The state or condition of being counterproductive.
counterproductivity
counterproductivity
noun
The quality of being counterproductive.
counterpropaganda
counterpropaganda
noun
Propaganda disseminated as a response and opposition to other propaganda.
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
counterreplied
counterscalloped
cryptocleidus
cryptodirous
cryptodouble
crypturidae
cupidities
cupidities
noun
plural of cupidity
cupidity
cupidity
noun
Extreme greed, especially for wealth.
cupolated
cupolated
adj
Synonym of cupolaed
cuprodescloizite
cuproiodargyrite
cuspated
cuspated
adj
Ending in a point.
cuspidate
cuspidate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point
Having a cusp
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
cuspidation
cuspidations
custodianship
custodianship
noun
The office, or the duty of a custodian.
dactylopatagium
dactylopatagium
noun
The portion of patagium found between the digits.
dactylopius
dactylopterus
dadupanthi
daguerreotype
daguerreotype
noun
An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make a photograph using this process, to make a daguerreotype (of).
daguerreotyped
daguerreotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotyper
daguerreotyper
noun
One who takes daguerreotypes.
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypic
daguerreotyping
daguerreotyping
verb
present participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypist
noun
A person who makes daguerreotypes.
daguerreotypy
daguerreotypy
noun
The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
datapunch
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
deathcup
deathcups
decapetalous
decapetalous
adj
Having ten petals.
decapsulate
decapsulate
verb
(surgery, transitive) To remove a capsule (especially from the kidney).
decapsulation
decapsulation
noun
The act or process of decapsulating.
decempunctate
deceptious
deceptious
adj
(obsolete) Tending to deceive.
deceptiously
deceptiously
adj
(obsolete) deceptively
deceptitious
deceptitious
adj
(obsolete) deceptive
decrepitude
decrepitude
noun
the state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use
decrepitudes
decrepitudes
noun
plural of decrepitude
decreptitude
decuplet
decuplet
noun
(music) A group of ten notes played in place of four or eight.
(physics) A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
One of a group of ten, particularly one of ten babies born to the same mother at one time.
deduplication
deduplication
noun
(biology) The division of that which is morphologically one organ into two or more, such as the division of an organ of a plant into a pair or cluster.
(computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
deepmouthed
delphinapterus
demipuppet
demultiplex
demultiplex
verb
(electronics) To separate signals that were previously multiplexed (combined using a multiplexer)
demultiplexed
demultiplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demultiplex
demultiplexer
demultiplexer
noun
(computing, electronics) A device or piece of software used to separate signals that were previously combined using a multiplexer.
demultiplexers
demultiplexers
noun
plural of demultiplexer
demultiplexes
demultiplexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demultiplex
demultiplexing
demultiplexing
verb
present participle of demultiplex
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
deoperculate
deoperculate
adj
(botany) Having the lid removed; said of the capsules of mosses.
deoxyribonucleoprotein
deoxyribonucleoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) The complex of DNA and protein in which DNA is usually found upon cell disruption and isolation.
departure
departure
noun
(euphemistic) A death.
(law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
(obsolete) Division; separation; putting away.
(surveying) The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
A deviation from a plan or procedure.
The act of departing or something that has departed.
There are several significant departures, however, from current practice.
departures
departures
noun
plural of departure
depasturable
depasturage
depasturation
depasture
depasture
verb
(archaic) To eat up, consume; to strip.
(archaic) To feed or pasture; to graze.
depastured
depastured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depasture
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depauperate
depauperate
adj
(botany, of a plant etc) Having stunted growth
Having a limited biodiversity.
Impoverished.
verb
To impoverish.
To stunt the growth of.
depauperation
depauperation
noun
(genetics) The removal of variety (of species, genes, or biodiversity)
depauperization
depauperization
noun
The process, or the result of depauperizing
depeculate
depicture
depicture
noun
(archaic) The act or result of depicturing something or someone.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To form a mental image of.
(transitive, archaic) To give visual evidence of (referring to a person's facial expression or appearance)
(transitive, archaic) To make a picture or representation of.
(transitive, archaic) To represent in words.
depictured
depictured
adj
(now rare) Depicted, portrayed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depicture
depicturing
depicturing
verb
present participle of depicture
deplumate
deplumate
verb
(transitive) To deplume; to strip of feathers.
deplumated
deplumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplumate
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.
depopulate
depopulate
adj
(obsolete) Depopulated.
verb
(intransitive) To become depopulated, to lose its population.
(transitive) To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc.
(transitive, electronics) To remove the components from a circuit board.
depopulated
depopulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depopulate
depopulates
depopulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depopulate
depopulating
depopulating
verb
present participle of depopulate
depopulation
depopulation
noun
The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.
depopulations
depopulations
noun
plural of depopulation
depopulative
depopulative
adj
That depopulates
depopulator
depopulator
noun
A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate.
depopulators
depopulators
noun
plural of depopulator
deporture
deporture
noun
(obsolete) deportment
depositum
depositum
noun
(finance, obsolete) A deposit.
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
depudorate
depullulation
depurant
depurant
adj
(medicine) depurative
noun
(medicine) A depurative.
depurate
depurate
adj
(obsolete) Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities.
verb
(transitive) To make impure.
(transitive) To remove impurities from; to purify.
depurated
depurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depurate
depurates
depurates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depurate
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
depurator
depurator
noun
One who, or that which, cleanses.
depuratory
depuratory
adj
Tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
depursement
deputable
deputable
adj
Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy.
deputation
deputation
noun
Among Christian missionaries, the process or period of time during which they raise support in preparation for going to their mission field.
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency.
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation.
deputational
deputational
adj
Of or relating to a deputation.
deputationist
deputationize
deputations
deputations
noun
plural of deputation
deputative
deputatively
deputator
deputator
noun
One who deputes, or makes a deputation.
depute
depute
noun
(Scotland) deputy
verb
(obsolete) To assign (someone or something) to or for something.
To appoint; to assign; to choose.
To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
deputed
deputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depute
deputes
deputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depute
deputies
deputies
noun
plural of deputy
deputing
deputing
verb
present participle of depute
deputise
deputise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of deputize.
deputised
deputised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deputise
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputization
deputization
noun
The process of becoming a deputy.
deputize
deputize
verb
(intransitive) To act as a substitute for a person in their role or office
(transitive) To officially empower, authorize, pronounce, and establish (someone) to be a deputy.
(transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office
deputized
deputized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deputize
deputizes
deputizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deputize
deputizing
deputizing
verb
present participle of deputize
deputy
deputy
noun
(France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif
(Ireland): a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases)
(United States): a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency
(mining, historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office
verb
(informal, nonstandard) to deputise
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
dermapterous
dermatophagus
dermopterous
desmatippus
desmepithelium
desoxyribonucleoprotein
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
despiritualize
despiritualize
verb
To remove the spiritual element from.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
despitefulness
despitefulness
noun
The state or quality of being despiteful.
despiteous
despiteous
adj
Dispiteous.
Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.
despiteously
despiteously
adv
In a despiteous manner.
despitous
despitous
adj
Obsolete form of despiteous.
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.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
dessertspoonfuls
dessertspoonfuls
noun
plural of dessertspoonful
desulphurate
desulphurate
verb
(transitive) To deprive of sulphur.
desulphurated
desulphurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulphurate
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphuration
desulphuration
noun
The act or process of depriving of sulfur.
desulphuret
desulphurization
desulphurization
noun
(Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of desulfurization
desuperheater
desuperheater
noun
A device that reduces the temperature of superheated steam, and recovers useful heat in the process