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densimeter [densimeter 词源字典]: "An instrument for measuring density, especially of liquids", Mid 19th century: from Latin densus 'dense' + -meter.[densimeter etymology, densimeter origin, 英语词源]
degust: "Taste (something) carefully to appreciate it fully", Early 17th century: from Latin degustare, from de- 'completely' + gustare 'to taste'.
drey: "The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree", Early 17th century: of unknown origin.
dulciana: "An organ stop, typically with small conical open metal pipes", Late 18th century: via medieval Latin from Latin dulcis 'sweet'.
doghood: "The condition or nature of a dog; dogs, especially domestic dogs, as a group; dogs collectively", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in William Whately (1583–1639), Church of England clergyman and puritan preacher. From dog + -hood, after manhood.
dipterous: "Relating to flies of the order Diptera", Late 18th century: from modern Latin dipterus (from Greek dipteros 'two-winged') + -ous.
dulia: "(In Roman Catholic theology) the reverence accorded to saints and angels", Late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek douleia 'servitude', from doulos 'slave'.
dehisce: "(Of a pod or seed vessel, or a cut or wound) gape or burst open", Mid 17th century: from Latin dehiscere, from de- 'away' + hiscere 'begin to gape' (from hiare 'gape').
dentate: "Having a tooth-like or serrated edge", Late Middle English: from Latin dentatus, from dens, dent- 'tooth'.
demilune: "A crescent or half-circle, or a thing of this shape", Early 18th century: from French demi-lune, literally 'half-moon'.
demersal: "(Chiefly of fish) living close to the floor of the sea or a lake", Late 19th century: from Latin demersus (past participle of demergere 'submerge, sink', from de- 'down' + mergere 'plunge') + -al.
direful: "Extremely bad; dreadful", Late 16th century: from dire + -ful.
diablerie: "The quality of being reckless or wild in a charismatic way", Mid 18th century: from French, from diable, from ecclesiastical Latin diabolus 'devil'.
dulcify: "Sweeten", Late 16th century (in the sense 'sweeten'): from Latin dulcificare 'sweeten', from dulcis 'sweet'.
dodecagon: "A plane figure with twelve straight sides and angles", Late 17th century: from Greek dōdekagōnon, neuter (used as a noun) of dōdekagōnos 'twelve-angled'.
deontic: "Relating to duty and obligation as ethical concepts", Mid 19th century (as noun deontics): from Greek deont- 'being needed or necessary' (from dei 'it is necessary') + -ic.
denticle: "A small tooth or tooth-like projection", Late Middle English (denoting a pointer on an astrolabe): from Latin denticulus, diminutive of dens, dent- 'tooth'.
demirep: "A woman whose chastity is considered doubtful", Mid 18th century: abbreviation of demi-reputable.
detumescence: "The process of subsiding from a state of tension, swelling, or (especially) sexual arousal", Late 17th century: from Latin detumescere, from de- 'down, away'+ tumescere 'to swell'.
deplume: "Remove feathers from (a bird)", Late Middle English: from Old French desplumer or medieval Latin deplumare, from des-, de- (expressing reversal) + Latin pluma 'feather'.