Duralumin. An alloy of aluminium containing magnesium 0.5% manganese 0.5% copper 4% and aluminium 95%. It is used in making air-ships.
Dyestuffs. Intensely coloured compounds applied to a substrate. E.g. fibre, paper, cosmetic, hair, to give colour. React by absorption, solution, bonding. Pigments retain their identity more closely on bonding to the substrate. Colours generally originate in electronic transitions; most dyestuffs are organic in nature but are frequently applied together with inorganic species. Classified in the colours index by chemical nature; also classified by their method of application as acid, basic, direct, disperse, disperse, azo, sulphur, vat or fibre reactive.
Dy. Dysprosium.
Dystectic mixture. A mixture of substances having a constant maximum melting point.


