(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
aminopeptidase
aminopeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of the peptide bond of the terminal amino acid at the amino end of a polypeptide or protein
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amplitudes
amplitudes
noun
plural of amplitude
antependiums
antependiums
noun
plural of antependium
anthropomorphised
anthropomorphised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphise
antipedobaptism
antipedobaptism
noun
Alternative form of antipaedobaptism
aphthartodocetism
appendectomies
appendectomies
noun
plural of appendectomy
appendicectomies
appendicectomies
noun
plural of appendicectomy
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
backstamped
blepharohematidrosis
blepharosyndesmitis
bradyspermatism
chemopallidectomies
chemopallidectomies
noun
plural of chemopallidectomy
chondroseptum
christadelphianism
compactedness
compactedness
noun
The state or quality of being compacted.
compassionated
compassionated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compassionate
compensated
compensated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compensate
completedness
completedness
noun
The quality of being completed.
complicatedness
complicatedness
noun
The state or quality of being complicated.
composited
composited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of composite
composted
composted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compost
compsothlypidae
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
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
contemporised
contemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of contemporise
coredemptress
coredemptress
noun
A female coredeemer.
cosmopolitanised
cosmopolitanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanise
cosmopolitanized
cosmopolitanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosmopolitanize
cryptomonadales
dampest
dampest
adj
superlative form of damp: most damp
deanthropomorphism
decampments
decampments
noun
plural of decampment
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.
decomposability
decomposability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is decomposable
(uncountable) The condition of being decomposable
decomposite
decomposite
adj
(botany) decompound
Compounded more than once; compounded with things already composite.
noun
Anything decompounded.
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
deemstership
deepmost
deepmost
adj
Deepest; at the greatest depth.
demipriest
demographist
demonstratorship
demonstratorship
noun
A position as a demonstrator (at a university etc.).
dempster
dempster
noun
Alternative form of deemster
dempsters
dempsters
noun
plural of dempster
dempstor
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
demultiplexes
demultiplexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demultiplex
departements
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
departmentalizes
departmentalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize
departments
departments
noun
plural of department
deployments
deployments
noun
plural of deployment
deportments
deportments
noun
plural of deportment
depositum
depositum
noun
(finance, obsolete) A deposit.
depravements
depravements
noun
plural of depravement
depressomotor
depressomotor
adj
(medicine) Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centres.
depursement
dermanaplasty
dermapostasis
dermapterous
dermatocoptes
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
dermatoheteroplasty
dermatophagus
dermatophytosis
dermatophytosis
noun
(medicine) A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte, ringworm.
dermatoplasm
dermatoplast
dermatoplastic
dermatoplastic
adj
Of or relating to dermoplasty
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.
dermatosiophobia
dermophlebitis
dermoplasty
dermoplasty
noun
(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.
dermopterous
descriptivism
descriptivism
noun
(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.
desmatippus
desmepithelium
desmopathologist
desmopathology
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmotrope
desmotropic
desmotropism
desmotropy
despisement
despisement
noun
contempt, despising
despisements
despisements
noun
plural of despisement
despoilment
despoilment
noun
The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
despoilments
despoilments
noun
plural of despoilment
despotism
despotism
noun
government by a singular authority, either a single person or tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.
despotisms
despotisms
noun
plural of despotism
despumate
despumate
verb
To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
destemper
destemper
noun
Obsolete form of distemper.
deuteroplasm
deuteroplasm
noun
Synonym of deutoplasm
deuteroprism
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
deutoplasmic
deutoplasms
deutoplasms
noun
plural of deutoplasm
developmentalist
developmentalist
adj
Of, or related to developmentalism.
noun
A follower or proponent of developmentalism.
developmentist
developments
developments
noun
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
plural of development
dexiotropism
diageotropism
diageotropism
noun
(botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the centre of the Earth.
diaheliotropism
diaheliotropism
noun
(botany) A tendency of leaves or other plant organs to have their dorsal surface facing towards the rays of light.
dihydrostreptomycin
dihydrostreptomycin
Noun
A particular antibiotic.
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
dimpliest
dimpliest
adj
superlative form of dimply: most dimply
diopsimeter
diphosphothiamine
diplanetism
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
diploperistomic
diplostemonous
diplostemonous
adj
(botany) Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals.
(botany, uncommon) Having twice as many stamens as petals.
diplostemony
diplostemony
noun
(botany) The condition of being diplostemonous.
disappointment
disappointment
noun
(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.
(countable) Something or someone that disappoints: that which causes disappointment.
(uncountable) The feeling or state of being disappointed: a feeling of sadness or frustration when something is not as good as one hoped or expected, or when something bad unexpectedly happens.
disappointments
disappointments
noun
plural of disappointment
discircumspection
disdiplomatize
disemployment
disemployment
noun
The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment.
disimprisonment
disimprovement
disimprovement
noun
(informal, rare, influenced by the German noun Verschlimmbesserung) attempt to make something better while ending up worse than before.
Reduction from a better to a worse state.
disparagement
disparagement
noun
The act of disparaging, of belittling.
disparagements
disparagements
noun
plural of disparagement
dispartment
dispensationalism
dispensationalism
noun
(religion) A Protestant evangelical theology rooted in the writings of John Nelson Darby.
dispeoplement
dispeoplement
noun
(archaic) Depopulation.
dispersedelement
dispersement
dispersement
noun
Misspelling of disbursement.
dispiritment
dispiritment
noun
Dispiritedness; disheartenment.
displacement
displacement
noun
(chemistry) The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
(fencing) Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.
(grammar) The capability of a communication system to refer to things that are not present (that existed or will exist at another time, or that exist at another location).
(physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.
The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
The quantity of a liquid displaced by a floating body, as water by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.