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A gene called Diaphanous (or Dia) has just been uncovered as a major regulator during embryo formation.
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Diaphanous Roasted Kale Sarah Lenz 2009
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Diaphanous drapes covered floor-to-ceiling windows; on warmer days they would be pulled back, the windows thrown open, and a handful of tables set upon the small bluestone patio next to the entrance.
Georgia’s Kitchen Jenny Nelson 2010
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Diaphanous, that word conjures quite a mental image!
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Diaphanous material swirled around her lithesome form and her fur gleamed like brass in the midday sun.
The Time of the Transference Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1987
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Diaphanous silk covered her ivory lushness, but concealed nothing.
Conan The Triumphant Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1983
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Diaphanous material was sometimes used for part of the covering of the upper part of the body, as in the case of some of the figures from the Knossos frescoes.
The Sea-Kings of Crete James Baikie 1898
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Diaphanous mists seem to have caught the sky color; and even the great red storehouses take a faint blue tint as they recede.
Two Years in the French West Indies Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Diaphanous streaks of color are scored and infused into the wood, which opens up like a geometric suitcase that offers a private, spectacular glimpse of the otherworldly.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Diaphanous, nor that they differ in Divers other Particulars; If we consider those things, I say, we shall hardly think that both these
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