(education) Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
(medicine) Characteristic of a particular disease.
Of, or relating to diagnosis.
Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things.
noun
(computing) Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem.
Any technique used in medical diagnosis.
That by which anything is known; a symptom.
diagraphic
diagraphic
adj
descriptive
dialogical
dialogical
adj
Related to or having the character of dialogue
dicaeology
dichogamic
dichogamic
adj
Relating to dichogamy
dictagraph
dictagraph
noun
Alternative form of dictograph
dictograph
dictograph
noun
(historical) A telephonic instrument for office or similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. It was sometimes used for covertly recording conversations.
dicyanogen
dicyanogen
noun
(dated, organic chemistry) cyanogen
digenetica
digoneutic
digoneutic
adj
(entomology) Having two broods per season.
diligences
diligences
noun
plural of diligence
dimagnesic
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
diplogenic
diplogenic
adj
Partaking of the nature of two bodies; producing two substances.
discanting
discanting
verb
present participle of discant
discarding
discarding
noun
(in the plural) Discarded material.
The act by which something is discarded; a throwing away.
verb
present participle of discard
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerning
discerning
adj
Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
noun
discernment
verb
present participle of discern
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
discipling
discipling
verb
present participle of disciple
disclosing
disclosing
verb
present participle of disclose
discording
discording
verb
present participle of discord
discourage
discourage
noun
(rare) Lack of courage
verb
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
discussing
discussing
verb
present participle of discuss
disgeneric
disgracers
disgracers
noun
plural of disgracer
disgracing
disgracing
verb
present participle of disgrace
disgracive
disgracive
adj
(obsolete) Causing disgrace.
disjecting
disjecting
verb
present participle of disject
disorganic
disorganic
adj
Not organic; having no organization
displacing
displacing
verb
present participle of displace
dissecting
dissecting
noun
A dissection; a taking apart.
verb
present participle of dissect
distancing
distancing
noun
Short for social distancing.
The process of becoming or making distant.
verb
present participle of distance
divergence
divergence
noun
(calculus) the operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i)
(obsolete) disagreement; difference
The degree to which two or more things diverge.
The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.
divergency
divergency
noun
(countable) divergence
(uncountable) The state of being divergent
divulgence
divulgence
noun
Something that is divulged.
The act of divulging.
docimology
docimology
noun
scientific testing, as in assaying metals, etc.
docoglossa
dogcatcher
dogcatcher
noun
A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
dogmatical
dogmatical
adj
Alternative form of dogmatic
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
domiciling
domiciling
verb
present participle of domicile
downcoming
downcoming
adj
Moving downwards.
verb
present participle of downcome
downcrying
dragomanic
dragomanic
adj
Of or relating to a dragoman.
dulcifying
dulcifying
verb
present participle of dulcify
dulcigenic
duncifying
duncifying
verb
present participle of duncify
duodecagon
duodecagon
noun
Alternative form of dodecagon
dyscrasing
dysgenesic
dysgenetic
dysgenetic
adj
(genetics) Of, pertaining to, or causing dysgenesis
dysgenical
dysgenical
adj
Alternative form of dysgenic
encouraged
encouraged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of encourage
endergonic
endergonic
adj
(chemistry) Describing a reaction that absorbs (heat) energy from its environment
ergodicity
ergodicity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is ergodic.
(uncountable) The condition of being ergodic.
escalading
escalading
verb
present participle of escalade
evidencing
evidencing
verb
present participle of evidence
exscinding
exscinding
verb
present participle of exscind
fungicidal
fungicidal
adj
Having the ability to destroy or control fungus.
Of, or relating to fungicide.
noun
A fungicide.
fungicides
fungicides
noun
plural of fungicide
galidictis
gallicised
gallicised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gallicise
gallicized
gallicized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gallicize
gamodesmic
gasconaded
gasconaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gasconade
gasconader
gasconader
noun
A great boaster; a blusterer.
gastrodisc
geckotidae
geodesical
geodesical
adj
Alternative form of geodesic
geodetical
geodetical
adj
of, or relating to geodesy; geodesic
geodynamic
geodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to geodynamics.
geomedical
geomedical
adj
Relating to geomedicine.
germicidal
germicidal
adj
that kills pathogenic organisms; disinfectant
germicides
germicides
noun
plural of germicide
gerodontic
gesithcund
gesithcund
adj
Having the rank of a gesith (member of the king's retinue) in medieval England; well-born.
gigasecond
gigasecond
noun
A unit of time equal to 1,000,000,000 seconds and with symbol Gs.
girdlecake
glaucidium
glaucodote
glochidial
glochidial
adj
Relating to the glochidium.
glochidian
glochidium
glochidium
noun
(botany) A glochid, or cactus spine.
(zoology) The larva or young of the mussel.
glucolipid
glucolipid
noun
Any glycolipid whose carbohydrate component is glucose.
glucosidal
glucosidal
adj
Pertaining to or containing glucosides.
glucosidic
glucosidic
adj
Of or pertaining to a glucoside
glyceridic
glyceridic
adj
Of or pertaining to glycerol or glycerides.
glycolipid
glycolipid
noun
(biochemistry) A similar compound lacking a phosphate group
(biochemistry) An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes
glycollide
glycosides
glycosides
noun
plural of glycoside
glycosidic
glycosidic
adj
Of or pertaining to a glycoside.
glycuronid
gobiesocid
gobiesocid
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Gobiesocidae of clingfish.
goldbricks
goldbricks
noun
plural of goldbrick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of goldbrick
goldenback
goldenback
noun
(regional) The natterjack.
Any of a group of large woodpeckers that are resident breeders in tropical southern Asia.
goldilocks
goldilocks
noun
A goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris.
A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.
goldylocks
goldylocks
noun
(less common) Alternative spelling of goldilocks
gordiacean
gothicised
gothicized
gramicidin
gramicidin
noun
A heterogeneous combination of six antibiotic peptides; the individual peptides themselves
grandchild
grandchild
noun
A child of someone's child.
grandniece
grandniece
noun
A granddaughter of one's sibling; a daughter of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's granddaughter: fraternal grandniece. Sister's granddaughter: sororal grandniece.)
granduncle
granduncle
noun
Synonym of great-uncle
guardiancy
guardiancy
noun
(rare) guardianship
guidecraft
guidecraft
noun
The art or skill of serving as a guide.
gynocardia
gynocardic
haggadical
hendecagon
hendecagon
noun
(geometry) a polygon with eleven edges and eleven angles.
hiccoughed
hiccoughed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hiccough
highjacked
highjacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of highjack
hydrogenic
hydrogenic
adj
(chemistry) hydrogen-like
hydrologic
hydrologic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrology.
ideogramic
ideogramic
adj
Alternative form of ideogrammic
incedingly
incedingly
adv
(nonce word) Majestically.
indicating
indicating
verb
present participle of indicate
indigences
indigences
noun
plural of indigence
indiglucin
indiglucin
noun
(organic chemistry) The variety of sugar (glucose) obtained from the glucoside indican.
indignance
indignance
Noun
indignation
indignancy
indignancy
noun
indignation
indulgence
indulgence
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
A wish or whim satisfied.
An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
Something in which someone indulges.
The act of catering to someone's every desire.
The act of indulging.
Tolerance.
verb
(transitive, Roman Catholicism) to provide with an indulgence
indulgency
indulgency
noun
(dated) indulgence
jaundicing
jaundicing
verb
present participle of jaundice
lightfaced
lightfaced
adj
Written, printed or drawn in lightface, using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space.
logopedics
logopedics
noun
The study, and correction, of speech and language defects, disorders in communication and swallowing disorders.
macdougall
madagascan
madagascan
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Madagascar.
Adjective
Of or relating to Madagascar.
madagascar
medicating
medicating
verb
present participle of medicate
medicining
medicining
verb
present participle of medicine
megachilid
megachilid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Megachilidae of mostly solitary bees whose scopa is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen.
megadontic
microgadus
mischarged
mischarged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mischarge
mockground
mogadiscio
mudcapping
mudcapping
verb
present participle of mudcap
odontalgic
odontalgic
adj
Of or pertaining to odontalgia
noun
A toothache remedy
orcharding
orcharding
noun
The growing of fruit in an orchard.
The hobby of visiting orchards.
outchiding
outdancing
outdancing
verb
present participle of outdance
paddocking
paddocking
verb
present participle of paddock
padlocking
padlocking
verb
present participle of padlock
paedagogic
paedagogic
adj
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative form of pedagogic