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Dichloroacetic acid Dichloroacetic acid (systematic name dichloroethanoic acid, aka Dichloroacetate, DCA) is an analogue of acetic acid in which two of the three hydrogen atoms of the methyl group have been replaced by chlorine atoms. It is prepared by the reduction of trichloroacetic acid.
Dichlorocarbene Dichlorocarbene is a carbene commonly encountered in organic chemistry. This reactive intermediate with chemical formula CCl2 is easily available by reaction of chloroform and a base such as potassium t-butoxide or sodium hydroxide dissolved in water.
Dichlorodifluoromethane Dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12), usually sold under the brand name Freon-12, is a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant until its manufacture was discontinued in 1995, due to concerns about damage to the ozone layer. The ozone depletion potential of R-12 is 0.
Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (1,1-bis-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dichloroethene) is the full name of DDE. This compound is formed by the loss of hydrogen chloride (dehydrohalogenation) of DDT (1,1-bis-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane), of which it is one of the more common breakdown products.
Dichloroisocyanuric acid Dichloroisocyanuric acid, also known as dichlor, dichloro-s-triazinetrione, and troclosene, is a chemical compound. It is an oxidizer, bacteriocide, algicide, and cleaning agent that reacts with water to form hypochlorous acid, which is related to bleach.
Dichloroisoprenaline Dichloroisoprenaline, also known as dichlorosisoproterenol or DCI, was the first compound developed that exhibited β-adrenergic receptor antagonist (beta blocker) activity. DCI has low potency and acts as a partial agonist.
Dichocephalic Pertaining to someone who is 'broad-headed', this can be brought about by certain medical conditions such as giganticism. However, the term is usually used to refer to someone of exceptional intelligence, probably originating from the description of the autodidact in Jean-Paul Sartre's Nausea.
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora Blue Ginger (Dichorisandra thyrsiflora) is a tropical plant which resembles ginger in growth and habit, but is actually a relative of the wandering Jew plant. The plant is native to the tropical woodlands of North, Central and South America, specially in Atlantic Forest vegetation in Brazil.
Dichotic listening In cognitive psychology, dichotic listening is a procedure commonly used to investigate selective attention in the auditory system. In dichotic listening, two different auditory stimuli (usually speech) are presented to the participant simultaneously, one to each ear, normally using a set of headphones.
Dichroa Dichroa is a genus of 12 species of flowering plants in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia. They are deciduous shrubs growing to 1-3 m tall, with their leaves arranged in opposite pairs.
Dichroic filter A dichroic filter or thin-film filter is a very-accurate color filter used to selectively pass light of a small range of colors while reflecting other colors. By comparison, Dichroic mirrors and dichroic reflectors tend to be characterized by the color(s) of light that they reflect rather than the color(s) they pass.
Dichroic prism A dichroic prism is a prism that splits light into two beams of differing wavelength (colour). They are usually constructed of one or more glass prisms with dichroic optical coatings that selectively reflect or transmit light depending on the light's wavelength.
Dichroism Dichroism has two related but distinct meanings in optics. A dichroic material is either one which causes visible light to be split up into distinct beams of different wavelengths (colours), or one in which light rays having different polarizations are absorbed by different amounts.
Dichterliebe Composed in 1840, Dichterliebe is the arguably best-known song cycle of Robert Schumann. The text for the songs comes from the Lyrisches Intermezzo of Heinrich Heine, published as part of the poet's Buch der Lieder.
Dichtung und Wahrheit Aus meinem Leben: Dichtung und Wahrheit ("Out of my Life: Poetry and Truth") (1811-1833), is a story related in part to Goethe's life, outlining his happy childhood, his relationship with his sister Cornelia, and an infatuation with a barmaid named Gretchen; it also partly expounds the changes in his thinking that were brought about by the Seven Years' War and the French occupation while other experiences throughout are presented and coloured.
Diipetes Diipetes are objects, likely meteorite fragments, with coincidental human and animal forms, venerated in Ancient Greece as "thrown by the Gods". See also Acheiropoetos (literally ‘not-made-by-hand’), an early Judeo-Christian tradition, and Icon.
Diirinka In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Diirinka is the derro deity of magic, savants, knowledge, and cruelty. His magical power was stolen from Ilsensine, and he passes this power on to his followers.
Diisobutylaluminium hydride Diisobutylaluminium hydride, or DIBAH, is a reducing agent with the formula iBu2AlH, where iBu represents an isobutyl group. It is useful organic synthesis for a variety of reductions, including converting esters to aldehydes.
Diisopropyltryptamine DiPT (IPA of common pronunciation: dÉŞpti) or diisopropyltryptamine is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug of the tryptamine family that has a unique effect. While the majority of hallucinogens affect the visual sense, DiPT is primarily audial.
Diiwaan Diiwaan is the first Somali History Library founded by historical ideologist Abdullahi Ali Hiirad in the Somali capital city Mogadishu. The first edition of Diiwaan News Paper was published in 2001 after few days of Diiwaan celebration.
Dijkstra's algorithm Dijkstra's algorithm, named after its discoverer, Dutch computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra, is a greedy algorithm that solves the single-source shortest path problem for a directed graph with nonnegative edge weights.
Dijon Thompson Dijon Lynn Thompson (born February 23 1983 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. He was chosen by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft (54th pick overall) and then was soon traded along with forward-center Kurt Thomas to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for guard Quentin Richardson, the draft rights to guard Nate Robinson, and cash considerations.
Dik Browne Dik Browne (born Richard Arthur Allan Browne on August 11, 1918 (or 1917) in New York City, died June 4, 1989 in Sarasota, Florida) was the creator of Hägar the Horrible (in 1973), a comic strip enjoyed by audiences around the world. The comic is now being handled by his son, Chris.
Dik Evans Richard "Dick" or "Dik" Evans is the brother of David "The Edge" Evans, U2 guitarist. The Evans brothers both played guitar in the initial line-up of the band, known as "The Hype," sharing their homemade guitar.
Dik-dik Dik-diks, named for the sound they make when alarmed, are small antelopes of the Genus Madoqua that live in the bush of southern and eastern Africa. Dik-diks stand 30–40 cm at the shoulder and weigh 3–5 kg.
Dikaios Dikaios (Greek: δικαιος, sometimes romanised as dicæus) is a title given to holy men and women of the Old Testament in Eastern Christianity. The Greek word means righteous or just, and distinguishes the bearer from the Christian era saints.
Dike Kokaral Dike Kokaral is a dyke across a narrow stretch of the Aral Sea, splitting off the North Aral Sea (also called "The Small Sea") from the much larger South Aral Sea ("The Large Sea"). Work was completed in August 2005.
Dike-ring In the Netherlands, a dike-ring is the area of land that is protected from flooding by an individual dike. As the Netherlands are constantly at risk from floods, the entire nation has been subdivided into dike-ring areas.
Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo, more commonly known as Dikembe Mutombo (born June 25 1966 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a basketball player in the NBA, playing at the position of center for the Houston Rockets. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players of all time, winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times.
Diketone A diketone is a molecule containing two carbonyl groups located close enough that their chemistry is affected by proximity. This generally requires them to be 1,2-diketones (diacetyl for example), 1,3-diketones (acetylacetone), or 1,4-diketones (hexane-2,5-dione).
Dikhil Dikhil is a town in western Djibouti in the region of the same name, lying east of Lake Abbe. Located on the paved highway that runs east from Djibouti City, this town is home to a population of around 30,000 people.
Diki Tantsi Дикі Танці (Dyki Tantsi) is an album by the Ukrainian pop music singer Ruslana, released in 2003. Some of the songs featured on this album are also featured on Wild Dances, after she won the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest.
Dikilu Bageta Serge Dikulu Bageta (born March 4, 1978 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo) is a football Defender who currently plays for the South African team Ajax Cape Town. Bageta is a capped Congolese international.
Dikirion and trikirion Dikirion (in Greek δικήριον) and trikirion (in Greek, τριήριον ) are liturgical candlesticks, often quite ornate used by a bishop] of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church to bless the congregation. The bishop holds the trikirion in his right hand and the dikirion in his left and makes the sign of the cross with both dikirion and trikirion have a flat base, so that they may be stood upright.
Dikran Kelekian Dikran Kelekian (1868 - 1951), a notable collector and dealer of Islamic art. The son of an Armenian banker from Kayseri, Dikran Kelekian and his brother Kevork set themselves up in the antiquities business in Istanbul in 1892.
Diksha In Dharmic religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism, diksha is the ritual of initiation into the worship of some deity by a guru (diksha guru) who bestows mantra(s) and takes the karma of the initiate - at least in case of Vaishnava diksha, as per Hari Bhakti Vilasa 1.70:
Diktatūra Diktatūra (meaning "The dictatorship") is metal band from Lithuania. Lyrical topics include fatherland, honor, war, patriotism and Lithuanian tradition, although some songs are not related to these subjects.
Diktatura Tsentrokaspiya Diktatura Tsentrokaspiya ( Central Caspian Dictatorship ) was a British-controlled anti-Soviet government founded in Baku on August 1, 1918. This regime replaced the pro-Soviet Baku Commune that collapsed on July 26, 1918, when the Bolsheviks were clearly outvoted in the Baku Soviet and were forced out of power.
DikuMUD DikuMUD is a multiplayer text-based adventure game (a type of MUD) written in 1990 and 1991 by Sebastian Hammer, Tom Madsen, Katja Nyboe, Michael Seifert, and Hans Henrik Staerfeldt at DIKU (Datalogisk Institut Københavns Universitet), the department of computer science at the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Dil Bahadur Lama Dil Bahadur Lama is a Nepalese politician and former Inspector General of Police.He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha] in the [[Nepalese legislative election, 1999|1999 election on behalf of the Nepali Congress.
Dil Diya Hai Dil Diya Hai (Hindi: दिल दिया है, Urdu: دل دیا ہے) is a 2006 Bollywood film from the makers of the biggest musical hit Aashiq Banaya Apne. It stars Emraan Hashmi, Ashmit Patel and Geeta Basra.
Dil Hai Tumhaara Dil Hai Tumhaara (Hindi: दिल है तुम्हारा, Urdu: دل ہے تمہارا, English: My Heart Is Yours) is a 2002 Bollywood movie starring Rekha, Preity Zinta, Mahima Chaudhry, Arjun Rampal, Jimmy Shergill and Alok Nath.
Dil Chahta Hai Dil Chahta Hai (Hindī: दिल चाहता है, Urdū: دل چاہتا ہے, English: The Heart Desires, but billed as Do Your Thing) is a 2001 Bollywood movie. It was directed by Farhan Akhtar and was a hit in cities in India and overseas.
Dil Ka Rishta Dil Ka Rishta (Hindi: दिल का रिश्ता, Urdu: دل کا رشتہ, English: Relationships of the heart) is a Bollywood movie, directed by Naresh Malhotra and produced by Aditya Rai, Aishwarya Rai's brother; it was released on January 17 2003 in India.
Dil Raju Dil Raju (Telugu: దిల్ రాజు) is a Telugu film distributor and Telugu film producer who produced hit films such as Dil, Arya, and Bhadra. His recent Bommarillu was an instant success at box office and is said to be one of the greatest blockbusters out of Telugu film industry.
Dil Se Dil Se (Hindi: , Urdu: دل سے, English: From the Heart) is a Hindi film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was also released in Tamil as Uyire and Prema Tho in Telugu and stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta.
Dil To Pagal Hai Dil To Pagal Hai (Hindi: दिल तो पागल है, , Urdu: دِل تو پاگل ہے) (The Heart Is Crazy) is a Bollywood comedy/drama, released October 31 1997, depicting the love-lives of dancers in a musical dance troupe. It was directed by Yash Chopra.
Dil, Diya, Dehleez (drama) Dil, Diya, Dehleez is a drama which is taken from the novel of the same name. Javeria Abbasi plays the main character Zaiton Bano on which the story involves around her, other cast included are Moammar Rana and Samina Perzada.
Dila, Ethiopia Dila is a market town in southern Ethiopia. The capital of the Gedeo Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, and located on the main road from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, this town has a longitude and latitude of .
Dilandau Albatou is a main character and antagonist in both the anime series and movie versions of The Vision of Escaflowne. He first appears in episode 3 of the series, making frequent appearances thereafter as a persistent nemesis of Van and Allen (protagonists) in eps.
Dilaram Acharya Dilaram Acharya is a Nepalese politician. He was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election, as a candidate of Rashtriya Jana Morcha (the electoral front of the Communist Party of Nepal (Masal)) in the constituency of Argakhanchi-1 with 23452 votes.
Dilatant A dilatant material is one in which viscosity increases with the rate of shear. Such a shear thickening fluid, also known by the acronym STF, is an example of a smart material, a class of materials that respond to changes in the environment.
Dilated Peoples Dilated Peoples is an underground hip hop group residing in California. They have achieved great fame in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success, with the exception of the song "This Way", a collaboration with Kanye West, in 2004.
Dilation and curettage Dilation (dilatation) and curettage (D&C) or sharp curettage is a gynaecological procedure performed on the female reproductive system that involves dilating the cervix and inserting instruments to remove the lining of the uterus, while the woman is under an anaesthetic. A curettage is performed with a curette, a metal rod with a handle on one end and a sharp loop on the other.
Dilaton In theoretical physics, dilaton originally referred to a theoretical scalar field; as photon refers in one sense to the electromagnetic field. For the dilaton, also known as the radion or graviscalar, it is the scalar field which appears in Kaluza-Klein theory—as the component
Dilawar Khan Dilawar Khan Ghauri was governor of the Malwa province of central India during the decline of the Delhi Sultanate. Dilawar Khan declared himself Sultan of Malwa in 1401, and passed the kingdom to his son Hoshang Shah upon his death.
Dilber Dilber (Chinese: 迪里拜尔; Uyghur: Dilber) (1958 - ). Born in Kashgar, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Dilber is an internationally acclaimed lyrical coloratura soprano, known as the "Philomela of China", in reference to the Athenian King Pandion I's daughter who, according to legend, turned into a nightingale.
Dilbert Dilbert (first published April 16, 1989) is an American comic strip written and drawn by Scott Adams. Dilbert is known for its satirical humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office, featuring the engineer Dilbert as the title character.
Dilbert (character) Dilbert is the eponymous main character of the Dilbert comic strip. He has a rare condition characterized by an extreme intuition about all things mechanical and electrical, an idea that was explored in the animated television episode titled "The Knack".
Dilbert Gives You the Business Dilbert Gives You the Business is number 14 in the Comic Strip compilation series and contains hundreds of comics divided into 39 sections with each one detailing a different part of business life. They are divided into Jobs which detail different jobs around an office or a company and the second section details job impediments and makes fun of some of the finer points of working with a large corporation.
Dilboy Field Dilboy Field is the home field for the Matignon Football Team. They play host to Arlington Catholic here on Thanksgiving alternating years with Arlington's Pierce Field, and AC annually kicks the living shit out of Matignon.
Dildar Hussain Dildar Hussain is best known as the tabla player who accompanied Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and his Qawwali Party up until Khansahib's death in 1997. Along with Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan, Nusrat's brother, he has been a member of the Qawwali Party since its formation.
Dileep Nair Dileep Nair is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services and head of the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services. In that capacity, he oversees investigations of wrong doings related to the United Nations in a range of countries including within the headquarters.
Dileepa Dillipa in Hindu mythology is said to have been one of the most righteous and chivalrous emperors that the Solar Dynasty had ever produced. He was not blessed with a child for a long time and that caused great worry in his mind.
Dileita Mohamed Dileita Dileita Mohamed Dileita (Arabic: ŘŻŮ„ŮŠŘ·Ř© Ů…Ř­Ů…ŘŻ ŘŻŮ„ŮŠŘ·Ř©) (born March 12, 1958) is the current Prime Minister of Djibouti since March 4, 2001. He is a member of the People's Rally for Progress (PRP), which governs in coalition with the Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD).
Dilettante Society The Dilettante Society or Dilettanti was a society of noblemen and gentlemen which sponsored the study of ancient Greek and Roman art and the creation of new work in the style. It was founded as a London dining club in 1734 by a group of people who had been on the Grand Tour.
Dilga In Australian aboriginal mythology (specifically: Karadjeri), Dilga is a goddess of fertility and growth, and the mother of the Bagadjimbiri. She avenged their deaths at the hands of Ngariman by drowning him in her milk.
Dilinata Dilinata (Greek: Διλινάτα) is a small settlement located 9 km northeast of Argostoli, NW of Sami and north of the Argostoli-Sami Road (GR-50) and E of Davgata. Faraklata is passed by the road linking near Razata and Dilinata and is the point to the uneven road to Makriotika and also to Davgata and the western part of the island.
Dilip Doshi Dilip Rasiklal Doshi (born December 22, 1947, Rajkot, Gujarat) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 33 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1979 to 1983.He introduced Ms Marshneil to Sunil Gavaskar, who later become Mrs Gavaskar.
Dilip Hiro Dilip Hiro is a playwright and analyst specializing in Islamic countries, ranging from Iraq and Lebanon to the Central Asian republics. He was born to Hindu parents in British India, who migrated to independent India after partition in 1947.
Dilip Chitre Dilip Purushottam Chitre (born 1938) is one of the foremost Indian writers and critics to emerge in the post Independence era. Apart from being a very important bilingual writer, writing in Marathi and English, he is also a painter and filmmaker.
Dilip Kumar Yusuf Khan (Hindi: यूसुफ़ ख़ान ; Urdu: یوسف خان ; ) (born December 11, 1922) commonly known as Dilip Kumar (Hindi: दिलीप कुमार ; Urdu: دِلِیپ کُمار ; ) is an Indian film actor and a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha).
Dilip Mahalanabis Dr Dilip Mahalanabis was a director of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh during the 1970s. The Centre is credited with discovering oral rehydration therapy for the treatment of diarrhoea and cholera during his time.
Dilip Singh Judeo Dilip Singh Judeo was the Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests in Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Bharatiya Janata Party led coalition government. In November 2003 he was accused of accepting a bribe from an Australian company in exchange for mining rights in Chhattisgarh.
Dilip Tirkey Dileep ("Dilip") Kumar Tirkey (born November 24, 1977 in Savnamara near Sundargarh, Orissa) is a field hockey defender from India, who belongs to the Oraon tribe of Chota Nagpur. He made is international debut for the Indian national team in 1995 against England in the Indira Gandhi Gold Cup.
Dill Dill (Anethum graveolens) is a short-lived annual herb, native to southwest and central Asia. It is the sole species of the genus Anethum, though classified by some botanists in the related genus Peucedanum as Peucedanum graveolens (L.
Dill Media Dill Media is a pornography company based in San Francisco, California, United States. It specializes in gay pornographic material featuring a multi-ethnic variety of muscular men, including its trademark redheads.
Dillard & Clark Dillard & Clark was a country rock duo which featured folk rock legend Gene Clark and Bluegrass banjo virtuoso Doug Dillard, plus fellow musicians Bernie Leadon, Chris Hillman, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Byron Berline, and Michael Clarke. The group was formed in 1968, shortly after Clark departed The Byrds, and Dillard left The Dillards.
Dilley sextuplets The Dilley sextuplets (Brenna Rose, Julian Emerson, Quinn Everett, Claire Diane, Ian Michael and Adrian Reed), of Decatur, Indiana, were the first surviving set of sextuplets in the United States. They were born on May 25, 1993 to Becki and Keith Dilley.
Dilli Haat Dilli Haat is a combination food plaza and craft bazaar located in the heart of Delhi. Near All India Institute of Medical Sciences, opposite INA Market Dilli Haat has stalls representing each State of India, giving complete variety of tastes available all over India.
Dillingen (district) Dillingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Donau-Ries, Augsburg and GĂĽnzburg, and by the state of Baden-WĂĽrttemberg (district of Heidenheim).
Dillinger Four Dillinger Four is an influential American punk band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Formed in 1994, the band has released three full length albums: Midwestern Songs of the Americas (1998) on Hopeless Records, Versus God (2000) also on Hopeless Records, and Situationist Comedy (2002) on Fat Wreck Chords.
Dillo Day Dillo Day is an annual music festival that takes place on the Saturday before Memorial Day at Northwestern University. Organized by the Mayfest student group, the day is characterized by an all-day concert on the Northwestern Lakefill.
Dillon Bell Sir Francis Dillon Bell, KCMG CB MLC (8 October 1822 - 15 July 1898) was a New Zealand politician of the late 19th century. He served as New Zealand's first Minister of Finance, and later as its third Speaker of the House.
Dillon Gymnasium Dillon Gymnasium is an on-campus multi-purpose athletic facility on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. It was built in 1947 to replace University Gymnasium, which had burned to the ground in 1944.
Dillon Hall (University of Notre Dame) Dillon Hall is one of the 27 Residence Halls on the campus of the University of Notre Dame and one of the 14 male dorms. Dillon is located directly east of Alumni Hall and is directly adjacent to South Dining Hall on the west.
Dillon Naylor Dillon Naylor (1968-), is a cartoon artist and toy designer. He draws the popular comic Batrisha the Vampire Girl in K-Zone, Australia's market-leading kids' magazine, and he has done rock posters for the Beastie Boys and the Fireballs.
Dillons Dillons is a grocery supermarket chain based in Hutchinson, Kansas, and the flagship banner of Dillon Stores Division, one of the regional segments of The Kroger Company. Other banners under Dillon Stores Division include Gerbes in Missouri, Bakers in Omaha, Nebraska and Food 4 Less stores in Nebraska and Springfield, Missouri.
Dillons Run, West Virginia Dillons Run is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. It is located at the intersection of Dillons Run Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 50/25) and Haines Road along Dillons Run stream from which it takes its name.
Dillwyn Parrish George Dillwyn Parrish (July 25, 1894 - 1941 August 6 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) was an American writer, illustrator, and painter. Known by his middle name Dillwyn but those close to him he was often called "Tim" or "Timmy.
Dilly Braimoh Dilly Braimoh (1959-) is an African-British television presenter, producer and freelance journalist. He was born to a white Jewish mother, whom he never knew, and a Nigerian father, with whom he had only slight contact.
Dilly Knox Alfred Dillwyn 'Dilly' Knox (23 July 1884 – 27 February 1943) was a British codebreaker and classical scholar at King's College, Cambridge. He was a member of the World War I Room 40 codebreaking unit, and later at Bletchley Park he worked on the cryptanalysis of the Enigma machine until his death in 1943.
Dilmun Dilmun (sometimes transliterated Telmun) is an ancient civilization usually associated with archaeological sites on the islands of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. Because of its location along the sea trade routes linking Mesopotamia with the Indus Valley Civilization, Dilmun developed in the Bronze Age, from ca.
Dilophosaurus Dilophosaurus was a theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic Period. The name is pronounced (dy-LOH-fo-sawr-us) meaning 'two-crested lizard', because it had two crests (Greek di meaning 'two', lophos meaning 'crest' and sauros meaning 'lizard')
Dilpazier Aslam Dilpazier Aslam (born 1978) is a former trainee journalist with The Guardian. He came to public attention in July 2005 when he lost his position with the newspaper after being named as a member of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir.
Dilshod Mahmudov Dilshod Mahmudov (born November 30, 1982) is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Asian country. There he was stopped in the round of sixteen of the Light Welterweight (64 kg) division by Cuba's Yudel Johnson Cedeno.
Diltiazem Diltiazem is a member of the group of drugs known as Benzothiapines , which are a class of calcium channel blockers, used in the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, and some types of arrhythmia. It is a class 3 anti anginal drug, and a Class IV antidysrhythmic.
Diltor Opromolla Diltor Vladimir AraĂşjo Opromolla (13 April 1934, SĂŁo Paulo - 15 December 2004, Bauru) was a Brazilian physician and dermatologist internationally respected due to his lifetime work with leprosy patients and leprosy research. Dr.
Dilute Russell's viper venom time Dilute Russell's viper venom time (dRVVT) is a laboratory test for lupus anticoagulant (LA). This in vitro diagnostic test is based on the property that the venom of the Russell's Viper is effective at inducing thrombosis.
Dilution (equation) The dilution equation, also known as the Basic Room Purge Equation, is used in industrial hygiene. It determines the time required to reduce a known vapor concentration existing in a closed space to a lower vapor concentration.

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