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digitalis

(Encyclopedia) digitalisdigitalisdĭjˌĭtălˈĭs [key], any of several chemically similar drugs used primarily to increase the force and rate of heart contractions, especially in damaged heart muscle.…

Alice Springs

(Encyclopedia) Alice Springs, town, Northern Territory, Australia. It lies in a pastoral area surrounded by desert near the center of the continent and is a stop on the Adelaide Darwin…

digital radio

(Encyclopedia) digital radio, audio broadcasting in which an analog audio signal is converted into a digital signal before being transmitted; also known as digital audio broadcasting (DAB) and high-…

digital-to-analog conversion

(Encyclopedia) digital-to-analog or D/A conversion, the process of changing discrete digital data into a continuously varying signal in relation to a standard or reference. There are two types of…

digital versatile disc

(Encyclopedia) digital versatile disc or digital video disc (DVD), a small plastic disc used for the storage of digital data. The successor media to the compact disc (CD), a DVD can have more than…

digitoxin

(Encyclopedia) digitoxin: see digitalis.

Digne

(Encyclopedia) Digne Digne dēˈnyə [key] or Digne-les-Bains Digne-les-Bains…

digoxin

(Encyclopedia) digoxin: see digitalis.

Dihua

(Encyclopedia) Dihua: see Ürümqi, China.