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
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
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.
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.
deputization
deputization
noun
The process of becoming a deputy.
dermapterous
dermatophagus
desmatippus
despiritualization
despiritualization
noun
The process of despiritualizing.
despiritualize
despiritualize
verb
To remove the spiritual element from.
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.
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.
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
deturpate
deturpate
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To defile; to disfigure.
deutencephalic
deutencephalon
deuteranope
deuteranope
noun
One who has deuteranopia.
deuteranopes
deuteranopes
noun
plural of deuteranope
deuteranopia
deuteranopia
noun
A form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color green, resulting in an inability to distinguish red from green.
deuteranopic
deuteranopic
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, deuteranopia.
deuteropathic
deuteropathic
adj
Of or pertaining to deuteropathy.
deuteropathy
deuteropathy
noun
(medicine, dated) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.
deuteroplasm
deuteroplasm
noun
Synonym of deutoplasm
deutonymphal
deutonymphal
adj
Pertaining to deutonymphs
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
deutoplastic
deutoplastic
adj
(biology) Pertaining to, or composed of, deutoplasm.
dialypetalous
dialypetalous
adj
(botany) Having separate petals; polypetalous.
dibothriocephalus
dichapetalum
dictyograptus
dictyosiphonaceous
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diparentum
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
diphenylquinomethane
diphenylthiourea
diplacanthus
diplarthrous
dipleurobranchiate
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
diplocaulescent
diplomatique
diploplaculate
dipneustal
dipotassium
dipotassium
noun
(inorganic chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of potassium in a compound
dipteraceous
dipterocarpaceous
dipterocarpaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Dipterocarpaceae.
dipterocarpous
dipterocarpus
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
disculpation
disculpation
noun
exculpation
disculpatory
disculpatory
adj
Tending to exculpate; exculpatory.
disoccupation
disoccupation
noun
The state of being unemployed; lack of occupation.
disoperculate
disparatum
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
displeasurement
displuviate
disputability
disputability
noun
The state or quality of being disputable; disputableness.
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
disputableness
disputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disputable or arguable; disputability.
disputably
disputably
adv
In a disputable manner.
disputacity
disputacity
noun
(obsolete) Proneness to dispute.
disputant
disputant
adj
Disputing; engaged in controversy.
noun
A participant in a dispute.
disputanta
disputants
disputants
noun
plural of disputant
disputation
disputation
noun
A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
disputations
disputations
noun
plural of disputation
disputatious
disputatious
adj
Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.
Of or relating to something that is in question as to its intent or value.
disputatiously
disputatiously
adv
In a disputatious manner.
disputatiousness
disputatiousness
noun
The state or quality of being disputatious or argumentative; contentiousness.
disputative
disputative
adj
Tending to dispute.
disputatively
disputatively
adv
In a disputative manner.
disputativeness
disputativeness
noun
The quality of being disputative.
disputator
disputator
noun
One who takes part in a dispute; a disputant or debater.
disquiparant
disquiparation
disreputability
disreputability
noun
The state of being disreputable.
disreputable
disreputable
adj
Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
noun
A person who is not reputable.
disreputableness
disreputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disreputable or disgraceful; disreputability.
disreputably
disreputably
adv
In a disreputable manner
disreputation
disreputation
noun
(archaic) Loss or lack of reputation or good name; dishonour; disrepute.
disruptability
disruptability
noun
The quality of being disruptable.
disruptable
disruptable
adj
Capable of being disrupted.
distemperature
distemperature
noun
(now rare) A state of adverse or unhealthy atmospheric conditions.
(now rare) Unhealthy imbalance of bodily humours; a disorder.
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
disulphonate
disulphonate
noun
Alternative form of disulfonate
dodecapetalous
drainspout
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dullpate
dumpcart
dumpcart
noun
A cart, often two-wheeled, that can be tilted to empty its contents.
dumpcarts
dumpcarts
noun
plural of dumpcart
dunderpate
dunderpate
noun
dunderhead
dunderpates
dunderpates
noun
plural of dunderpate
dunstaple
duodenopancreatectomy
duodenopancreatectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of the pancreas and the head of the duodenum
dupability
dupability
noun
The quality of being dupable.
dupatta
dupatta
noun
(South Asia) A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.
duperrault
duplation
duplation
noun
(mathematics) A historic form of multiplication based on doubling
doubling
duplicability
duplicability
noun
The quality of being duplicable.
duplicate
duplicate
adj
(games) In which the hands of cards, tiles, etc. are preserved between rounds to be played again by other players.
Being the same as another; identical, often having been copied from an original.
noun
(botany, zoology) A biological specimen that was gathered alongside another specimen and represents the same species.
(law) An original instrument repeated; a document which is the same as another in all essential particulars, and differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of an original
(uncountable) The game of duplicate Scrabble.
(uncountable) The game of duplicate bridge.
A pawnbroker's ticket, which must be shown when redeeming a pledged item.
One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.