What does D stand for?

Absorbed Dose [Environmental science] (COE)

Air-Cushion Vehicle built by Denny Brothers [England] [Usually used in combination with numerals]

Air Force Training Category [Inactive duty training periods and 15 days active duty training per year]

Ancient Order of Druids (SAUO)

Anisotropy Constant [Solid-state physics] (UWER)

Application for Writ of Error Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction [Legal term] (DLA)

Arithmetic Factor Register [Computer science]

Aspartic Acid [One-letter symbol; see Asp]

Bond Dissociation Energy (UWER)

Calcidiol or 1a,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol [Vitamins] (QSUL)

Chemiewerke Homburg [Germany] [Research code symbol]

Cholecalciferol [Organic chemistry] (DAVI)

Cleveland [Branch in the Federal Reserve regional banking system] (BARN)

Codex Bezae (BJA)

Cold Snow Forest Climate (UWER)

Combustible Metals [Fire classification]

Court of Divorce and Matrimonial Causes [England] (DLA)

Da [Give] [Pharmacy]

Dacryon (STED)

Dagga [Marijuana] [Medicine] (EDAA)

Dahlonega [Georgia] [Mint mark, when appearing on US coins]

Daily

Daler [Numismatics]

Dallas' Pennsylvania and United States Reports [A publication] (DLA)

Dallas' United States Supreme Court Reports [A publication] (DLA)

Dalton (MELL)

Dam

Damasus [Flourished, 13th century] [Authority cited in pre-1607 legal work] (DSA)

Dame

Damn

Dance Halls (Commercial) [Public-performance tariff class] [British]

Danger Area [ICAO] (FAAC)

Daphnia [Genus of water fleas] (UWER)

Darcy [Physics]

Darkness [or Darktime] [Endocrinology]

Data

Date

Dative (ROG)

Datum

Daughter

Daunorubicin [Daunomycin, Rubidomycin] [Also, DNR, DRB, R] [Antineoplastic drug]

Day [Approach and landing charts] [Aviation]

Day [Broadcasting term]

Day Return [Round trip fare within one calendar day] [British]

Daytime (NTCM)

Deacon

Dead [or Deceased]

Dead Air Space

Dead Space [Medicine] (DAVI)

Dead Space Gas (SAUS)

Dead Time (UWER)

Dean

Dear (ROG)

Death

Debenture [Type of bond] [Investment term]

Debye [Unit of electric moment or movement]

Debys (SAUS)

Decagonal [Materials science] (UWER)

Decalin [A trademark]

Decamethonium (MELL)

Decca [Record label] [Great Britain, Europe, Australia, etc.]

Deceased

December

Decessit [Died] [Latin]

Deciduous

Decimal (BUR)

Decimal Reduction Time (DAVI)

Decision (ADA)

Decision Table Language [Ace Microsystems] [A programming language] (NITA)

Deck (NASA)

Declination

Decodon (UWER)

Decoy [Missile mission symbol]

Decrease (STED)

Decree (ADA)

Decret [Decree] [French] (ILCA)

Decreto [Decree] [Italian] (ILCA)

Decretum [Decree] [Latin]

Deed (ROG)

Deep (MSA)

Defeated

Defendant [Legal shorthand] (LWAP)

Defense [Basketball; lacrosse]

Defense Department [US government]

Defense Notice [Classification given to British news items which are considered harmful to national security and which are voluntarily censored by the press]

Deferred [Finance]

Deflection (IAA)

Defocussing (SAUS)

Degeneracy (SAUS)

Degree

Degree of Curve (SAUS)

Dehydration (UWER)

Delaware Reports [A publication] (DLA)

Delay [Electronics]

Delayed [Emergency Management] (EMA)

Deleted

Delivery [or Delivered]

Delivery Dollar (EBF)

Delta [Phonetic alphabet] [International] (DSUE)

Demagnetization Factor (UWER)

Demagnification (UWER)

Demand Curve [Economics]

Democrat [or Democratic]

Demolish (UWER)

Demonstration (ACAE)

Demy [Half] [Size of paper] (ADA)

Denarii [Pence] [Monetary unit] [British]

Denarius [or Denarii] [Silver coin in Ancient Rome; gold coin in Roman Empire]

Dendrite [Anatomy] (UWER)

Denied [Legal term] (DLA)

Denio's New York Reports [A publication] (DLA)

Denison's English Crown Cases [1844-52] [A publication] (DLA)

Denmark [IYRU nationality code]

Denominator [In formulas for life annuities and life insurance premiums]

Density

Dental

Dental Surgery Attendant [Ranking title] [British Royal Navy]

Dentes [Applied to Teeth] (ROG)

Dentin (UWER)

Dentur [Give] [Pharmacy]

Denver [Colorado] [Mint mark, when appearing on US coins]

Depart

Department

Dependence (UWER)

Dependent (IDYL)

Depeptidase (UWER)

Deplacement (SAUS)

Depositus [Laid to Rest] [Latin]

Depot [DoD]

Depreciation

Depression

Depth

Depth of Ship

Deputy

Derated (GAVI)

Derivation [or Derivative] (IAA)

Derivational [Linguistics] (IEL)

Derivative (WGA)

Dermacentor [Genus of ticks] (UWER)

Dermatologic (STED)

Dermatologist [or Dermatology]

Dermis [Anatomy] (UWER)

Deserter [Military]

Design (AAG)

Destination

Destra [Right] [Italian]

Destroyed

Destroyer [Navy] [British]

Detachable Container Association (EA)

Detail (AAG)

Detective

Detector (NFPA)

Detergent (UWER)

determinant (SAUS)

Determiner [Linguistics] (IEL)

Deterministic (IAA)

Detritus [Geology] (UWER)

Detroit (SAUS)

Deus [God] [Latin] (GPO)

Deuterium [Also, H²] [Radioisotope of hydrogen]

Deuteron [Nuclear physics] (WGA)

Deuteronomist Source of the Pentateuch (BJA)

Deutschland [Germany] [German]

Developed [Medicine] (DAVI)

Developer [Photography] (DGA)

Development

Deviation

Devonian Period [Geology]

Dew (UWER)

Dewoitine [French aircraft type] [World War II]

Dexamethasone [Also, DEX, DXM] [Antineoplastic drug]

Dexter [Right] [Latin]

Dextro [Configuration in chemical structure]

Dextrose [Medicine] (MAE)

Diacritic Feature [Linguistics] (IEL)

Diagnosis

Diagonal Engines (DS)

Diagonal Polarization [Physics]

Diagram

Dialyser (UWER)

Diameter

Diametric (SAUS)

Diamond (ADA)

Diamond Setters Fraternal Guild (EA)

Diaphragm

Diarrhea [Medicine]

Diastolic (MELL)

Diathermy [Medicine]

Diatom [Botany] (UWER)

Diatomite [Geology] (UWER)

Diazepam [Also, DAP, DZ] [A sedative]

Dickenvektor (SAUS)

Dicta (DLA)

Dictionary [Linguistics] (IEL)

Dictum (DLA)

Didymium [Mixture of rare-earth elements] [Chemistry] (ROG)

Die Casting Federation (EA)

Died

Dielectric

dielectric flux density (SAUS)

Dies [Day] [Latin]

Diesel [British Waterways Board sign]

Diesel Automobile Association (EA)

Diesel Oil

Dietitian

Difference

Differential Coefficient

Differential (of)

Differentiation

Diffractometer (UWER)

Diffuse [Immunology]

Diffuse Line (UWER)

Diffusing Capacity

dif fusing capacity (SAUS)

Diffusion (VLIE)

Diffusion Coefficient [Symbol] [IUPAC]

Diffusion Constant [Medicine] (DAVI)

dif fusion constant (SAUS)

Diffusivity (UWER)

Digest

Digesta of the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian (SAFN)

Digest of Justinian [A publication] (DLA)

Digest of Public General Bills [Library of Congress] [A publication]

Digit [or Digital] (MDG)

Digital (SAUS)

Dihydrotestosterone [Also, DHT] [Endocrinology]

Dihydrouridine [One-letter symbol; see H₂Urd]

Dilated (MELL)

Dilution (MELL)

Dimanche [French] (ASC)

Dime [Monetry unit]

Dimension (SHCU)

Dimensional

Dinar [Monetary unit] [Tunisia]

Diode (MDG)

Diopter [Also, DIOPT] [Optics]

dioptric power (SAUS)

Dip

Diphyllobothrium [Genus of tapeworms] (UWER)

Diploid

Diplom (SAUS)

Diplomat [License plate code assigned to foreign diplomats in the US]

Diplomate (MAE)

Dipole moment unit of measure [Chemistry] (MEC)

Direct (VLIE)

Direction [Computer science]

Directivity (SAUS)

Direct Marketing Computer Association (EA)

Director [Films, television, etc.]

Director aircraft capable of controlling drones or missiles [Designation for all US military aircraft]

Directorate (SAUS)

Dirt [Gossip] [Slang]

Disaster (SAUS)

Disc (SAUS)

Discharge (MIST)

Discharged

Disc Issuer and Assistant [Sports]

Disconnect (SAUS)

Discount

Discriminator (ACAE)

Disease

Disinfect (UWER)

Disintegrator (UWER)

Dislocation [Materials science] (UWER)

Dismissed [Legal term] (DLA)

Disney's Ohio Superior Court Reports [A publication] (DLA)

Dispense [Prescription] [Medicine] (EDAA)

Dispenser (MCD)

Dispersion [Physics] (ODA)

Displacement

Display (MDG)

Dispose [or Destroy] [Routing slip]

Disqualified [Horse racing]

Disqualified Parcel (IDEM)

Dissertation (BJA)

Dissipated Energy (UWER)

Dissipation (IAA)

dissipation factordose (SAUS)

Dissolve (NTCM)

Distal [Medicine]

Distance

Distance Winner [Horse racing]

Distant (SAUS)

Distinctio [Decretum Gratiani] [A publication] (DSA)

Distinction

Distinguished (ADA)

Distortion (IAA)

Distortion Factor (UWER)

Distribution Codes Institute (EA)

District

District Court [Federal] (DLA)

Disturb (UWER)

Diver [British military] (DMA)

Diversity [Genetics]

Diverticulum [Anatomy] (AAMN)

Dividend [Investment term]

Division

Divorced

Divus [The Late] [Latin]

Doctor

Document

Dog [Veterinary science] (DAVI)

Dog [Phonetic alphabet] [World War II] (DSUE)

Dollar [Monetary unit]

Dom [Port] [Latin] (ROG)

Domain [Telecommunications]

Dome

Domestic

Dominant [Applied to a species]

Dominion Resources [NYSE symbol]

Dominion Resources, Inc. [NYSE symbol] (SPSG)

Dominion Rubber Co. [Canada] [Research code symbol]

Dominus [The Lord] [Latin] (GPO)

Don [Phonetic alphabet] [Pre-World War II] (DSUE)

Don [Sir] [Spanish]

Donative (ROG)

Dong [Monetary unit] [Vietnam] (BARN)

Donor

Dopamine [Pharmacology] (DAVI)

Doriden [Glutethimide] [Sedative]

Dormant (UWER)

Dorsal

Dorsal Spine [Anatomy] (DAVI)

Dorsal Vertebra [Anatomy] (DAVI)

Dosis [Dose] [Pharmacy]

Douane [Customs] [French]

Double

Doubler (SAUS)

Doublet

Doubtful

Douglas (SAUS)

Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc. (SAUO)

Dowager

Down (ADWA)

Download [Computer science] [Telecommunications]

Downrange Distance during Launch [NASA]

Doxorubicin [Also, DOX, DXR] [Formerly, ADR, Adriamycin] [Antineoplastic drug]

Drachma [Monetary unit in Greece]

Draft [or Drafting] (ROG)

Drafting Program [Association of Independent Colleges and Schools specialization code]

Drag (MCD)

Dragoons [Military unit] [British]

Drain [Electron device] (MSA)

Drama

Draperies [Astronomy] (BARN)

Draught (SAUS)

Draw

Drawing (SAUS)

Dream (UWER)

Dream Time [Neurology and psychiatry] (DAVI)

Dressing [Medicine]

Drift (SAUS)

Drill (UWER)

Drip (UWER)

Drive [State] [Psychology]

Driver [British military] (DMA)

Drive Strength (DIPS)

Driving

Drizzle (SAUS)

Drizzling [Meteorology]

Drogue (UWER)

Droit [Right] [French]

drone-control version (SAUS)

Drone Plane [Navy symbol]

Drop

Droppable Fuel Tank [Suffix to plane designation]

Drug

Druids [Freemasonry]

Drum (MDG)

Dry (NFPA)

Dry-Bulk Container [Packaging] (DCTA)

Dual Capacity [London Stock Exchange]

Dublett (SAUS)

Dublin (SAUS)

Duchess

Duchy

Duct (NFPA)

Ducture (SAUS)

Ductwork (UWER)

Dues

Duesseldorf [German license plate city code]

Duff [Phonetic alphabet] [Royal Navy] [World War I] (DSUE)

Duke

Dulcis [Dear One] [Latin]

Dull

Dummy [in game of bridge]

Dump

Dun [Thoroughbred racing]

Dunlop, Bell, and Murray's Scotch Court of Session Cases, Second Series [1838-62] [A publication] (DLA)

Duodecimo [Book up to 20 centimeters in height]

Duodenum [Anatomy]

Duplex

Duration

Duration of treatment (SAUO)

Dusio [In Cisitalia car model "D46"]

Dust [Meteorology]

Dutch

Duty [Navy]

Duxbury's High Court Reports [South African Republic] [A publication] (DLA)

Dwarf

Dwelling (GEOI)

Dye [Classification key in textile printing]

Dyer's Edition of Valiant's English King's Bench Reports [1513-82] [A publication] (DLA)

Dynamic Capital Corp. [Toronto Stock Exchange symbol]

Dynamotor (IAA)

Dyne [Unit of force] [Also, Dy, dyn] [Preferred unit is N, Newton]

Electric Displacement [Symbol]

Electric Flux Density [Symbol]

electrostatic flux density (SAUS)

Faulty Diction [Used in correcting manuscripts, etc.]

Five Hundred [Roman numeral]

Fraunhofer lines caused by sodium (SAUS)

Germany [Civil aircraft markings - international] (PIPO)

Grade for Below-Average Work (UWER)

High-Carbon, High-Chromium Type Cold-Work Tool Steels (UWER)

Humid Cold Climates [Classification symbol] (UWER)

Intermediate Dialing Center on a Toll Ticket [Telecommunications] (TEL)

In The [Telegraphy] (PCTE)

Knoll AG [Germany] [Research code symbol]

Labs. Dr. J. Auclair [France] [Research code symbol]

License Class [Motor vehicle violation code used in state of Maryland] (MVRD)

Mean Dose [Pharmacology] (DAVI)

Medium [Men's shoe width]

Morison's Dictionary of Scotch Session Cases [A publication] (DLA)

Naturally Aspirated [Automotive engineering]

Optical Density (UWER)

Pence [Telegraphy] (PCTE)

Penny [Nail size]

Pilotless Carrier [Communications term] (DCT)

Pitch Diameter (UWER)

Radiac [Communications term] (DCT)

Response to Detail [Rorschach] [Psychology]

Restoring Torque (UWER)

Royal Dragoons (SAUO)

Selection Index [H. J. Eysenck] (DIPS)

Shoe Width Greater than C and Less than E (BARN)

Siegfried AG [Switzerland] [Research code symbol]

Sound Energy Density (UWER)

Spin-Wave Stiffness [Solid-state physics] (UWER)

Symbol for Electrostatic Flux Density (VLIE)

Transmission Density [Optics] (UWER)

Troponwerke Dinklage & Co. [Germany] [Research code symbol]

United States District Court [Used citation] (AAGC)

Usually Reliable Source of Intelligence [Military]

Wide [Women's shoe width]

Angular Deformation (SAUS)

British Penny [Derived from Latin "denarius"]

Collision Diameter of a Molecule [Symbol] [IUPAC]

Daily (WDMC)

Dangling, at Bedside [Medicine]

Dare [To Give] [Latin] (MAE)

dark (SAUS)

Data (WDMC)

Day [SI symbol]

Dead (DMAA)

Deceased (DMAA)

Deci [A prefix meaning divided by ten] [SI symbol]

Decomposition

Decrease (MELL)

Deepwell Pump [Liquid gas carriers]

Degree (IDOE)

Deictic [Linguistics]

Denarius [Penny] (WA)

Density (IDOE)

dented (SAUS)

Deoxy [or Desoxy] [Biochemistry]

Deoxyribose [Biochemistry] (MAE)

deposit (SAUS)

Depot (SAUS)

Desert (ODA)

Detonation (SAUS)

Detur [Give] [Pharmacy] (MAE)

Deuteron (ADWA)

Deviation (DIPS)

Devteron [A nuclear particle]

Dextro(rotatory) [Chemistry]

Diameter [Symbol] [IUPAC]

Diastasis (DMAA)

Died (VRA)

Difference (VLIE)

Differential (IDOE)

Displacement

Dissipation (IDOE)

Distal (DMAA)

Distance (IDOE)

Distinguished [Case at bar different either in law or fact from case cited for reasons given] [Used in Shepard's Citations] [Legal term] (DLA)

disturbed site (SAUS)

Diurnal (MAE)

Divide (SAUS)

Dollar (EBF)

Dorsal (DMAA)

Dose [Medicine] (DMAA)

Doubled (SAUS)

Doubtful (DMAA)

Down (Quark) [Atomic physics]

Drachma (ADWA)

Drain (IDOE)

Drive (IDOE)

Drive Stimuli (DIPS)

Duration (DMAA)

Dyne (DMAA)

Relative Density [Symbol] [IUPAC]

Response to Small Detail [Rorschach] [Psychology]

Severe Diarrhea (SPVS)

Drinking Increased (SPVS)

Marked Diarrhoea (SPVS)