dark adaptation | the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination, cones adapt first, rods continue to adapt for up to four hours |
dark ground illumination dark field illumination | a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light, specimens appear luminous against a dark background |
onion yellow-dwarf virus | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants |
potato yellow-dwarf virus | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants |
yellow-green algae | any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment |
dark-eyed junco slateolored junco Junco hyemalis | common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes with dark brown irises |
yellowhammer yellow bunting Emberiza citrinella | European bunting the male being bright yellow |
yellow-breasted bunting Emberiza aureola | common in Russia and Siberia |
yellow warbler golden warbler yellowbird Dendroica petechia | yellow-throated American wood warbler |
yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens | American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds |
slider yellow-bellied terrapin Pseudemys scripta | freshwater turtle of United States and South America, frequently raised commercially, some young sold as pets |
yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus yellowhammer | large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail |
yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius | eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen |
yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti | mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue |
yellow jacket yellow hornet Vespula maculifrons | small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground |
dark horse | a racehorse about which little is known |
yellow-throated marten Charronia flavigula | large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma |
yellow perch Perca flavescens | North American perch |
yellow bass Morone interrupta | North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass |
yellow jack Caranx bartholomaei | fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico |
yellow goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus | schooling goatfish, greyish with yellow stripe |
tub gurnard yellow gurnard Trigla lucerna | a kind of gurnard |
dark lantern bull's-eye | a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light |
pentobarbital sodium pentobarbital Nembutal yellow jacket | a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic |
sunglasses dark glasses shades | spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun, he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades |
ultramicroscope dark-field microscope | light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes |
yellow jack | yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine |
dark red | a red color that reflects little light |
yellow yellowness | yellow color or pigment, the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons |
canary yellow canary | a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge |
brownish yellow | a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge |
gamboge lemon lemon yellow maize | a strong yellow color |
orange yellow saffron | a shade of yellow tinged with orange |
pale yellow straw wheat | a variable yellow tint, dull yellow, often diluted with white |
greenish yellow | a shade of yellow tinged with green |
yellow green yellowish green chartreuse Paris green pea green | a shade of green tinged with yellow |
dark blue navy navy blue | a dark shade of blue |
yellow marrow yellow bone marrow | bone marrow that is yellow with fat, found at the ends of long bones in adults |
yellow bile choler | a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger |
macula macula lutea macular area yellow spot | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision |
dark darkness | an unenlightened state, he was in the dark concerning their intentions, his lectures dispelled the darkness |
yellow journalism tabloid tab | sensationalist journalism |
yellow-dog contract | a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union |
yellow light | the signal to proceed with caution |
dark comedy | a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor, a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements |
yellow pages | a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising |
bittersweet chocolate semi-sweet chocolate dark chocolate | chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla, lecithin is usually added |
dark meat | the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food |
dark bread whole wheat bread whole meal bread brown bread | bread made with whole wheat flour |
yellow squash | squash having yellow skin and yellowish flesh and usually elongated neck |