(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
affidavits
affidavits
noun
plural of affidavit
afflictedness
afflictedness
noun
The state or quality of being afflicted.
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterwisdom
alderliefest
alderliefest
adj
(archaic) Most beloved.
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
antidiffuser
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifederalist
antifederalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-federalist
antifeudalism
antifeudalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to a feudal system.
antifeudalist
antifeudalist
adj
Synonym of antifeudal
noun
Somebody opposed to feudalism.
antifeudalistic
antifideism
antifideism
noun
Opposition to fideism.
antifundamentalism
antifundamentalism
noun
Opposition to fundamentalism.
antifundamentalist
antifundamentalist
noun
One who opposes fundamentalism.
antisudorific
antisudorific
adj
(medicine) Preventing sweating.
noun
(medicine) Any agent that prevents sweating.
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
asafetida
asafoetida
asafoetida
noun
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.
asafoetidas
asafoetidas
noun
plural of asafoetida
asfetida
assafetida
assafetida
noun
Dated form of asafoetida.
assafoetida
assafoetida
noun
Alternative spelling of asafoetida
autodiffusion
autodiffusion
noun
(physics) The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar entities, especially in a solid
barefisted
battlefields
battlefields
noun
plural of battlefield
blindfast
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
candleshrift
caustified
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chondrofibromatous
codifications
codifications
noun
plural of codification
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
confederatism
confidantes
confidantes
noun
plural of confidante
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
confidentialness
confidentialness
noun
The state or quality of being confidential.
confiscated
confiscated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confiscate
daffiest
daffiest
adj
superlative form of daffy: most daffy
damnificatus
deafforestation
decaffeinates
decaffeinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decaffeinate
declassification
declassification
noun
The process of declassifying.
declassifications
declassifications
noun
plural of declassification
defaitisme
defaitiste
defalcations
defalcations
noun
plural of defalcation
defamations
defamations
noun
plural of defamation
defeasibility
defeasibility
noun
State or instance of being defeasible.
defeatism
defeatism
noun
Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
defeatist
defeatist
adj
of, or relating to defeatism
noun
someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude
defeatists
defeatists
noun
plural of defeatist
defecations
defecations
noun
plural of defecation
defeminisation
defeminisation
noun
Alternative form of defeminization
defenestrating
defenestrating
verb
present participle of defenestrate
defenestration
defenestration
noun
(Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
(computing, humorous) The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.
The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
defensative
defensative
noun
(archaic) That which serves to protect or defend.
defiantness
defiantness
noun
The state or quality of being defiant.
defibrinates
defibrinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defibrinate
deflagrations
deflagrations
noun
plural of deflagration
deflationist
deflationist
noun
A supporter of deflationism.
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
defoliates
defoliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoliate
defoliations
defoliations
noun
plural of defoliation
defoliators
defoliators
noun
plural of defoliator
deforestation
deforestation
noun
(computing theory) A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
deformations
deformations
noun
plural of deformation
degasification
degasification
noun
The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid
deifications
deifications
noun
plural of deification
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
densification
densification
noun
The act or process of making or becoming dense.
deossification
deossification
noun
The demineralization of bone
dermoossification
desaccharification
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
desilicification
desilicification
noun
The removal of impregnated silica
despecificate
despecificate
verb
(rare) To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize.
despecification
despecification
noun
(obsolete) discrimination
The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diatomiferous
diatrymiformes
differentials
differentials
noun
plural of differential
differentiates
differentiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of differentiate
differentiations
differentiations
noun
plural of differentiation
differentiators
differentiators
noun
plural of differentiator
diffractions
diffractions
noun
plural of diffraction
diffractiveness
diffracts
diffracts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diffract
diffusate
diffusate
noun
(chemistry) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.
disaffect
disaffect
verb
(transitive) To cause a loss of affection, sympathy or loyalty in; to alienate or estrange.
disaffectation
disaffectation
noun
(perhaps nonstandard) Alternative form of disaffection
(psychoanalysis) alexithymia, a neurological condition characterized by severe lack of emotional awareness
disaffected
disaffected
adj
(obsolete) Affected with disease.
Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disaffect
disaffectedly
disaffectedly
adv
In a disaffected manner.
disaffectedness
disaffectedness
noun
The quality of being disaffected.
disaffecting
disaffecting
verb
present participle of disaffect
disaffection
disaffection
noun
Alienation; loss of loyalty.
Discontent; unrest.
disaffectionate
disaffectionate
adj
Not disposed to affection; unfriendly.
disaffections
disaffections
noun
plural of disaffection
disaffects
disaffects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disaffect
disaffiliate
disaffiliate
verb
To cease to have an affiliation (with); to take steps to break an affiliation or association.
disaffiliated
disaffiliated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disaffiliate
disaffiliates
disaffiliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disaffiliate
disaffiliating
disaffiliating
verb
present participle of disaffiliate
disaffiliation
disaffiliation
noun
The termination of an affiliation; the act of ceasing to be associated with something.
disaffiliations
disaffiliations
noun
plural of disaffiliation
disaffinity
disaffirmation
disaffirmation
noun
Repudiation of self or other.
The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.
disaffirmative
disaffirmative
adj
That disaffirms.
disafforest
disafforest
verb
(UK, law) To change the status of land from that of a forest to ordinary land
To deforest
disafforestation
disafforestation
noun
(law, now historical) The change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws.
(now rare) Deforestation.
disafforestment
disafforestment
noun
disafforestation
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomfortably
disconfirmation
disconfirmation
noun
(chiefly philosophy, uncountable) Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis.
(countable) A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true.
disedification
disedification
noun
The process of disedifying.
diselectrification
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfaith
disfeature
disfeature
verb
(transitive) To deprive of features; to mar the features of.
disfeatured
disfeatured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfeature
disfeaturement
disfeaturing
disfeaturing
verb
present participle of disfeature
disfiguration
disfiguration
noun
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
disforestation
disforestation
noun
Archaic form of deforestation.
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disinfectant
disinfectant
adj
Serving to kill germs or viruses.
noun
A substance that kills germs and/or viruses.
disinfectants
disinfectants
noun
plural of disinfectant
disinfestant
disinfestant
noun
A substance used to eliminate pests.
disinfestation
disinfestation
noun
The act or process of disinfesting.
disinfeudation
disinflate
disinflate
verb
(economics) To reduce the rate of inflation
disinflated
disinflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinflate
disinflating
disinflating
verb
present participle of disinflate
disinflation
disinflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the inflation rate.
(economics) Deflation
disinflationary
disinflationary
adj
(economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
disinformation
disinformation
noun
Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content. Intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.