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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 donatio inter vivos a lifetime gift, a present or future gift given during the donor's lifetime. donatio mortis causa A deathbed gift: a future gift given in expectation of the donor's imminent death and only delivered upon the donor's death. donative Being or relating to a donation. doniferous Bearing or yielding gifts. dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas, a gazelle native to northern Africa and western Asia. dorso- The back. doryphoros A spear-bearing soldier (nowadays, a statue of a man holding a spear, or appearing to do so). dosis-effect showing the relationship between the dose and the effect of some administered medication or chemical Dougga An abandoned town and UNESCO world heritage site in Tunisia. draconical Synonym of draconic (“relating to or suggestive of dragons”). draconically In a draconic (relating to or suggestive of dragons) manner. draconite A mythical gemstone taken from the head of a live dragon and believed to have magical properties. draconitic Of or pertaining to the nodal period. dracontium The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus dubitable Capable of being doubted; susceptible of being questioned. dubitancy Doubt; uncertainty. ductus choledochus The common bile duct. ductus deferens Synonym of vas deferens. Duilius a Roman nomen gentilicium dulcacid Having a taste that is both sweet and sour. dulceous Sweet. dulciana An organ stop with a sweet-sounding tone. dulciferous Having a pleasant disposition. dulcified sweetened; mollified dulcifluous sweet in nature, character, or sound. dulcify To sweeten the taste of. dulciloquent Speaking sweetly. dulciloquy A soft manner of speaking; gentle speech. dulcin An artificial sweetener, 4-ethoxyphenyl-urea, no longer permitted in food dulcisonant Sweetly sounding. dulcite The sugar alcohol dulcitol (galactitol) dulcitol Synonym of galactitol. dulcitone A keyboard instrument in which sound is produced by a range of tuning forks, which vibrate when struck by felt-covered hammers activated by the keyboard. dulcoration sweetening. dulia The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God. dumetose dumous dumous Abounding with bushes and briars. duo- two Duodecember A notional, normally non-existent fourteenth month of the Western calendar. duodecennial Consisting of twelve years, occurring in 12-year cycles. duodecet A group of twelve musicians; a piece of music written for such a group duodecimarticulate Having twelve joints. duodecimate Synonym of duodecimvirate: a group of twelve. duodecimfid Divided into twelve parts. duodecimvirate A group of twelve people, especially (politics) a council of twelve men sharing office or rule, particularly such groups of magistrates in ancient Rome. duodenary Twelvefold. duodene A schematic group of twelve notes. duology A series comprising two parts, particularly in genre fiction. duplet A tuplet of two notes played in the time of three. duplicitas anterior A fetal abnormality in which the cephalic end is doubled. duplicitas posterior A fetal abnormality in which the pelvic end is doubled. duplivincular The quality or character of being doubly bound, bound twice over. dupondius A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, equal to two asses. durain A type of coal. durene 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of pyromellitic acid. duricrust A thin hard layer found near the surface in soil. durity hardness; firmness durophagy The eating of hard-shelled foods such as bones or nuts, or prey organisms such as shellfish. durous hard durum wheat Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread. duumvir One of two persons jointly exercising the same office in Republican Rome. duumviral Of or belonging to the duumviri or the duumvirate. duumvirate The office of the Roman duumvirs or (hence) of any two people in authority; a dyarchy; the rule or authority of two people, especially two men. dux bellorum A war leader or warlord. Dyrrhachium Synonym of Durrës (“a city in Albania”). e- Used to form terms with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward. ebriate Drunk; intoxicated. ebrious Having a tendency towards alcohol abuse. ebullioscope An instrument used to measure the boiling point of liquids ebullioscopy the measurement of the boiling point of liquids eburnate To undergo eburnation. eburnation A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion. eburnean Made of ivory. eburnification The conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance. eburnine Like ivory. eburnitis A dental condition characterized by the increased density, hardening, and polishing of exposed dentin that represents a calcification of the soft material in dentinal tubules, creating an ivory-like surface. ecclesiarch An official of the Eastern Church, equivalent to a sacristan in the Western Church. ecclesio- church echinate prickly; bristly echinulate Having small spines or similar projections echinuliform Resembling small spines. ecumenic Ecumenical. edacity The state of being edacious; huge capacity for eating; greediness; voracity; rapacity. edd. Published by. edentulism The condition of lacking some or all teeth; toothlessness. edificant building; constructing edificate to build edificial Pertaining to an edifice; structural. educand Someone who is to be, or is being educated eductor Someone or something that educts (elicits or extracts). edulcoration A sweetening. effascinate To charm; to bewitch. effascination A charm; bewitchment or delusion. effection Creation; a doing. efferous wild like a beast; fierce or ferocious effigiation The act of forming a resemblance, or the an effigy itself efflagitate To demand something urgently efflate To fill with breath; to puff up. efflation A blowing, breathing or puffing out. effloresce To burst into bloom; to flower.