Category: D

  • Dichromate

    A chemical that contains the Cr207 group.  

  • Dichroism

    The property of appearing to be one color by direct light and another by transmitted light.  

  • Dichroic mirror

    An optical device used in some spectrophotometers to split a beam of light into reference and sample beams.  

  • Dichorionic

    Having two chorions. This may occur in two-egg (dizygotic) twins.  

  • Dicentric

    Having two centers or two centromeres.  

  • Dibasic

    Capable of neutralizing or accepting two hydrogen ions.  

  • Diazo reaction

    A deep red color in urine, produced by the action of p-diazobenzenesulfonic acid and ammonia on aromatic substances found in the urine in certain conditions. A change in urine that can be observed in certain fever-causing illnesses, including typhoid fever, typhus, measles, and smallpox.  

  • Diatrizoate sodium

    A high-osmolarity, water-soluble contrast medium with the cation consisting of sodium during ionic dissociation. It is used to visualize various hollow body organs such as the kidney, bladder, uterus, and fallopian tubes.  

  • Diatrizoate meglumine

    A high-osmolarity, water-soluble ionic contrast medium with the cation consisting of meglumine during ionic dissociation. It is used intra-arterially to visualize the arteries and veins of the heart and brain, great vessels such as the aorta, and the kidneys and bladder.  

  • Diatom

    One of a group of unicellular, microscopic algae, numerous in freshwater and saltwater. Its cell walls are made of silica.