(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondropterygii
chondropterygious
choreographed
choreographed
adj
made to work together; orchestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of choreograph
cineangiocardiographic
cineangiocardiography
cineangiocardiography
noun
cinematographic angiocardiography
cineradiography
cineradiography
noun
(medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
clapboarding
clapboarding
verb
present participle of clapboard
clapperdudgeon
clapperdudgeon
noun
A beggar who would apply blood or sores to his body in order to gain attention and attract more alms
clodhopping
clodhopping
adj
boorish; rude
coadapting
coadapting
verb
present participle of coadapt
codeveloping
codeveloping
verb
present participle of codevelop
codpitchings
compounding
compounding
noun
An accumulation of compound interest.
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
verb
present participle of compound
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
coniopterygidae
conopophagidae
copending
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
copyediting
copyediting
noun
Alternative spelling of copy editing
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyholding
copyholding
noun
tenure by copyhold
copyreading
copyreading
verb
present participle of copyread
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
corresponding
corresponding
adj
that have a similar relationship
noun
A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
verb
present participle of correspond
correspondingly
correspondingly
adv
In a corresponding manner; conformably.
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
counterpropaganda
counterpropaganda
noun
Propaganda disseminated as a response and opposition to other propaganda.
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
cryptophagidae
cuproiodargyrite
cylindrograph
cystoradiography
dactylioglyph
dactylioglyphic
dactylioglyphist
dactylioglyphtic
dactylioglyphy
dactyliographer
dactyliographic
dactyliography
dactyliography
noun
The art of writing or engraving upon gems.
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
dactylographer
dactylographic
dactylographic
adj
Of or relating to dactylography.
dactylography
dactylography
noun
The science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify people.
The study of finger rings.
dactylopatagium
dactylopatagium
noun
The portion of patagium found between the digits.
daggerproof
daggerproof
adj
Resistant to being stabbed through with a dagger.
daguerreotype
daguerreotype
noun
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make a photograph using this process, to make a daguerreotype (of).
daguerreotyped
daguerreotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotyper
daguerreotyper
noun
One who takes daguerreotypes.
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypic
daguerreotyping
daguerreotyping
verb
present participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypist
noun
A person who makes daguerreotypes.
daguerreotypy
daguerreotypy
noun
The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
dagupan
dampang
dampening
dampening
noun
The act of making or becoming damp.
verb
present participle of dampen
damping
damping
noun
(mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy
(mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation
verb
present participle of damp
dampings
dampings
noun
plural of damping
dampproofing
dampproofing
noun
Alternative spelling of damp proofing
dapperling
dapperling
noun
(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
dapping
dapping
verb
present participle of dap
dappling
dappling
noun
A dappled pattern.
verb
present participle of dapple
dapsang
dasypygal
dasypygal
adj
(rare) Having hairy buttocks.
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
deadpanning
deadpanning
verb
present participle of deadpan
deappetizing
decamping
decamping
verb
present participle of decamp
decapitating
decapitating
verb
present participle of decapitate
deciphering
deciphering
noun
decipherment
verb
present participle of decipher
declinograph
decompensating
decompensating
verb
present participle of decompensate
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decoupage
decoupage
noun
An art technique in which paper cutouts (either from magazines etc or specially made) are glued onto the surface of an object and sometimes painted or decorated
An artwork made by this technique
verb
To perform or use the art technique of decoupage.
decoupaging
decoupaging
verb
present participle of decoupage
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
decrepitating
decrepitating
verb
present participle of decrepitate
decrypting
decrypting
verb
present participle of decrypt
decryptograph
decupling
decupling
verb
present participle of decuple
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
deepening
deepening
noun
The act of becoming deeper.
verb
present participle of deepen
deepeningly
deepeningly
adv
In an increasingly deep way.
deepfreezing
deepgoing
deeping
dehypnotizing
dehypnotizing
verb
present participle of dehypnotize
delegateship
demigoddessship
demipagan
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demographical
demographical
adj
Of or relating to demography; demographic.
demographically
demographically
adv
In a demographic manner.
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
demonograph
demonographer
demonographer
noun
Synonym of demonologist
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
demospongiae
demultiplexing
demultiplexing
verb
present participle of demultiplex
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dendrography
dendrography
noun
The scientific description of trees
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dendropogon
depaganize
depaganize
verb
To remove the pagan qualities or elements of.
depainting
depainting
verb
present participle of depaint
departing
departing
adj
that is leaving
while leaving
noun
The act by which somebody or something departs.
verb
present participle of depart
departmentalising
departmentalising
verb
present participle of departmentalise
departmentalizing
departmentalizing
verb
present participle of departmentalize
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depending
depending
verb
present participle of depend
dependingly
dependingly
adv
As having dependence.
depeopling
depeopling
verb
present participle of depeople
deperming
deperming
verb
present participle of deperm
depersonalising
depersonalising
verb
present participle of depersonalise
depersonalizing
depersonalizing
verb
present participle of depersonalize
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
dephlegm
dephlegm
verb
(obsolete, chemistry) To rid of phlegm or water; to dephlegmate.
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
dephlegmated
dephlegmated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.
dephlegmatize
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dephlegmatory
dephlegmatory
adj
Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.
dephlegmedness
dephlegmedness
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) A state of being freed from water.
dephlogisticate
dephlogisticate
verb
To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
dephlogisticated
dephlogisticated
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
depicting
depicting
verb
present participle of depict
depicturing
depicturing
verb
present participle of depicture
depigment
depigment
verb
To reduce pigmentation
depigmentate
depigmentation
depigmentation
noun
(pathology) The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.