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- deu|ter|ot|o|ky «DOO tuh ROT uh kee, DYOO-», noun.the form of parthenogenesis in which offspring of both sexes are produced.
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deu|ter|a|no|pi|a — «DOO tuhr uh NOH pee uh, DYOO », noun. lack of ability to see the color green. ╂[< New Latin deuteranopia < Greek deúteros second + a not + , ōpós eye] … Useful english dictionary
deu|ter|at|ed — «DOO tuh RAY tihd, DYOO », adjective. containing deuterium: »deuterated cells … Useful english dictionary
deu|ter|og|a|my — «DOO tuh ROG uh mee, DYOO », noun. 1. a second marriage, after the death or divorce of a first husband or wife; digamy. 2. the custom of contracting such marriages. ╂[< Greek deuterogamíā < deúteros second + gámos marrying] … Useful english dictionary
Deu|ter|on|o|my — «DOO tuh RON uh mee, DYOO », noun. the fifth book of the Old Testament. It contains a second statement of the Mosaic law. Abbr: Deut. ╂[< Latin Deuteronomium < Greek Deuteronómion < deúteros second + nómos law] … Useful english dictionary
deu|ter|on — «DOO tuh ron, DYOO », noun. the nucleus of an atom of deuterium, consisting of one proton and one neutron which have parallel spins: »His method…is to direct a high energy beam of nuclear particles (deuterons) on to the gland (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
deu|ter|ag|o|nist — «DOO tuh RAG uh nihst, DYOO », noun. 1. the character of second importance in the ancient Greek drama (after the protagonist). 2. Figurative. any secondary or minor character: »Like the philosopher McIndoe, the deuteragonist in Mr. Lister s poem … Useful english dictionary
deu|ter|a|nope — «DOO tuhr uh nohp, DYOO », noun. a person suffering from deuteranopia … Useful english dictionary
deu|ter|a|no|pic — «DOO tuhr uh NOH pihk, DYOO », adjective. of or having to do with deuteranopia … Useful english dictionary
deu|ter|a|tion — «DOO tuh RAY shuhn, DYOO », noun. the condition of becoming or being deuterated … Useful english dictionary
deu|ter|ide — «DOO tuh ryd, DYOO », noun. a compound of deuterium containing some other element or radical, as of lithium … Useful english dictionary
