Glossary results for "D"

a term used to describe products that come from milk, such as cheese, yogurt, and butter

a small, white flower with a yellow centre

a flowering plant that is known for its yellow flowers and fluffy seeds

a German physicist and instrument maker who is best known for inventing the Fahrenheit temperature scale

a chemical element with the symbol Ds and atomic number 110

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis

a British broadcaster, natural historian, and author, best known for his work on nature documentaries

a hearing impairment that makes it difficult or impossible to hear

scattered fragments of something that has been destroyed or broken up

the twelfth and final month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and in the Julian calendar

a unit of measurement used to quantify the loudness of a sound

a device that measures the loudness of sound

an adjective that describes plants that lose their leaves seasonally

the process of breaking down organic matter into simpler substances

a lack of something that is needed

the clearing of forests for human use

a unit of measurement for temperature

the mass of a substance per unit volume

a substance that is left behind by a chemical reaction

a drug that slows down the central nervous system

a region that receives very little rainfall

the identification of a disease or condition by examination of a patient's signs and symptoms or a machine's issue

a drawing that shows the parts of something and how they are connected

the distance across a circle, passing through the centre

an American primatologist and conservationist who was known for her work studying gorillas in Rwanda

a muscular partition that separates the chest from the abdomen

the food and drink that a person or animal regularly eats

to spread out over a large area

to break down food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body

a group of organs that work together to break down food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body

to make something less concentrated by adding more of something else

a device that controls the brightness of a light bulb

the course or way in which something moves, goes, or points

the release of something, such as electricity, fluid, or waste

to spread out or scatter

to break down into smaller pieces and mix evenly with another substance

a Russian chemist and inventor who is best known for creating the periodic table of elements

a film or TV program that tells a true story

members of the Canidae family, which also includes wolves, foxes, and jackals

a taxonomic category that is used to classify living things

a British biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964 for her work on the structure of penicillin and vitamin B12

a pipe or channel that carries away water or other liquids

a tool that is used to make holes in materials

a prolonged period of abnormally dry weather

a substance that can have a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body

a chemical element with the symbol Db and atomic number 105

not bright or interesting

lasting a long time without breaking or becoming damaged

a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun

a chemical element with the symbol Dy and atomic number 66