(chemistry) The production of a thin film of material onto an existing surface.
(law) The process of taking sworn testimony out of court; the testimony so taken.
(meteorology) The formation of snow or frost directly from water vapor.
(physics) The transformation of a gas into a solid without an intermediate liquid phase (reverse of sublimation)
(religion) The formal placement of relics in a church or shrine, and the feast day commemorating it.
The act of depositing material, especially by a natural process; the resultant deposit.
The removal of someone from office.
depression
depression
noun
(biology, physiology) A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.
(economics) A period of major economic contraction.
(economics, US) Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
(psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
(psychology, usually uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.
The act of lowering or pressing something down.
desorption
desorption
noun
The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disaproned
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
dispersion
dispersion
noun
(medicine) The removal of inflammation.
(optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
A process of dispersing.
The degree of scatter of data.
The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
disphenoid
disphenoid
adj
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a crystal form bounded by eight scalene triangles arranged in pairs, constituting a tetragonal scalenohedron.
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system.
noun
(geometry) A non-regular tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles.
disulphone
docentship
dopinesses
droopiness
droopiness
noun
The characteristic of being droopy.
duopsonies
duopsonies
noun
plural of duopsony
empoisoned
empoisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empoison
endophasia
endophasia
noun
Internal speech that is not vocalized.
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endoscopic
endoscopic
adj
Of, or relating to endoscopy or an endoscope.
endosepsis
endosiphon
endosporia
endosporia
noun
plural of endosporium
endosporic
endosporic
adj
related to, or characgerized by, endospory
epeisodion
euphonised
euphonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonise
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
idiosepion
imprisoned
imprisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprison
incomposed
incomposed
adj
(obsolete) disordered; disturbed
indisposed
indisposed
adj
(euphemistic) In the lavatory/WC.
(euphemistic) Undressed; not yet dressed enough to be seen by visitors.
Mildly ill.
Not disposed, predisposed, or inclined; unwilling.
infraposed
interposed
interposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interpose
isoprenoid
isoprenoid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from one or more isoprene units.
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
mispointed
mispointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispoint
monopodies
monopodies
noun
plural of monopody
necropsied
necropsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of necropsy
nonstriped
nonstriped
adj
Not striped.
nymphoides
opsonified
opsonified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of opsonify
outspinned
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
patronised
patronised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patronise
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pedionomus
peptonised
peptonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of peptonise
perdendosi
perdendosi
noun
(music) A gradual fading away.
picosecond
picosecond
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹² seconds. Symbol: ps
pineywoods
pistonhead
plainsoled
planetoids
planetoids
noun
plural of planetoid
platonised
platonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of platonise
poisonweed
pondfishes
pondfishes
noun
plural of pondfish
positioned
positioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of position
postmedian
postmedian
adj
(anatomy) posterior to the median
predations
predations
noun
plural of predation
prednisone
prednisone
noun
(pharmacology) A glucocorticoid C₂₁H₂₆O₅ that is a dehydrogenated analog of cortisone, used to relieve rheumatic and allergic conditions and to treat leukemia.
preordains
preordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preordain
princedoms
princedoms
noun
plural of princedom
priodontes
pyranoside
pyranoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of a pyranose
responding
responding
noun
response
verb
present participle of respond
saponified
saponified
adj
Treated by saponification
verb
simple past tense and past participle of saponify
scorpaenid
scorpaenid
noun
(zoology) Any fish in the family Scorpaenidae, a scorpionfish.
semiopened
semiopened
adj
Partly opened.
serpentoid
signposted
signposted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of signpost
siphonated
snipperado
sphenoidal
sphenoidal
adj
Synonym of sphenoid
sphenopsid
sphenopsid
noun
Any horsetail of the former order Sphenopsida, now Equisetopsida
spodogenic
spongiidae
suspensoid
suspensoid
noun
(chemistry) A system of colloid where solid particles are dispersed
synopsised
synopsised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of synopsise
synopsized
synopsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of synopsize