Friday, February 14, 2014

MY VOCABULARY 2

decay: decomposing of matter with the help of fungus and bacteria; matter is completely oxidized.
the trash outside started to decay.

docile: indicates that an animal has a gentle nature.
the dog was pretty docile while around people.

dock: to cut an animals tail short; also used to indicate the space where the was.
the little cat had to get its tail docked.

doe: a female goat, rabbit, or deer that not been spayed.
the doe frollicked through the field.

dominance: an animals tendency to overpower another, in character or in activity.
the cat showed dominance to the other cats.

dehorn: to remove the horns or horn buds through heat, chemical, or other methods.
the calf got de horned because he doesnt need them for breeding.

donation: the act of creating or producing sound in something.
you can hear the donation in the well over there.

dorsal: refers to something being toward the back, as in a dorsal fin.
the giant whale hit the boat with its dorsal fin.

delivery: when the fetus leave the body.
the pregnant animal delivered a bunch of pups.

dosage: the amount of medication to be administered.
they said to gime him 50 ML of medicine for the dosage.

density: a) mass per volume. b) the number of animals in a given area.
the density of cows at that farm was amamzing.

droppings: feces of an animal.
the animals droppings proved that it was caulicking.

dewclaw: the first digit on dogs and cats: has no function.
the animal is always biting on its dewclaw.

dewlap: the pendulum of skin hanging from an animals throat.
the birds dewlap was really colorful.

ducts: a passage in the body with walls.
the nutrients go through ducts to supply the rest of the body.

dilate: to make something wider.
the hole in his arm had to be dilated to get the bullet out.

dilation: the widening of something.
when you gain weight the dilation of the body happens.

dust: a tupe of fungicide or insecticide that is applied dry, as in regular dust.
the dust is everywhere.

dwarf: an animal who has not grown to its full potential, due to disease, deficiency, or otherwise.
the cat became a dwarf due to some type of disease.

dilute: to make something weaker or more liquid by mixing it with something else.
they had to dilute the acid because it was too strong.

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