(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
decaphyllous
decaphyllous
adj
(botany) Having ten leaves.
deceptiously
deceptiously
adj
(obsolete) deceptively
decompensatory
decompensatory
adj
Relating to decompensation.
decomposability
decomposability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is decomposable
(uncountable) The condition of being decomposable
decryptions
decryptions
noun
plural of decryption
decrypts
decrypts
noun
plural of decrypt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrypt
dehydrosparteine
deipylus
deityship
deityship
noun
The condition of being a deity; divinity, especially as a jocular epithet
dempsey
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
depayse
depaysee
depeyster
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
dephysicalize
dephysicalize
verb
(transitive) To strip of physical form.
deplasmolysis
deployments
deployments
noun
plural of deployment
deploys
deploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deploy
depositary
depositary
adj
Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
noun
A place where deposits are kept
One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
depository
depository
noun
A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation; a repository.
A trustee; a depositary.
depressibility
depressingly
depressingly
adv
In a depressing manner.
depressionary
depressionary
adj
(economics) Characteristic of a depression
depressively
depressively
adv
In a depressive manner.
depthways
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
dermanaplasty
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatoheteroplasty
dermatophytosis
dermatophytosis
noun
(medicine) A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte, ringworm.
dermatoplasty
dermatoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery of the skin, especially the use of skin grafts.
dermatopsy
dermatoscopy
dermatoscopy
noun
(medicine) The examination of skin lesions with a dermatoscope—a magnifier (typically x10) with a light and a liquid medium between the instrument and the skin, thus illuminating the lesion without reflected light.
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
descriptively
descriptively
adv
In a descriptive manner.
descriptory
descriptory
adj
(archaic) descriptive; serving to describe something
desipiency
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desmopathology
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmopyknosis
desmotropy
desoxyephedrine
desoxyephedrine
Noun
methamphetamine
desoxymorphine
desoxyribonucleoprotein
despairfully
despairfully
adv
In a despairful manner.
despairingly
despairingly
adv
In a despairing manner.
desperacy
desperately
desperately
adv
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
extremely
despicability
despicability
noun
Despicableness.
despicably
despicably
adv
In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
despiciency
despiciency
noun
(obsolete, rare) A looking down upon; despisal.
despisingly
despisingly
adv
Contemptuously; with scorn.
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
despiteously
despiteously
adv
In a despiteous manner.
despondency
despondency
noun
A feeling of depression or disheartenment.
The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
despondently
despondently
adv
In a despondent manner.
despondingly
despondingly
adv
In a desponding manner.
despotically
despotically
adv
In a despotic manner.
despoticly
despoticly
adv
Archaic form of despotically.
desynapsis
desynapsis
noun
The separation of homologous chromosomes in the diplotene period of meiotic prophase
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
deuteroscopy
deuteroscopy
noun
(obsolete) That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense, ulterior signification.
Second sight.
deyship
diabolepsy
dialycarpous
dialypetalous
dialypetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate petals; polypetalous.
dialyphyllous
dialysepalous
diaphanoscopy
diaphanoscopy
noun
Examination by means of a diaphanoscope.
diaphanously
diaphanously
adv
In a diaphanous manner.
diaphyseal
diaphyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to diaphysis
diaphyses
diaphyses
noun
plural of diaphysis
diaphysial
diaphysial
adj
Alternative spelling of diaphyseal
diaphysis
diaphysis
noun
(anatomy) The central shaft of any long bone.
(botany) An abnormal elongation of the axis of a flower or of an inflorescence.
diapophyses
diapophyses
noun
plural of diapophysis
diapophysial
diapophysial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the diapophysis
diapophysis
diapophysis
noun
(anatomy) The dorsal transverse process of a vertebra
diapyesis
diapyesis
noun
suppuration
diascopy
diascopy
noun
(medicine) A test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes.
diastrophically
diastrophically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, diastrophism.
diastrophy
dicaryophase
dictyograptus
dictyopteris
dictyosiphon
dictyosiphonaceae
dictyosiphonaceous
dihydrosphingosine
dihydrosphingosine
noun
(organic chemistry) sphinganine
dihydrostreptomycin
dihydrostreptomycin
Noun
A particular antibiotic.
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
dimpsy
dimpsy
adj
Alternative form of dimpsey
dioeciopolygamous
diophysite
dioptoscopy
dioptroscopy
diospyraceae
diospyraceous
diospyros
diospyros
noun
Any tree of the genus Diospyros.
diphenylaminechlorarsine
diphenylaminechlorarsine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of adamsite
diphenylchloroarsine
diphenyls
diphenyls
noun
plural of diphenyl
diphyes
diphyesis
diphyllous
diphyllous
adj
(botany) Having two leaves.
diphysite
diphysitism
diplochlamydeous
diplospondyli
diplospondylic
diplospondylism
diplostemony
diplostemony
noun
(botany) The condition of being diplostemonous.
dipodomys
dipsey
dipsey
noun
(US, dialect) A line having several branches, each with such a sinker, used in deep-sea fishing.
(US, dialect) A sinker attached to a fishing line.
(nautical, slang) A deep-sea lead.
(nautical, slang, attributive) Deep sea.
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
dipsy
diptycas
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
dipygus
dipygus
noun
An individual with a congenital deformity where the body axis forks left and right partway along the torso, with the posterior end (pelvis and legs) duplicated.
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disappendancy
disappointedly
disappointedly
adv
In a disappointed manner.
disappointingly
disappointingly
adv
In a disappointing manner.
disapprobatory
disapprobatory
adj
Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove.
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
discerpibility
discerpibility
noun
Alternative form of discerptibility
discerptibility
discerptibility
noun
Capability or liableness to be discerped.
disciplinability
disciplinability
Noun
The quality of being disciplinable.
disciplinarily
disciplinarily
adv
In a disciplinary way.
disciplinarity
disciplinarity
noun
The quality of being an academic discipline.
disciplinary
disciplinary
adj
For the purpose of imposing punishment.
Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
Of or relating to an academic field of study.
We hope that psychologists will applaud good studies of scientific behavior and thought regardless of the disciplinary specialty of the author.
noun
A disciplinary action.
disciplinatory
discographically
discographically
adv
In terms of discography.
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
discomposedly
discomposedly
adv
In a discomposed manner.
discomposingly
discomposingly
adv
So as to discompose.
discorrespondency
discrepancy
discrepancy
noun
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
The state or quality of being discrepant.
discrepantly
discrepantly
adv
In a conflicting or discordant manner.
disculpatory
disculpatory
adj
Tending to exculpate; exculpatory.
disemploy
disemploy
verb
(transitive) To deprive of employment.
disemployed
disemployed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disemploy
disemploying
disemploying
verb
present participle of disemploy
disemployment
disemployment
noun
The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment.
disemploys
disemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy