In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adstipulator
aecidiospore
aeluropodous
aldermanship
aldermanship
noun
The condition, position, or office of an alderman.
anaphrodisia
anaphrodisia
noun
(medicine) Lack of desire for sex.
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androphorous
androphorous
adj
Having the physical features of a male.
antispreader
antispreader
noun
Any of several devices that prevent spreading
aphidivorous
aphidivorous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids.
aphrodisiacs
aphrodisiacs
noun
plural of aphrodisiac
apostrophied
apostrophied
adj
Alternative form of apostrophed
approvedness
approvedness
noun
The state or quality of being approved.
archshepherd
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
arthropodous
asperuloside
asperuloside
noun
(organic chemistry) A particular glycoside with similar properties to aucubin.
aspidosperma
aspredinidae
backstrapped
basidiophore
basidiospore
basidiospore
noun
(biology) A sexually reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota.
bloodspiller
boardmanship
boardmanship
noun
The skills or position of serving on a board.
bootstrapped
bootstrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bootstrap
brachypodous
bradyphrasia
bradyphrasia
noun
(medicine) A form of aphasia characterized by abnormally slow speech
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
buttstrapped
camelopardus
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
cardinalship
cardinalship
noun
The office (or term of office) of a cardinal
cardiographs
cardiographs
noun
plural of cardiograph
cardioplasty
cardioplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of the cardia of the stomach
cardioptosis
cardsharpers
cardsharpers
noun
plural of cardsharper Alternative form of cardsharps
cardsharping
cardsharping
noun
The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games.
carisoprodol
carisoprodol
noun
A particular skeletal muscle relaxant.
ceratopsidae
cheiropodist
cheiropodist
noun
Archaic form of chiropodist.
chiropodists
chiropodists
noun
plural of chiropodist
chondroplast
cladocarpous
cladocarpous
adj
(botany) Having fruit at the end of branches
cladosporium
cleidotripsy
clypeastroid
clypeastroid
adj
(zoology) Like or related to the genus Clypeaster (order Clypeasteroida) of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on the upper side.
noun
(zoology) A sea urchin of this kind.
cnidophorous
cnidophorous
adj
Relating to cnidophores
codevelopers
codevelopers
noun
plural of codeveloper
coeditorship
coeditorship
noun
The position or job of being an coeditor.
compressedly
compressedly
adv
In a compressed manner.
computerdoms
computerised
computerised
adj
Functioning upon or through the medium of computers; digital.
Having undergone computerisation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of computerise
comradeships
comradeships
noun
plural of comradeship
conidiospore
conidiospore
noun
(biology) A unicellular spore produced asexually by a fungus
copresidents
copresidents
noun
plural of copresident
corespondent
corespondent
noun
(law) One of two or more persons against whom a lawsuit is made; but especially a person charged with committing adultery with the defendant in a divorce proceeding.
corresponded
corresponded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of correspond
corresponder
corresponder
noun
One who corresponds, or writes letters.
counterposed
counterposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterpose
creditorship
creditorship
noun
The state of being a creditor, of being owed money.
cryptodirous
cryptorchids
cryptorchids
noun
plural of cryptorchid
cylindrophis
cypripediums
cypripediums
noun
plural of cypripedium
dacryopyosis
dappernesses
dasyproctine
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
deaspiration
deaspiration
noun
The act, process or result of deaspirating.
decapitators
decapitators
noun
plural of decapitator
decaspermous
decemvirship
decemvirship
noun
The rank or position of decemvir.
decompressed
decompressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decompress
decompresses
decompresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompress
decrepitates
decrepitates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate
decrepitness
decrepitness
noun
decrepitude.
decrepitudes
decrepitudes
noun
plural of decrepitude
deemstership
defensorship
defensorship
noun
The state or business of a defensor.
delomorphous
delomorphous
adj
(biology, of a cell, tissue culture etc) Having a precise and well-formed limit or boundary.
demiparadise
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
departements
depasturable
depilatories
depilatories
noun
plural of depilatory
deploredness
deploredness
noun
The state of being deplored or deplorable.
depolarising
depolarising
verb
present participle of depolarise
depolarizers
depolarizers
noun
plural of depolarizer
depopulators
depopulators
noun
plural of depopulator
deportations
deportations
noun
plural of deportation
depositaries
depositaries
noun
plural of depositary
depositories
depositories
noun
plural of depository
depravations
depravations
noun
plural of depravation
depravedness
depravedness
noun
The state of being depraved; depravity
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
deprecations
deprecations
noun
plural of deprecation
depreciators
depreciators
noun
plural of depreciator
depredations
depredations
noun
plural of depredation
deprehension
deprehension
noun
(obsolete) A catching in the act; discovery.
depressingly
depressingly
adv
In a depressing manner.
depressional
depressional
adj
Of or pertaining to a physical depression.
Of or pertaining to psychological depression.
depressively
depressively
adv
In a depressive manner.
depressurize
depressurize
verb
(intransitive) To have the pressure of one's environmental atmosphere reduced.
(transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber.
deprivations
deprivations
noun
plural of deprivation
derepressing
derepressing
verb
present participle of derepress
derepression
derepression
noun
(genetics) The inactivation of a repressor gene.
(psychiatry) The cessation of repression of a belief, memory, etc.
dermapterous
dermatoplasm
dermatoplast
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.
dermopterous
descriptions
descriptions
noun
plural of description
descriptives
descriptives
noun
plural of descriptive
desesperance
desipramines
desipramines
noun
plural of desipramine
desmotropism
despairfully
despairfully
adv
In a despairful manner.
despairingly
despairingly
adv
In a despairing manner.
desperadoism
desperadoism
noun
The attitudes or behaviour of desperadoes.
desperations
desperations
noun
plural of desperation
desponsories
desponsories
noun
plural of desponsory
dessertspoon
dessertspoon
noun
(rare) An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.
A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.
desulphurate
desulphurate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of sulphur.
desulphurise
desulphurise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of desulfurize (American spelling)
desulphurize
desulphurize
verb
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurize (American spelling)
deuteranopes
deuteranopes
noun
plural of deuteranope
deuteroplasm
deuteroplasm
noun
Synonym of deutoplasm
deuteroprism
deuteroscopy
deuteroscopy
noun
(obsolete) That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense, ulterior signification.
Second sight.
dexiotropism
dexiotropous
dialycarpous
diamorphosis
diaphoretics
diaphoretics
noun
plural of diaphoretic
diastrophism
diastrophism
noun
(geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features
dicaryophase
dichocarpism
dichocarpous
dichroiscope
dichroiscope
noun
Alternative form of dichroscope
dichrooscope
dichroscopes
dichroscopes
noun
plural of dichroscope
dichroscopic
dichroscopic
adj
Pertaining to the dichroscope, or to observations made with it.
dictatorship
dictatorship
noun
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.