diaphanous

  • 31diaphanous — /daɪˈæfənəs / (say duy afuhnuhs) adjective transparent; translucent. {Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs, from dia through + phainein to shine} –diaphanously, adverb –diaphanousness, noun …

  • 32diaphanous —   a. transparent; filmy.    ♦ diaphaneity, n.    ♦ diaphanometer, n. instrument measuring transparency of air, etc.    ♦ diaphanoscopy, n. illumination from within of body cavities for medical examination …

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  • 33diaphanous —    A amo o (cloth) …

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  • 34diaphanous — adj. (of fabric etc.) light and delicate, and almost transparent. Derivatives: diaphanously adv. Etymology: med.L diaphanus f. Gk diaphanes (as DIA , phaino show) …

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  • 35semi-diaphanous — …

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  • 36DIAPH1 — Diaphanous homolog 1 (Drosophila) PDB rendering based on 1v9d …

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  • 37DIAPH2 — Diaphanous homolog 2 (Drosophila) Identifiers Symbols DIAPH2; DIA; DIA2; DRF2; FLJ11167; POF; POF2 External IDs …

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  • 38FHOD1 — Formin homology 2 domain containing 1, also known as FHOD1, is a human gene. PBB Summary section title = summary text = This gene encodes a protein which is a member of the formin/diaphanous family of proteins. The gene is ubiquitously expressed… …

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  • 391795-1820 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1795 1820 in European and European influenced countries saw the final triumph of undress or informal styles over the brocades, lace, periwigs, and powder of the earlier eighteenth century. In the aftermath of the French… …

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  • 40sheer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. utter, absolute; mere, simple; thin, diaphanous; perpendicular, precipitous, vertical, steep. See transparency, simpleness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Abrupt] Syn. steep, very steep, precipitous;… …

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