(rare, in combination) Having the specified number or kind of components.
composedness
composedness
noun
The state or quality of being composed.
compound
compound
adj
(mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Composed of elements; not simple.
noun
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
(chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
(rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
An enclosure for secure storage.
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
Anything made by combining several things.
Short for compound exercise.
verb
(horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
(intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
(transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
(transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
(transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
compoundable
compoundable
adj
That can be compounded.
compounded
compounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compound
compoundedness
compoundedness
noun
The state or quality of being compounded.
compounder
compounder
noun
(UK, archaic) One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
(UK, historical) A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
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
compoundness
compoundness
noun
The state or quality of being compound.
compounds
compounds
noun
plural of compound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compound
comprehend
comprehend
verb
(now rare) To include, comprise; to contain.
To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.
comprehended
comprehended
adj
Included; comprised; contained.
Understood.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comprehend
comprehender
comprehender
noun
Agent noun of comprehend: one who comprehends.
comprehendible
comprehendible
adj
(rare) comprehensible, understandable; able to be comprehended.
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
comprehends
comprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprehend
comprend
conopodium
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
contemplated
contemplated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemplate
contemplatedly
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
contemporized
contemporized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporize
coppersidesman
cosmopolitanised
cosmopolitanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanise
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
counterdevelopment
counterdevelopment
noun
A development that counteracts another development.
crampedness
crampedness
noun
The state or quality of being cramped.
cryptodynamic
cryptomonad
cryptomonad
noun
(biology) A flagellate of the order Cryptomonadales; most have chloroplasts.
cryptomonadales
cryptomonadina
cylindrosporium
cyphomandra
dampang
dampen
dampen
verb
(intransitive) To become damp or moist.
(intransitive) To become damped or deadened.
(transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
dampened
dampened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dampen
dampener
dampener
noun
(figurative) A discouraging event or remark.
A device that moistens or dampens something.
dampeners
dampeners
noun
plural of dampener
dampening
dampening
noun
The act of making or becoming damp.
verb
present participle of dampen
dampens
dampens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form 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
dampishness
dampishness
noun
The quality of being moderately damp or moist.
dampne
dampne
verb
Obsolete form of damn.
dampness
dampness
noun
Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
The degree to which something is damp or moist.
dampnesses
dampnesses
noun
plural of dampness
dampproofing
dampproofing
noun
Alternative spelling of damp proofing
deanthropomorphic
deanthropomorphic
adj
Moving away from anthropomorphism; no longer regarding (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.
deanthropomorphism
deanthropomorphization
deanthropomorphization
noun
Alternative form of deanthropomorphisation
deanthropomorphize
decamping
decamping
verb
present participle of decamp
decampment
decampment
noun
A prompt departure.
The act of decamping.
decampments
decampments
noun
plural of decampment
decempennate
decempunctate
decipherment
decipherment
noun
Decryption.
The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost.
decompensate
decompensate
verb
(medicine, psychology, of a bodily organ or mental state) To deteriorate in function due to an inability to invoke normal defensive mechanisms that compensate for ailments and other stresses.
decompensated
decompensated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decompensate
decompensates
decompensates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompensate
decompensating
decompensating
verb
present participle of decompensate
decompensation
decompensation
noun
(medicine) The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency, resulting in functional deterioration.
(psychology) The deterioration of cognitive or emotional functionality in a person who is distressed or who suffers from a psychological disorder.
decompensations
decompensations
noun
plural of decompensation
decompensatory
decompensatory
adj
Relating to decompensation.
decomponent
decomponible
decomponible
adj
(archaic) decomposable
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
decomposition
decomposition
noun
A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
decompositional
decompositional
adj
Of or pertaining to decomposition.
decompositions
decompositions
noun
plural of decomposition
decompound
decompound
adj
(botany) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or stem; decomposite.
Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a second time.
noun
A decomposite.
verb
To compound or mix with that which is already compound; to compound a second time.
To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.
decompoundable
decompoundable
adj
Capable of being decompounded.
decompoundly
decompoundly
adv
In an decompound manner.
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decompression
decompression
noun
(medicine) The relief of pressure on a body part by surgery.
A mode of operation of some internal combustion engines which reduces the engine's compression ratio, making it easier to start but significantly increasing fuel consumption.
The process of decompressing.
The restoration to atmospheric pressure of a person who has spent time under higher pressure (such as a diver).
decompressions
decompressions
noun
plural of decompression
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
deepwaterman
deepwatermen
deipnodiplomatic
deipnosophism
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
delphiniums
delphiniums
noun
plural of delphinium
demicaponier
demidandiprat
demipagan
demipauldron
demipectinate
demiphon
demipronation
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.
demonophobia
demonophobia
noun
An irrational fear of demons.
demonopolize
demonopolize
verb
(transitive) To break up (a monopoly), sometimes by privatizing a previously nationalized industry.
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
demonstratorship
demonstratorship
noun
A position as a demonstrator (at a university etc.).
demophon
demophoon
demorphinization
demorphinization
noun
The gradual reduction in the dose of morphine to a person who is addicted to it
demospongiae
dempne
dempne
verb
(obsolete) To damn; to condemn.
demultiplexing
demultiplexing
verb
present participle of demultiplex
deparliament
departement
departements
department
department
noun
(historical) A military subdivision of a country
(in a university) One of the divisions of instructions
(obsolete) Act of departing; departure.
(often in proper names) One of the principal divisions of executive government
A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like.
A part, portion, or subdivision.
A specified aspect or quality.
A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.
departmental
departmental
adj
Of or pertaining to a department.
departmentalisation
departmentalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of departmentalization
departmentalise
departmentalise
verb
Alternative spelling of departmentalize
departmentalised
departmentalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of departmentalise
departmentalising
departmentalising
verb
present participle of departmentalise
departmentalism
departmentalism
noun
Excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure
departmentalization
departmentalization
noun
The organization of something into departments according to function, geographic location etc.
departmentalize
departmentalize
verb
To organize something into departments
departmentalized
departmentalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of departmentalize
departmentalizes
departmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize
departmentalizing
departmentalizing
verb
present participle of departmentalize
departmentally
departmentally
adv
In a departmental manner; affecting departments
departmentization
departmentization
noun
Alternative form of departmentalization
departmentize
departmentize
verb
Alternative form of departmentalize
departments
departments
noun
plural of department
deperming
deperming
verb
present participle of deperm
dephlegmation
dephlegmation
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; concentration.
dephlegmedness
dephlegmedness
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) A state of being freed from water.
depictment
depiedmontize
depigment
depigment
verb
To reduce pigmentation
depigmentate
depigmentation
depigmentation
noun
(pathology) The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.
depigmentize
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
deployments
deployments
noun
plural of deployment
deplumation
deplumation
noun
(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes due to disease of the eyelids.
(metaphoric) The stripping of someone's symbol(s) of status and prestige; humiliation.
The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers.
depluming
depluming
verb
present participle of deplume
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
depolymerizing
depolymerizing
adj
That depolymerizes
verb
present participle of depolymerize
deportment
deportment
noun
Apparent level of schooling or training.
Bearing; manner of presenting oneself.
Conduct; public behavior.
Self-discipline.
deportments
deportments
noun
plural of deportment
depravement
depravement
noun
(archaic) Depravity; corruption.
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
depriment
depriment
adj
Serving to depress.
deprivement
deprivement
noun
deprivation
deprograming
deprogramming
deprogramming
noun
The removal of the programming instilled into a person by a religious, political, economic, or social group associated with the belief system.
verb
present participle of deprogram
present participle of deprogramme
deprogrammings
deprogrammings
noun
plural of deprogramming
depursement
dermanaplasty
dermapteran
dermapteran
noun
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera; earwig.