English to English Dictionary

Driftless

Lacking glacial drift; specifically describing an area of land that was bypassed by enveloping ice sheets and therefore lacks the deposits of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders left by glaciers.

Dunner

A person who makes persistent demands for the payment of a debt.

Duralumin

A hard, light, corrosion-resistant alloy of aluminum containing copper, manganese, and magnesium, widely used in aviation and lightweight construction.

Dysmenorrhea

Painful menstruation, typically involving abdominal cramps.

Earnings-apportionment

The process or formula by which the earnings or profits of a corporation or business are distributed or allocated among different taxing jurisdictions, business segments, or beneficiaries.

Effluvium

An unpleasant or noxious odor, smell, or vapor given off by something.

Egad

An exclamation expressing surprise, anger, or affirmation.

Electrohydraulic

Operated by means of both electricity and fluid pressure.

Empyrean

The highest part of heaven, traditionally imagined by ancient cosmologists as being composed of pure fire or light.

Endogenic

Formed or originating from within an organism, structure, or the earth.

Enervation

The condition of being drained of physical, mental, or moral energy; exhaustion or debilitation.

Epicanthic fold

A skin fold of the upper eyelid that covers the inner corner (canthus) of the eye.