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Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher (born 1966) is an English actor and director, a child star of Bugsy Malone and Press Gang, later director of Wild Bill, Eddie the Eagle, Rocketman, and uncredited finisher of Bohemian Rhapsody.
Dexter Fowler
Dexter Fowler (William Dexter Fowler, born 1986) is a retired American MLB switch-hitting center fielder (2008–2021) who won the 2016 World Series with the Cubs, hit the first Game 7 leadoff home run, and led MLB in triples since 2008.
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon (1923-1990) was an American bebop tenor saxophonist from Los Angeles, known for 'The Chase,' Blue Note albums like Go!, his Copenhagen years, and his Oscar-nominated role in 'Round Midnight.
Dexter Holland
Dexter Holland, stage name of Bryan Keith Holland, is an American musician who leads the punk band The Offspring and earned a molecular biology PhD from USC in 2017.
Dexter Jackson (bodybuilder)
Dexter Jackson, 'The Blade' (born 1969, Jacksonville, Florida), American retired IFBB Pro bodybuilder; 2008 Mr. Olympia, record five Arnold Classic titles, 2012 Masters Olympia winner, career 1992–2020.
Dexter King
Dexter Scott King (1961-2024), younger son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King; chaired the King Center, led the King estate's intellectual property, met James Earl Ray, and died of prostate cancer.
Dexter Lawrence
Dexter Lawrence II, NFL defensive tackle and nose tackle, Clemson All-American, drafted 17th overall by the Giants in 2019, traded to the Cincinnati Bengals in April 2026.
Dexter Lumis
Dexter Lumis, real name Samuel Shaw, is an American professional wrestler, a silent horror-styled WWE character, NXT Breakout Tournament 2019, Indi Hartwell storyline, and WWE Tag Team Champion with Joe Gacy in The Wyatt Sicks (July 2025 to January 2026); released by WWE April 24, 2026, then signed by TNA.
Dexter Manley
Dexter Manley, born 1959 in Houston, is a former NFL defensive end who starred for the Washington Redskins 1981-89, won Super Bowls XVII and XXII, recorded 103.5 sacks, overcame adult illiteracy, and was banned after a fourth failed drug test in 1991.
Dexter Morgan
Dexter Morgan, played by Michael C. Hall, is an antihero of the novel series Dexter and Showtime series, portrayed as a Miami-based forensic blood spatter analyst and vigilante serial killer.
Dexter Sol Ansell
Dexter Sol Ansell (born 2014) is a British child actor, Egg in HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and young Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games prequel; 2026 IMDb Breakout STARmeter winner, WME client.
Dexter: New Blood
Dexter: New Blood, the 2021 Showtime limited series (also called the Dexter revival), continues Dexter Morgan's story ten years later in Iron Lake, New York, under the alias Jim Lindsay, ending with Harrison shooting his father.
Dexter: Original Sin
Dexter: Original Sin is a 2024 Paramount+ with Showtime prequel to Dexter, created by Clyde Phillips, set in 1991 Miami with Patrick Gibson as young Dexter, Christian Slater as Harry, and Michael C. Hall narrating; renewed then un-renewed for season 2 in 2025.
Dexter: Resurrection
Dexter: Resurrection, also called Dexter Resurrection, is a Paramount+ with Showtime crime drama sequel starring Michael C. Hall, reviving Dexter Morgan after Dexter: New Blood; season 1 (10 episodes, 2025) drew a 65 Metascore and a record Showtime premiere, with season 2 arriving October 30, 2026.
Dexter's Laboratory
Dexter's Laboratory is a 1996–2003 Cartoon Network animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky, the first Cartoon Cartoon, about boy genius Dexter, sister Dee Dee, and rival Mandark, with Dial M for Monkey and Justice Friends segments.
Dexterity (company)
Dexterity, Inc. is a private American robotics company founded by Samir Menon in 2017 in Redwood City, California, known for its dual-armed warehouse robot Mech and deployments with FedEx.
Dexterity index
A dexterity index is a quantitative measure of a robot arm's ability to move and orient its end effector, computed from the Jacobian matrix to compare geometries and avoid singular configurations.
Dexterous manipulation
Dexterous manipulation is the use of multiple robot fingers to control, reorient, and reposition objects, a central goal of robotics since human hands do it effortlessly.
Dexterous Robotics Laboratory
The Dexterous Robotics Laboratory is a robotics research group at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, best known for Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot in space, and Valkyrie.
Dextran
Dextran, also called clinical dextran 40/70, is a bacterial α-1,6-glucan polysaccharide made from sucrose by Leuconostoc dextransucrase; used as plasma expander, antithrombotic, iron dextran carrier, and chromatography matrix.
Dextranase
Dextranase (EC 3.2.1.11, 6-α-D-glucan 6-glucanohydrolase) hydrolyzes α-1,6 bonds in dextran; used mainly to remove dextran in sugar processing, with Chaetomium fungal enzymes, GRAS and EFSA safety evaluations, and dental biofilm research.
Dextranomer
Dextranomer (Debrisan, Deflux, Solesta) is a cross-linked dextran polymer used as wound-cleansing beads and, with hyaluronic acid, as an injectable bulking agent for vesicoureteral reflux and fecal incontinence.
Dextre
Dextre, formally the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM), is a two-armed maintenance robot built by the Canadian Space Agency for the International Space Station, launched in 2008.
Dextrin
Dextrin (British gum), C6H10O5, is starch partially converted by acids, enzymes, or roasting at 140–160 °C; includes limit dextrins from amylase digestion, cyclodextrins, and digestion-resistant dextrin used as dietary fiber and adhesive.
Dextroamphetamine
Dextroamphetamine, also known as dexamfetamine or Dexedrine, is a central nervous system stimulant prescribed mainly for ADHD and narcolepsy, and the more potent of amphetamine's two enantiomers.
Dextrocardia
Dextrocardia: congenital condition in which the heart sits in the right chest, pointing right; also called mirror-image heart with situs inversus. Occurs in about 1 in 12,000 pregnancies; isolated cases are benign, but situs solitus or ambiguous forms carry frequent complex heart defects.
Dextromethorphan
Dextromethorphan (DXM, Romilar), a morphinan NMDA antagonist and sigma-1 agonist: OTC cough suppressant since 1958, and prescription drug in Nuedexta (pseudobulbar affect) and Auvelity (depression, Alzheimer's agitation).
Dextromoramide
Dextromoramide (Palfium, Jetrium) is a synthetic methadone-related opioid analgesic, C25H32N2O2, more potent but shorter-acting than morphine; formerly used for severe pain, now DEA Schedule I and discontinued in Europe.
Dextropropoxyphene
Dextropropoxyphene, a weak synthetic opioid analgesic (d-isomer of propoxyphene, co-proxamol with paracetamol), withdrawn from EU, US, and UK markets 2005-2010 over fatal overdose risk.
Dextrose prolotherapy
Dextrose prolotherapy is an injection therapy in which hypertonic dextrose solution, typically 12.5% to 25%, is injected into tendons, ligaments, or joints to treat chronic musculoskeletal pain.