(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.
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
blepharohematidrosis
blepharosyndesmitis
chemopallidectomies
chemopallidectomies
noun
plural of chemopallidectomy
chondroseptum
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
deanthropomorphism
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
deepmost
deepmost
adj
Deepest; at the greatest depth.
demographist
demonstratorship
demonstratorship
noun
A position as a demonstrator (at a university etc.).
dempstor
departmentalisation
departmentalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of departmentalization
deployments
deployments
noun
plural of deployment
deportments
deportments
noun
plural of deportment
depositum
depositum
noun
(finance, obsolete) A deposit.
depressomotor
depressomotor
adj
(medicine) Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centres.
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
desmopathologist
desmopathology
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
desmotrope
desmotropic
desmotropism
desmotropy
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
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
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
diopsimeter
diphosphothiamine
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.
dispensationalism
dispensationalism
noun
(religion) A Protestant evangelical theology rooted in the writings of John Nelson Darby.
dispeoplement
dispeoplement
noun
(archaic) Depopulation.
disportment
disportment
noun
(obsolete) Act of disporting; diversion; play.
disportments
disportments
noun
plural of disportment
disposement
disposement
noun
(obsolete) disposal
disprovement
distemperoid
dompteuse
dynamometamorphism
dynamometamorphosed
edriophthalmatous
edriophthalmous
edriophthalmous
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the Edriophthalma, a former classification of peracarids.
encephalomyocarditis
encephalomyocarditis
noun
(veterinary medicine) A viral disease afflicting pigs and some non-human primates, attacking muscle tissue and the central nervous system.
endoparasitism
endoparasitism
noun
Behaviour of endoparasites.
endopterygotism
epidemiographist
epidemiographist
noun
One who studies epidemiography.
epidemiologist
epidemiologist
noun
(epidemiology) A scientist (often a medical doctor) who specializes in epidemiology.
epidermatous
epidermophytosis
epididymovasostomy
epididymovasostomy
noun
(surgery) Anastomosis of the vas deferens to the epididymis.
epitomised
epitomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epitomise
estampedero
ethmopresphenoidal
ethmosphenoid
ethmosphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or joining the ethmoid and sphenoid bones.
ethmosphenoidal
ethmosphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of ethmosphenoid
extemporised
extemporised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extemporise
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
geodiatropism
godmothership
godmothership
noun
The role or status of a godmother.
goodtemperedness
hedriophthalmous
helminthosporoid
hematodystrophy
hemidystrophy
hemodystrophy
hepaticoduodenostomy
hepaticoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) Synonym of hepatoduodenostomy
hepatoduodenostomy
hepatoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening from the liver into the duodenum.
hermaphrodites
hermaphrodites
noun
plural of hermaphrodite
hermaphroditish
hermaphroditish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a hermaphrodite.
hermaphroditism
hermaphroditism
noun
The state of having sexual organs of both the male and female sexes.
hermaphroditus
hermaphroditus
Proper noun
The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), and represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.