A drug that relieves congestion, e.g. pseudoephedrine.
decongestants
decongestants
noun
plural of decongestant
deconsecrating
deconsecrating
verb
present participle of deconsecrate
decussating
decussating
verb
present participle of decussate
deerstalking
deerstalking
noun
The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
deescalating
deescalating
verb
present participle of deescalate
defenestrating
defenestrating
verb
present participle of defenestrate
deflagrates
deflagrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflagrate
deflagrations
deflagrations
noun
plural of deflagration
degasification
degasification
noun
The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid
degenerateness
degenerateness
noun
The state or quality of being degenerate.
degenerates
degenerates
noun
plural of degenerate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of degenerate
degenerationist
degenerationist
noun
(biology, historical) One who believes in the theory of degenerationism.
degenerations
degenerations
noun
plural of degeneration
degradations
degradations
noun
plural of degradation
degustate
degustate
verb
(transitive, rare, obsolete) To taste or eat.
degustation
degustation
noun
tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation
degustations
degustations
noun
plural of degustation
dehydrogenates
dehydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenisation
delegates
delegates
noun
plural of delegate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of delegate
delegateship
delegations
delegations
noun
plural of delegation
delegatus
demagnetisable
demagnetisation
demagnetisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of demagnetization
demagnetise
demagnetise
verb
(British spelling) To make something non-magnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.
demagnetised
demagnetised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demagnetise
demagnetiser
demagnetiser
noun
Alternative form of demagnetizer
demagnetising
demagnetising
verb
present participle of demagnetise
demagnetizes
demagnetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demagnetize
demasting
demasting
verb
present participle of demast
dematerialising
dematerialising
verb
present participle of dematerialise
demiassignation
demilitarising
demilitarising
verb
present participle of demilitarise
democratising
democratising
verb
present participle of democratise
demographist
demonstrating
demonstrating
verb
present participle of demonstrate
demythologisation
demythologisation
noun
Alternative form of demythologization
demythologizations
demythologizations
noun
plural of demythologization
denationalising
denationalising
verb
present participle of denationalise
denaturalising
denaturalising
verb
present participle of denaturalise
denaturising
denaturising
verb
present participle of denaturise
denegations
denegations
noun
plural of denegation
denigrates
denigrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denigrate
denigrations
denigrations
noun
plural of denigration
denigrators
denigrators
noun
plural of denigrator
dentalising
dentalising
verb
present participle of dentalise
dentosurgical
deoxygenates
deoxygenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deoxygenate
departmentalising
departmentalising
verb
present participle of departmentalise
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
dephlogisticate
dephlogisticate
verb
To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible
dephlogisticated
dephlogisticated
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) From which the phlogiston has been removed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
derangements
derangements
noun
plural of derangement
deregulates
deregulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deregulate
deregulations
deregulations
noun
plural of deregulation
dermatogens
dermatogens
noun
plural of dermatogen
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)
dermatologies
dermatologies
noun
plural of dermatology
dermatologist
dermatologist
noun
A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.
dermatologists
dermatologists
noun
plural of dermatologist
dermatophagus
dermogastric
dermogastric
adj
(archaic, anatomy) Connecting the skin and the stomach.
derogates
derogates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of derogate
derogations
derogations
noun
plural of derogation
derogatoriness
derogatoriness
noun
The state or quality of being derogatory.
desagrement
desalinating
desalinating
verb
present participle of desalinate
desalting
desalting
noun
A process in which salt is removed from a material; desalination
verb
present participle of desalt
descanting
descanting
verb
present participle of descant
desecrating
desecrating
verb
present participle of desecrate
desegmentation
desegmentation
noun
(anatomy) The loss or obliteration of division into segments.
desegregate
desegregate
verb
(transitive) To the end segregation of (something).
desegregated
desegregated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desegregate
desegregates
desegregates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desegregate
desegregating
desegregating
verb
present participle of desegregate
desegregation
desegregation
noun
The act or process of eliminating segregation.
desegregations
desegregations
noun
plural of desegregation
desiccating
desiccating
verb
present participle of desiccate
desiderating
desiderating
verb
present participle of desiderate
designate
designate
adj
(UK) Used after a role title to indicate that the person has been selected but has yet to take up the role.
Designated; appointed; chosen.
verb
To call by a distinctive title; to name.
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.
To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
designated
designated
adj
Having a specified designation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of designate
designates
designates
noun
plural of designate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of designate
designating
designating
verb
present participle of designate
designation
designation
noun
An act or instance of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
Selection and appointment for a purpose or office; allotment; direction.
That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase.
designations
designations
noun
plural of designation
designative
designative
Adjective
Serving to designate.
designator
designator
noun
(historical, Roman antiquity) An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
A person who, or term that, designates.
designators
designators
noun
plural of designator
designatory
designatory
adj
Serving to designate.
designatum
designatum
noun
(semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
desilicating
desmognathae
desmognathism
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds
desmopathologist
desmopathology
desobligeant
desolating
desolating
verb
present participle of desolate
desolatingly
desolatingly
adv
So as to cause desolation.
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
destabilizing
destabilizing
verb
present participle of destabilize
destaining
destaining
noun
The removal of a stain from a biological sample
verb
present participle of destain
destigmatization
destigmatization
noun
The process or act of destigmatizing.
destigmatize
destigmatize
verb
(transitive) To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization.
destigmatizing
destigmatizing
verb
present participle of destigmatize
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
detasseling
detasselling
detasselling
verb
present participle of detassel
deuteragonist
deuteragonist
noun
(historical, ancient Greek drama) An actor playing a role (potentially all roles) requiring a second actor to be present on the stage, opposite the protagonist.
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).
deuterogamist
deuterogamist
noun
(theology, law) One who believes in the moral right to, and the lawfulness of, remarriage after divorce or spousal death.
(theology, law) One who remarries after the divorce or death of their spouse.
deuterogelatose
devastating
devastating
adj
causing devastation
verb
present participle of devastate
devastatingly
devastatingly
adv
In a devastating manner.
devitalising
devitalising
verb
present participle of devitalise
devolatilising
devolatilising
verb
present participle of devolatilise
diabetogenous
diabetogenous
adj
(pathology) Caused by diabetes
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.
diagnostic
diagnostic
adj
(education) Intended to assess a student's preexisting knowledge on the material being taught.
(medicine) Characteristic of a particular disease.
Of, or relating to diagnosis.
Serving to indicate or specify a particular item or thing within a group of similar things.
noun
(computing) Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem.
Any technique used in medical diagnosis.
That by which anything is known; a symptom.
diagnostical
diagnostical
adj
Synonym of diagnostic
diagnostically
diagnostically
adv
In a diagnostic manner.
diagnosticate
diagnosticate
verb
(archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
diagnosticated
diagnosticated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diagnosticate
diagnosticating
diagnosticating
verb
present participle of diagnosticate
diagnostication
diagnostication
noun
The act, or the result of diagnosticating; diagnosis
diagnostician
diagnostician
noun
A person who diagnoses, especially a medical doctor.
diagnosticians
diagnosticians
noun
plural of diagnostician
diagnostics
diagnostics
noun
The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s)
plural of diagnostic
diaguitas
dialectologies
dialectologies
noun
plural of dialectology
dialectologist
dialectologist
noun
(linguistics) A person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.
dialogist
dialogist
noun
A speaker within a dialogue.
A writer of dialogs.
dialogistic
dialogistic
adj
Relating to a dialogue; having the form or nature of a dialogue.
dialogistical
dialogistical
adj
Alternative form of dialogistic
dialogistically
dialogistically
adv
In a dialogistic manner.
diamagnetism
diamagnetism
noun
(physics) a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction
diamegnetism
dictyograptus
digamist
digamist
noun
One who marries a second time; a deuterogamist.
digamists
digamists
noun
plural of digamist
digastric
digastric
adj
(anatomy) Of, relating to, or being a digastric muscle.
(zoology) Having two bellies.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of digastric muscle..
digestant
digestant
noun
Any drug that aids digestion.
digestional
digestional
adj
Synonym of digestive
digitalis
digitalis
noun
(medicine) A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
digitalises
digitalises
noun
plural of digitalis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of digitalise
digitalism
digitalism
noun
A medical condition caused by digitalis poisoning.
The condition of living in a digital culture, with computer technology.
digitalizes
digitalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of digitalize