiquitinated diucon A passerine bird of South America in the tyrant flycatcher family, the fire-eyed diucon (Pyrope pyrope, syn. Xolmis pyrope). Diuihet A subgroup of the Het people who inhabited the coastal region between the La Plata and Paraná rivers in Buenos Aires Province, southern Santa Fe, and inland through La Pampa and as far as Mendoza. diulose diketose diumide clofenamide diunsaturated Having two double bonds (or triple bonds) diuranate The dibasic anion U₂O₇²⁻ or any salt containing this anion diuranium Two uranium atoms in a molecule. diuranthoside A particular steroid glycoside. diureide One of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as containing two molecules of urea or their radicals. diurese To cause or undergo diuresis. diuresis Excessive production of urine; polyuria. diuretic Increasing the amount or frequency of urination. diuretical diuretic diuretically In a diuretic way. diuretin Theobromine sodium salicylate, used as a diuretic. diurnal Happening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time. diurnalism The condition of being diurnal diurnalist A journalist who writes in a diurnal diurnality The condition or habit of being active during the day. diurnally By daylight; in the daytime. diurnalness The quality of being diurnal. diurnation The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day. diurnoside A particular steroid glycoside. diuron The non-selective herbicide N'-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-urea diuronate Any compound containing two uronate groups or ions diuturnal durable, long-lasting diuturnally In a diuturnal manner. diuturnity Long duration; lastingness. Diuwe A language of Indonesia. div A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers. diva Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. divabuterol A bronchodilator drug. divacancy A pair of vacancy defects in a crystal divadom The condition of being a diva; the sphere of divas. divaesque Reminiscent of a diva. divagate To wander about. divagation Straying off from a course or way. divaism divalike behaviour Divakar A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. divalence The condition of being divalent divalency The condition of being divalent; divalence. divalent Having an atomic valence of 2. divalently In a divalent way. Divalia An ancient Roman festival held on December 21, in honour of the goddess Angerona. divalike Like a spoiled diva; capricious, badly behaved or excessively demanding. divalproex A combination of valproate and valproic acid used to treat bipolar disorder divan A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan). divanadium Two vanadium atoms in a compound divaned Furnished with one or more divans. divaplon A nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic and anticonvulsant drug from the pyrazolopyrimidine family. divariant Synonym of concomitant. divaricate To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off. divaricated Spread-out, divergent, especially of a branch etc. which is at nearly ninety degrees to the main stem. divaricately With divarication; in a divaricate way. divaricatingly In a way that divaricates or diverges; branchingly. divarication A divergence of opinion. divaricator One of the muscles that open the shell of a brachiopod; a cardinal muscle. divaricoside A particular steroid glycoside. divast to devastate; to lay waste divata A kind of nature spirit in the folk religion of the Philippines. dive To swim under water. diveable Suitable for diving. divebomb The rapid lowering of the pitch of a note on the guitar by means of the whammy bar. divekeeper The proprietor of a seedy bar or tavern. divel To rend apart. Divelbiss A surname from German. Diveley A surname from Irish. divellent Causing to break up or separate divellicate To detach, rip apart. divellicated Torn apart. divemaster A person responsible for a group of underwater divers. Divens A surname from Irish. divent Don't. diver Someone who dives, especially as a sport. diverb A proverb or set phrase. divercin A particular bacteriocin produced by the bacterium Carnobacterium divergens. diverge To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions. divergement divergence divergence The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging. divergenceless Lacking divergence. divergencelessness The quality of being divergenceless. divergency Synonym of divergence. divergent Growing further apart; diverging. divergently In a divergent manner diverger One who, or that which, diverges. diverging divergence divergingly In a diverging manner; so as to diverge. divergolide Any of a particular group of antibacterial naphthoquinone ansamycins divergon A pair of divergently-transcribed operons that work together in the same biological system diverless Without a diver; not requiring a diver. divers An indefinite number (at least two). diversant A saboteur. diversative Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs "here and there", among an unspecified group of targets or locations. diverse Consisting of different elements; various. diversely In a diverse manner. diverseness The state or quality of being diverse or unlike and varied; diversity. divershitty Diversity; multiculturalism. diversicrat An administrator who is hired in order to meet an organization's goals for maintaining diversity. diversifiability The quality or capacity of being diversifiable. diversifiable Capable of being diversified or varied. diversificate Synonym of diversify. diversificated Synonym of diversified. diversification The act, or the result, of diversifying. diversified Diverse; various. diversifier One who or that which diversifies diversiflorous Bearing more than one kind of flower. diversiform Of different or varying forms. diversify To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences. diversion A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action. diversional Relating to diversion. diversionary That serves as a diversion. diversionism The use of diversion as a ploy to distract from an issue. diversionist One engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities. diversionistic Employing the tactic of diversionism. diversionless Without diversion or diversions. diversipartite Multiply but irregularly partite: furcating multiple times but not all from the same or symmetrical points. diversisporacean Any fungus of the family Diversisporaceae diversity The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness. diversivolent Desiring difference or argument. diversory A wayside inn. divert To turn aside from a course. divertability The ability to be diverted; the quality of being divertable. divertable Capable of being diverted. diverted that has been subject to diversion divertee One who is diverted from prison. diverter A person or thing that diverts. diverticle A turning; a byway. diverticular Of or pertaining to the diverticulum. diverticulate Related to a diverticulum diverticulated Having a diverticulum. diverticulectomy The surgical removal of a diverticulum. diverticulitis An infection of the diverticulum. diverticulopexy An operation to fix or obliterate a diverticulum without excising it. diverticulosis The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon. diverticulum A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder. divertimento composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century. diverting Amusing, distracting. divertingly In a diverting manner; so as to divert attention.