Index of letter D
| D- | See dextro- |
| dacryo- | Tears. |
| -dactyl | See -dactyly |
| dactyl(o)- | Fingers or toes. |
| -dactyly | Having fingers or toes of a given type. |
| de- | Forming verbs and their derivatives. |
| dec(a)- | Ten. |
| decem- | Ten. |
| deci- | One tenth. |
| -decker | Having a specified number of decks or layers. |
| dehydro- | Loss of hydrogen. |
| -delic | Of attitudes or activities relating to a given type of experience. |
| demi- | Half; partially. |
| demo- | The people. |
| demon(o)- | Demons. |
| dendro- | A tree or trees. |
| -dendron | A shrub or tree. |
| dent(i)- | A tooth; tooth-like. |
| deoxy- | Loss of oxygen. |
| -derm | Skin; covering. |
| -derma | A disorder of the skin. |
| dermat(o)- | The skin. |
| desm(o)- | A bond or chain. |
| deuter(o)- | Second; secondary. |
| dextr(o)- | On or to the right. |
| di- | Twice, two, double. |
| di(a)- | Through, across. |
| diazo- | See di- and azo- |
| dichloro- | See di- and chloro- |
| dich(o)- | In two parts; paired. |
| dictyo- | A net. |
| dif- | See dis- |
| digit(i)- | A finger. |
| dihydro- | See di- and hydro- |
| dihydroxy- | See di- and hydroxy- |
| dino- | Terrible, frightful; dinosaur. |
| -dioic | See di- and -oic |
| -dione | See di- and -one |
| diplo- | Double. |
| dis- | Expressing a variety of negative senses. |
| disco- | A disc; disc-shaped. |
| dithio- | See di- and thio- |
| docu- | A documentary programme. |
| dodec(a)- | Twelve. |
| dolicho- | Long. |
| -dom | Forming abstract or collective nouns. |
| -dont | See -odont |
| dors(i)- | The back. |
| -dox | An opinion or view. |
| -drome | Running or racing; proceeding in a given way. |
| drom(o)- | Movement; speed. |
| du(o)- | Two; having two. |
| duodeci- | Twelve; twelfth. |
| duoden(o)- | Duodenum. |
| dynam(o)- | Power. |
| -dynia | See -odynia |
| dys- | Bad; difficult. |
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