D-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "d"
Translingual edit
Etymology 1 edit
From d-glyceraldehyde, old name of (+)-glyceraldehyde.
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D-
- (chemistry) one of two mirror-image forms of an isomer (enantiomer) derived from (R)-glyceraldehyde. Written in small caps.
Usage notes edit
The prefixes L- and D- for enantiomers are not the same as lowercase l- and d- for levorotatory and dextrorotatory isomers, although there is substantial overlap in the physical chemistry (that is, sometimes they happen to coincide).
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Etymology 2 edit
From deca-/deka-. From French SI metric system origins. From Latin decas, from Ancient Greek δέκα (déka, “10”).
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D-
Korean edit
Etymology edit
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D‐ • (di maineoseu)
- ... days before the big event.
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