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diaspora |
Noun
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the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel |
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diffuseness |
Noun
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the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume |
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dollar volume |
Noun
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the volume measured in dollars |
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deficiency |
Noun
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lack of an adequate quantity or number |
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deficiency |
Noun
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the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |
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deficit |
Noun
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the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required |
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deficit |
Noun
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an excess of liabilities over assets, usually over a certain period |
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deficit |
Noun
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(sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing |
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deficit |
Noun
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a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning |
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diameter |
Noun
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a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface) |
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diameter |
Noun
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the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference |
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disadvantage |
Noun
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the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position |
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disadvantage |
Verb
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put at a disadvantage |
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death toll |
Noun
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the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster |
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drawback |
Noun
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the quality of being a hindrance |
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destructiveness |
Noun
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the quality of causing destruction |
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differential cost |
Noun
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the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output |
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dearness |
Noun
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the quality possessed by something with a great price or value |
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detergency |
Noun
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detergent quality |
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detergence |
Noun
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detergent quality |
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demerit |
Noun
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the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection |
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demerit |
Noun
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a mark against a person for misconduct or failure |
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dispensability |
Noun
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the quality possessed by something that you can get along without |
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dispensableness |
Noun
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the quality possessed by something that you can get along without |
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dacryon |
Noun
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the craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone |
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dead hand |
Noun
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the oppressive influence of past events or decisions |
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dead hand |
Noun
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real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) |
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dead hand of the past |
Noun
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the oppressive influence of past events or decisions |
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duress |
Noun
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compulsory force or threat |
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dolichocephaly |
Noun
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the quality of being dolichocephalic |
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dolichocephalism |
Noun
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the quality of being dolichocephalic |
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defensibility |
Noun
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capability of being defended |
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decussation |
Noun
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an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X |
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dead body |
Noun
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a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person |
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dreariness |
Noun
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extreme dullness |
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duodenal smear |
Noun
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alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum |
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dreadlock |
Noun
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one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp |
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deltoid tuberosity |
Noun
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a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches |
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deltoid eminence |
Noun
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a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches |
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dewlap |
Noun
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a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck |
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ductule |
Noun
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a very small duct |
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ductulus |
Noun
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a very small duct |
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dermis |
Noun
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the deep vascular inner layer of the skin |
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derma |
Noun
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the deep vascular inner layer of the skin |
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dental plaque |
Noun
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a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries |
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diastema |
Noun
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a gap or vacant space between two teeth |
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deciduous tooth |
Noun
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one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) |
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dentine |
Noun
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bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth |
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dentine |
Noun
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a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth |
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dentition |
Noun
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the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal |