Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl Functional group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group.... (see Dry county
Dry county
A dry county is a county in the United States whose government forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages. Some prohibit off-premises sale, some prohibit on-premises sale, and some prohibit both.... )
Dryness is a property of alcoholic beverages that describes the lack of a sweet taste. This may be due to a lack of sugars, the presence of some other taste that masks sweetness, or an underabundance of simple carbohydrates that can be converted to sugar by enzymes in the mouth .... , the lack of sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline substances, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose. Human taste buds interpret its flavor as sweet. Sugar as a basic food carbohydrate primarily comes from sugar cane and from sugar beet, but also appears in fruit, honey, sorghum, sugar maple , and in many other sources.... in a drink
Dry is an album by PJ Harvey. It was recorded at the Icehouse, Yeovil, United Kingdom, and released in the UK on Too Pure , and subsequently on Indigo Records in the US.... , an album by PJ Harvey
Dry is a memoir written by United States writer Augusten Burroughs. It describes the author's battle with alcoholism.... , a memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Dry River may refer to:* Dry River, New Zealand, a river in the North Island of New Zealand* Dry River , a river in New South Wales, Australia... , various rivers and towns
Don't Repeat Yourself is a process philosophy aimed at reducing duplication, particularly in computing. The philosophy emphasizes that information should not be duplicated, because duplication increases the difficulty of change, may decrease clarity, and leads to opportunities for inconsistency.... (DRY), a computer programming philosophy
A dry cell is a galvanic electrochemical cell with a pasty low-moisture electrolyte. A wet cell, on the other hand, is a cell with a liquid electrolyte, such as the lead-acid batteries in most cars.... , a type of battery
Deadpan is a form of comedy delivery in which humor is presented without a change in emotion or facial expression, usually voice in a monotonous manner.... , Dry humor
