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Demomaker Demomakers are multimedia authoring programs used in creating real-time rendered non-interactive audiovisual shows known as demos. Demomakers have usually been developed by demoscene groups for their internal use, but many of them are also publicly available with no cost.
Demon In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon (or daemon, dæmon, or even daimon) is a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled.
Demon (band) Demon are an English rock group formed in 1980 by vocalist Dave Hill and guitarist Mal Spooner, both hailing from Leek, Staffordshire. They drew their initial audience from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement in 1980.
Demon City Shinjuku Demon City Shinjuku (魔界都市＜新宿＞ Makai Toshi: Shinjuku) is a novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi that was adapted into an anime movie in 1988, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The title has also been translated as Hell City Shinjuku and Monster City.
Demon dialing In the cracking scene of the 1980s, demon dialing was a technique by which a computer would repeatedly dial a number (usually to a crowded modem pool) in an attempt to gain access immediately after another user had hung up. The expansion of accessible internet service provider connectivity since that time more or less rendered the practice obsolete.
Demon Deacon The Demon Deacon is the mascot of Wake Forest University, a school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Probably best known for its slightly unorthodox name and appearance, the Demon Deacon has become a mainstay in the world of U.
Demon FM Demon FM is the student radio station of De Montfort University in Leicester, England. Set up in the summer of 1995 by the student union's sabbatical officer Rob Martin, the station has gone from humble beginnings in a Portakabin to a studio in DMU's student union building.
Demon Hunter (film) Demon Hunter is a 2005 action/horror film written by Mitch Gould and directed by Scott Ziehl which follows the half human/half demon Jake Greyman (Sean Patrick Flanery) who works for the church as the last resort when exorcism fails. This film co-stars Colleen Porch as the Demon Hunter's sidekick nun, William Bassett as the overseeing church cardinal, Tania Deighton as the sexy succubus, and Billy Drago as the demon of lust.
Demon lord (Dungeons & Dragons) In the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, demon lords (also known as Abyssal lords in 2E AD&D) are demons who have gained great power and established a position of preeminence among demonkind. Each demon lord has a unique appearance and set of abilities.
Demon of Laplace (computer game) RAPURASU no ma (ラプラスの魔) (translated as "Demon of Laplace", "Devil of Laplace", or "Laplace's Demon" after Pierre-Simon Laplace) was a Japanese computer game for released in 1993 MS-DOS and the NEC PC-8801. The game was also ported to the SNES and TurboGrafx CD.
Demon Princes The Demon Princes is a five-book series of science fiction novels by Jack Vance, which cumulatively relate the story of one Kirth Gersen as he exacts his revenge on five notorious criminals, collectively known as the Demon Princes, who carried his village off into slavery during his childhood. Each novel deals with his pursuit of one of the five Princes.
Demon with a Glass Hand "Demon with a Glass Hand" is a widely referenced episode of The Outer Limits television series, the second to be based on a script by Harlan Ellison. Ellison wrote the script specifically with actor Robert Culp in mind for the role.
Demon's Lair Demon's Lair was a fantasy role-playing game system created in 1997 by Lasalion Games, from Wisconsin. It used a 3-die step system for combat (one die was used for attacking, one for defending, and one for spells & mental abilities).
Demon: The Fallen Demon: The Fallen is a role-playing game and a fictional setting from the World of Darkness line by White Wolf Game Studio. The player characters in the game are fallen angels, who were cast out of paradise after a thousand year war with God.
Demonheart "Demonheart" is a symphonic power metal song by Italian songwriter Luca Turilli which appeared on his solo album Prophet of the Last Eclipse. It was released as a single shortly after the album's release.
Demonic Electronic Demonic Electronic is industrial band Bile's fourth studio album and follow up to 2000's Sex Reflex. For reasons unknown, Bile reissued this album after swapping out the last four KMFDM remixed tracks for a previously released cover, a Martin Atkins remix, one KMFDM remix demo, and a bonus previously unreleased track "Say Hello.
Demonic possession Demonic possession, in supernatural belief systems, is a form of spiritual possession whereby certain malevolent extra-dimensional entities, demons, gain control over a mortal person's body, which is then used for an evil or destructive purpose. Unlike in channelling or other benign forms of possession, the subject has no control over the possessing entity and so it will persist until forced to leave the victim, usually through a form of exorcism.
Demonization Demonization is the characterization of individuals, groups, or political bodies as evil or subhuman for purposes of justifying and making plausible an attack, whether in the form of character assassination, legal action, circumscribing of political liberties, or warfare. The purpose is to facilitate oppressive actions against the demonized individual or group, ranging from ostracism to genocide.
Demonolatry Demonolatry, not to be confused with demonology (the study of Demons), literally means "the worship of demons" (used interchangeably with daemons as demon and daemon are seen much the same to the demonolater because the word demon comes from daemon and daimon). Although the word "demonolatry" is old, it was originally used (like the label Satanism) as a term of derision to refer to a variety of different religions against which the early Church fought.
Demonology 101 Demonology 101 (commonly abbreviated as D101) is an online graphic novel written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks from August 1999 to June 2004. It tells the story of Raven, a 16-year-old demon being raised by a human in ordinary human society.
Demons & Wizards Demons & Wizards is a power metal recording project conceived as a side-project of the metal bands Blind Guardian and Iced Earth. It is made up of the vocalist for Blind Guardian, Hansi KĂĽrsch, and the guitarist of Iced Earth, Jon Schaffer.
Demons (Artemis Fowl) Demons, in the Artemis Fowl Series, are the Eighth Family of Faries. During the battle of Tailtte ten thousand years ago, they fought with the other fairy familes against humans, but realised that they could never win.
Demons (The X-Files) "Demons" is the twenty-third episode of the fourth season of The X-Files. Scully is concerned for Mulder's well-being when he suffers from a memory loss while investigating a case — and is the only suspect in a brutal double murder.
Demons Dance Alone Demons Dance Alone is a 2002 concept album by The Residents about the emotional effects of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The album is split into three main parts, "Loss", "Denial", and "The Three Metaphors", bookended by "Tongue" and "Demons Dance Alone", and broken up by various untitled transitional instrumentals.
Demons of the Deep Demons of the Deep is a single player roleplaying book, written by Steve Jackson (USA) and illustrated by Bob Harvey, originally published in 1986. The book is part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series, numbered 19 in the original Puffin printing.
Demonstration (EP) Demonstration was a promotional EP by Colorfinger. This is the only other official release by the band besides their album, Deep in the Heart of the Beast in the Sun, although this release was never meant to be for sale.
Demonstration (people) A demonstration is an historically and geographically common form of nonviolent action by groups of people. The term "demonstration" was coined in the United States during the civil rights movement of the 1950s-1970s and refers to the public display of the common opinion of a group of people.
Demonstration (teaching) Demonstration is one way to define certain words and actions. The simple act of pointing to an object, area, or place, like the sun, moon, or a large mountain top, and then naming and defining it allows humans to interact, plan, and co-ordinate in ways that allow us to build cities, large buildings, technology, gain knowledge and to successfully communicate with computers.
Demonstration effect Demonstration effects are effects on the behavior of individuals caused by observation of the actions of others and their consequences. The term is particularly used in political science and sociology to describe the fact that developments in one place will often act as a catalyst in another place.
Demonstration Hall Demonstration Hall is a structure on the campus of Michigan State University. It was built in 1928 with offices, classrooms, and a riding arena for the Military Science department as a replacement for the Armory (built 1885, razed 1939).
Demonstrative evidence Demonstrative evidence is evidence in the form of a representation of an object. Examples include photos, x-rays, videotapes, movies, sound recordings, diagrams, maps, drawings, graphs, animations, simulations, models.
Demonstrator pen A demonstrator pen is a pen which has a clear section as a considerable part of its body, where the user can view the pen's inner workings. Demonstrator pens are often used to show that a pen has a large ink supply, etc.
DemonTech series The DemonTech series is a series of military fantasy novels written by David Sherman and set in a world where demons may be tamed and used to serve somewhat in the same way as technology. Three novels have been published in this series.
Demoparty A demoparty is an event that gathers demosceners and other computer enthusiasts to compete in competitions. A typical demoparty is a non-stop event lasting over a weekend, providing the visitors a lot of time to socialize.
Demora Sulu In the fictional Star Trek universe, Demora Sulu (played by Jacqueline Kim in Star Trek: Generations), is the daughter of Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu and serves as helmsman of the USS Enterprise-B under Captain John Harriman in 2293. Demora also appears in the non-canon novels The Captain's Daughter by Peter David and Serpents Among the Ruins by David R.
Demos - 1994 The Album "Rammstein" is a demo disc by German industrial metal group, Rammstein. It was recorded in Berlin in 1994 and never officially released, but only given as a gift to members of an old fan club.
Demosaicing A demosaicing algorithm is a digital image process used to interpolate a complete image from the partial raw data received from the color-filtered image sensor internal to many digital cameras in form of a matrix of colored pixels. Also known as CFA interpolation or color reconstruction, another common spelling is demosaicking.
Demoscene The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes itself on producing demos, non-interactive audio-visual presentations, which are run real-time on a computer. The main goal of a demo is to show off better programming and artistic and musical skills than other demogroups.
Demosthenes Demosthenes (384–322 BC, Greek: Δημοσθένης, Dēmosthénēs) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of ancient Athenian intellectual prowess and provide a thorough insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC.
Demosthenes' Funeral Oration Demosthenes Funeral Oration ( Greek: ) was delivered between August and September of 338 BC, just after the Battle of Chaeronea. It constitutes along with the Erotic Essay the two epideictic orations of the prominent Athenian statesman and orator, which are still extant.
Demotic (Egyptian) Demotic (from δημοτικά "popular") refers to both the ancient Egyptian script derived from northern forms of hieratic used in the Delta, as well as the stage of the Egyptian language following Late Egyptian and preceding Coptic. The term was first used by the Greek historian Herodotus to distinguish it from hieratic and hieroglyphic scripts.
Demoulas Brothers The Demoulas Brothers were the founders of Market Basket, a grocery market chain in northern New England. It has stores from central New Hampshire to Bristol County, Massachusetts with headquarters in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
Demoutsanata Demoutsanata (Greek: Δεμουτσανάτα) is a village located 10 km ESE of Argostoli and about 40 km W of Poros in the municipality of Argostoli on the island of Kefalonia. Until the twentieth century, the village was known as Montesanata (Μοντεσανάτα) and was named after Montesano.
Dempsey roll The Dempsey Roll is a boxing technique from the manga/anime series Fighting Spirit (Japanese Title - はじめの一歩, Hajime no Ippo). The main protagonist, Ippo Makunouchi, uses the Dempsey Roll as his finishing blow.
Dempsey Store, North York Dempsey Store in North York was once a hardware store at Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue built in 1860. The historic store was moved and restored as a historic site further north at 250 Beecroft Avenue in 1997.
Dempster Highway The Dempster Highway, also referred to as Yukon Highway 5 and Northwest Territories Highway 8, is a highway that connects the Klondike Highway in the Yukon Territory of Canada to Inuvik, Northwest Territories on the Mackenzie River delta. During the winter months, the highway extends another 194 kilometres to Tuktoyaktuk, on the northern coast of Canada, using frozen portions of the Mackenzie River delta as an ice road.
Dempster-Shafer theory The Dempster-Shafer theory is a mathematical theory of evidenceShafer, Glenn; A Mathematical Theory of Evidence, Princeton University Press, 1976 based on belief functions and plausible reasoning, which is used to combine separate pieces of information (evidence) to calculate the probability of an event. The theory was developed by Arthur P.
Demulsifier Demulsifiers are a class of chemicals used to aid the separation of oil/water emulsions. They are commonly used in the processing of crude oil, which is typically produced along with significant quantities of saline water.
Demurrer In common law civil procedure, a demurrer is a pleading by the defendant that contests the legal sufficiency of the complaint without admitting or denying the allegations therein. It is filed before the answer and can be characterized as the defendant’s way of asking: “so what?
Demutualization The term demutualization (or demutualisation) describes the process by which mutual organizations or companies (mutuals) convert themselves to for-profit (or profit-making) public companies which distribute profits to their shareholders in the form of dividends.
Demyan Bedny Demyan Bedny, (Russian: Демьян Бедный) ( — May 25, 1945) was the pseudonym of Soviet poet, Bolshevik and satirist Efim Aleksandrovich Pridvorov (Russian: Ефим Александрович Придворов).
Demyansk Pocket Demyansk Pocket (German: Festung Demjansk or Kessel von Demjansk; ) is a name for the encirclement of German troops by the Red Army around Demyansk (Demjansk), south of Leningrad, during the Second World War, which lasted mainly from February 8 until April 21 1942. A much smaller pocket was simultaneously surrounded in Cholm, about 100 km to the southwest.
Demyansk Shield Demyansk Shield (German: Ärmelschild Demjansk) is a German military award instituted on April 25, 1943 to commemorate troops who fought in the Demyansk pocket. Requirements for Heer and auxiliary units included honorable service in the besieged area for 60 days or wound or frost-bite in the besieged area, for Luftwaffe — 50 combat or supply missions over the besieged and surrounding area.
Demyelinating disease A demyelinating disease is any disease of the nervous system in which the myelin sheath of neurons is damaged. This impairs the conduction of signals in the affected nerves, causing impairment in sensation, movement, cognition, or other functions depending on which nerves are involved.
Demzilla Demzilla was a database that was rolled out by the Democratic Party before the 2004 election. The goal of the massive database was to aggregate and analyze voter and public information data in order to target democratic voters as part of their national GOTV effort as well as fundraising campaigns.
DeMarcus Tyler DeMarcus "Tank" Tyler (born on February 14, 1985) is a defensive tackle that attends North Carolina State University. He is a top draft prospect for the 2007 NFL Draft and played on the same defensive line as former 1st round picks Mario Williams, Manny Lawson, and John McCargo.
DeMario Minter DeMario Minter (born February 20, 1984) is a current American football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns. He was selected by the Browns with the 19th pick in the 5th round of the 2006 NFL Draft (152nd pick overall).
DeMatha Catholic High School DeMatha Catholic High School is a four-year Catholic high school for young men located in Hyattsville, Maryland, USA. Known both for academic achievement and athletic prowess, DeMatha is a member of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, as well as a Catholic, college preparatory high school administered under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.
DeMolay International DeMolay International (originally known as the Order of DeMolay) is an international youth fraternity for young men between the ages of 12 to 21 (members who reach the age of 21 are referred to as 'Senior DeMolays'). The organization helps prepare young men to lead successful, productive and happy lives through the development of civic awareness, leadership skills and personal responsibility.
DeMoulas' Market Basket DeMoulas Market Basket, more commonly known as Market Basket, is a chain of 58 supermarkets in eastern New England. It has stores from central New Hampshire to Bristol County, Massachusetts with headquarters in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
DeMuDi DeMuDi is the DEbian MUltimedia DIstribution, a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian with enhancements and features aimed at music, sound and video production. In particular, the standard kernel is patched to improve audio performance, and audio applications and drivers are included as standard.
DeMya Walker DeMya Chakheia Walker (born November 28, 1977 in Mount Holly, New Jersey) is a professional basketball player. She currently plays for the Sacramento Monarchs in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Den Dover Densmore Ronald Dover, known as Den Dover, (born April 4, 1938 in Warrington, Cheshire) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region for the Conservative Party. Den Dover was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999.
Den fortapte sønn Den Fortapte sønn (en. The lost son) written by Norwegian author and philosopher Peter Wessel Zapffe (1889-1990) in 1951, is a dramatized reproduction of the circumstances around the Jesus figure, named Immanuel in Zapffe's play.
Den Gyldene Freden Den gyldene freden (English: The Golden Peace) is a restaurant in the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. It's one of Sweden's most well-known restaurants and the oldest restaurant in the world to have the same surroundings which is noticed in the Guinness book of records.
Den Haag Stadion Den Haag Stadion is a multi-use stadium in The Hague, Netherlands, that is currently under construction. Once completed in 2007, it will be used mostly for football matches and will host the home matches of ADO Den Haag.
Den Harrow Den Harrow (born Stefano Zandri on June 4, 1962 in Nova Milanese, MI, Italy) is an Italian singer. He was popular in the 1980s with hits like "Don't Break My Heart", "Bad Boy", "Catch the Fox", and "Future Brain".
Den i Nok Den i Nok (Den i Noc; Macedonian: Ден и Ноќ; English: Day and Night) is the debut album of the Macedonian pop musician Elena Risteska. The album was released in 2003, and helped Risteska to become popular in several of the Balkan countries.
Den Kongelige Livgarde Den Kongelige Livgarde (Royal Life Guards) is an infantry regiment of the Royal Danish Army, formed in 1658. It serves a dual role as both a front line combat unit, and as a ceremonial unit at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen.
Den of Espionage The Iran hostage crisis began with the seizure of the American embassy in Tehran; following the release of the hostages in 1981 the embassy was taken over and used by the Revolutionary Guard, and became popularly known as the U.S.
Den Osynlige Den Osynlige (2002) is a Swedish film based on Mats Wahl's book of the same name. The film follows Niklas, a young and quiet man who falls short of his mother's expectations, and then finds himself attacked by a neglected young girl Annelie (she too, is metaphoricaly invisible) and left for dead.
Den Store Danske Encyklopædi Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (The Great Danish Encyclopedia) is the most comprehensive contemporary Danish language encyclopedia. The 20-volume encyclopedia were completed between 1994 and 2001; a one-volume supplement was published in 2002 and two index volumes in 2003.
Dena Paona (film) Dena Paona is a 1931 Bengali film directed by Premankur Atarthi, starring Amar Mullick, Durga Das Bannerjee, Jahar Ganguly and others. Based on a short story of the same name by Rabindranath Tagore and produced by New Theatres, it is credited as the first Bengali talkie, and along with Alam Ara, was one of the first sound films produced in India.
Dena’ina The Dena’ina (also Tanaina) are a Native American tribe of Alaska. These people were the original inhabitants of the southcentral Alaska region ranging from Anchorage, Alaska to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska area.
Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center The Dena'ina Civic & Convention Center is Anchorage, Alaska's newest state-of-the-art meeting facility. Due to open in 2008 the center offers 215,000 square feet of space that can be configured for any group, convention, trade show or sporting event.
Dena’ina language Dena’ina (sometimes spelled Tanaina) (ISO 693-3 tfn) is the Athabaskan language of the region surrounding Cook Inlet. It is geographically unique in Alaska as the only Alaska Athabaskan language to include territory which borders salt water.
Denaby and Conisbrough railway station Denaby and Conisbrough station was a small station, the southern terminus of the South Yorkshire Junction Railway branch from Wrangbrook Junction. The station, built to serve Denaby Main and Conisbrough, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was situated just to the north of the Mexborough to Doncaster line of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, close by the road linking the villages in its name.
Denaby railway halt Denaby Halt was a small station on the Dearne Valley Railway, intended to serve the mining community of Denaby Main although it was positioned some distance from there, in what was described as 'a marshy wilderness'. Its full title, as shown on its nameboard, was Denaby for Conisboro' and Mexboro.
Denanke The Kingdom of Denanke also called Denianke or Denyanke was a pre-Islamic Fula kingdom of Senegal from 1495 to 1776. Denanke dominated the Futa Tooro region before the Fula converted to Islam and dominated its neighbors through use of cavalry.
Denard Span Denard Span (born February 27, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is an American Minor League Baseball outfielder in the Minnesota Twins organization. He was selected by the Twins with the 20th overall pick in the 2002 MLB Draft.
Denarius The Roman currency system included the denarius (plural: denarii) after 211 BC, a small silver coin, and it was the most common coin produced for circulation but was slowly debased until its replacement by the antoninianus.
Denasal In phonetics, denasalization is the loss of nasal airflow in a nasal stop or nasal vowel. This may be due to speech pathology, but also occurs when the sinuses are blocked from a cold, in which case it is called a 'nasal voice'.
Denaturation (biochemistry) Denaturation is the alteration of a protein shape through some form of external stress (for example, by applying heat, acid or alkali), in such a way that it will no longer be able to carry out its cellular function. Denatured proteins can exhibit a wide range of characteristics, from loss of solubility to communal aggregation.
Denaturation (fissile materials) Denaturation of fissile materials suitable for nuclear weapons is the process of transforming them into a form that is not suitable for weapons use and can not easily be reversely transformed. For Uranium 235 this is easy, by mixing it with Uranium 238, but for plutonium it is more difficult and/or less effective, because other plutonium isotopes are either also suitable for weapons or not available and not practical to produce, while mixing with another element allows chemical separation.
Denaturing gel A denaturing gel is a type of electrophoresis in which the native structure of macromolecules that are run within the gel is not maintained. For instance, gels used in SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) will unfold and denature the native structure of a protein.
Denazification Denazification (German: Entnazifizierung) was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary and politics of any remnants of the Nazi regime. It was carried out specifically by removing those involved from positions of influence and by disbanding or rendering impotent the organizations associated with it.
Dené-Caucasian languages The Dené-Caucasian (also called Dené-Sino-Caucasian) language family is a conjectural language superfamily containing the Sino-Tibetan, North Caucasian, Yenisseian, Burushaski, Basque and Na-Dené languages. (Vitaly Shevoroshkin [1998] adds the Salishan languages and possibly other North American families as well.
Denbies Wine Estate Denbies Wine Estate near Dorking, Surrey has the largest vineyard in England with 265 acres under vines, representing over 10% of the plantings in the whole of the United Kingdom. It has a visitors'centre which attracts around 300,000 visitors a year.
Denbigh Stadium Denbigh Stadium is a multi-use stadium in the Denbigh North district of Milton Keynes, England. Designed by HOK SVE, it is currently under construction by civil engineering company Buckingham Group Contracting.
Denbigh, Virginia Denbigh was a small unincorporated community in Warwick County, Virginia. It was named for Denbigh Plantation, which was patented by Colonel Samuel Mathews, who came to Virginia before 1618, filled several important posts, and became the father of Samuel Mathews, a royal governor of the Virginia Colony from 1657-1660.
Denbighshire (historic) Denbighshire is one of thirteen traditional counties of Wales, and a former administrative county, covering an area in north Wales. It is a maritime county, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.
Denbighshire County Cricket Club Denbighshire County Cricket Club was a cricket club that played in the Minor Counties championship for five seasons from 1930 to 1935 (missing the 1932 season). The side was notably unsuccessful, and in its final season it lost each of its eight matches, six of them by an innings.
Denby Dale Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the South East of Huddersfield. As a civil parish it covers the villages of Denby Dale, Lower Denby, Upper Denby, Upper Cumberworth, Lower Cumberworth, Skelmanthorpe, Emley, Emley Moor.
Denby High School Denby High School is a secondary educational facility operated by the Detroit Public Schools system. Located on the northeast side of Detroit, Michigan, the school which serves grades 9-12 opened in 1928 and was named after Edwin Denby, an attorney, former Michigan legislator and Secretary of the Navy during the administration of Warren G.
Dendera light The Dendera light comprises three stone reliefs located (one single and a double representation) in the Hathor temple at the Dendera Temple complex in Egypt. The images are interpreted by traditional Egyptologists to depicting lotus flowers spawning a snake, representing aspects of Egyptian mythology:
Dendi Dendi is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Dendi is bordered on the south by Wonchi, on the west by Ambo, on the north by Jeldu, on the east by Ejerie, and on the southeast by Dawo.
Dendrelaphis cyanochloris Wall's Bronzeback Dendrelaphis cyanochloris is a species of snake found in India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh (Namdapha - Changlang district) [A. Captain]; Andaman Islands), Bangladesh, Myanmar (= Burma), S Thailand, W Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Pahang, Pulau Tioman.
Dendrelaphis gorei Dendrelaphis gorei (often called Gore's Bronzeback or referred to as a Himalayan Bronzeback) is a species of tree snake. It can be found in parts of India (Darjeeling, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh), Myanmar, Vietnam, and China (Xinjiang, Tibet).
Dendrimer Dendrimers are fully synthetic macromolecules comprised of perfectly branched repeat units in layers emanating radially from a point-like core. The name comes from the Greek "δενδρον"/dendron, meaning "tree," because their graphical representations resemble the branches of a tree.
Dendrite Dendrites (from Greek dendron, “tree”) are the branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron from which the dendrites project. Electrical stimulation is transmitted onto dendrites by upstream neurons via synapses which are located at various points throughout the dendritic arbor.

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