(informal) The Volkswagen emissions scandal of 2015.

plural of diesel tree

Copaifera langsdorffii, a tropical rainforest tree whose wood is honeycombed with capillaries filled with oil.

(biology) Of or relating to the diestrus, a period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods. / (biology) Having two periods of estrus in a year.

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a diester; but especially a phosphodiesterase

(slang) A form of punishment in which prisoners are shackled and transported long distances for days or weeks.

Characteristic of dieseling. / Pertaining to, typical of, or filled with diesel fuel.

(organic chemistry) The formation of a diester (from a diol)

plural of diesel locomotive

(rail transport) a locomotive powered by a diesel engine, probably the most common type of locomotive today.