Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Diterpenoid

A class of chemical compounds derived from terpenes, characterized by a structure that includes two terpene units.

Divination

The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.

Divine Right of Kings

A political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy that asserts a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God.

Divisionistic

Relating to or characteristic of Divisionism, the late 19th-century painting technique involving the separation of colors into individual dots or patches that interact optically.

Dogging

The practice of engaging in sexual activity in a public place while being watched by others.

Dolo

Intentional deceit or fraud, particularly in a legal context.

Dormie

In a match play game, being as many holes ahead of an opponent as there are holes remaining to be played.

Dosimetry

The calculation and assessment of the radiation dose absorbed in an object or material, particularly in contexts involving neutron flux and radioactive materials.

Doubloon

A former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, worth two escudos or sixteen silver reales.

Drabble

A extremely short piece of fiction that is precisely one hundred words in length.

Dragon's-head

Any of various plants belonging to the genus Dracocephalum, characterized by whorls of brightly colored, tubular flowers shaped somewhat like a dragon's head.

Duodecillion

A cardinal number equal to 10^39 in the American system or 10^72 in the European system.