Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despatch
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
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
diaheliotropism
diaheliotropism
noun
(botany) A tendency of leaves or other plant organs to have their dorsal surface facing towards the rays of light.
diaphoretics
diaphoretics
noun
plural of diaphoretic
diaphototropism
diastrophe
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
diastrophically
diastrophically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, diastrophism.
diastrophism
diastrophism
noun
(geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features
diastrophy
dibothriocephalus
dichromatopsia
dichromatopsia
noun
Synonym of dichromatism
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
dictatorship
dictatorship
noun
A government which exercises autocratic rule.
A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.
dictatorships
dictatorships
noun
plural of dictatorship
dictyosiphon
dictyosiphonaceae
dictyosiphonaceous
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
dihydrostreptomycin
dihydrostreptomycin
Noun
A particular antibiotic.
dilettanteship
dilettanteship
noun
The role or status of a dilettante.
dilettantship
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diophysite
diotrephes
diphosphate
diphosphate
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
(chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate
diphosphates
diphosphates
noun
plural of diphosphate
diphosphothiamine
diphtherias
diphtherias
noun
plural of diphtheria
diphtheritis
diphtheritis
noun
(dated) diphtheria
diphtheroids
diphtheroids
noun
plural of diphtheroid
diphthongisation
diphthongisation
noun
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
diphthongise
diphthongise
verb
Alternative spelling of diphthongize
diphthongised
diphthongised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diphthongise
diphthongising
diphthongising
verb
present participle of diphthongise
diphthongous
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
diphysite
diphysitism
diplacanthus
diplarthrism
diplarthrous
diplostichous
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
dipththerias
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
directorship
directorship
noun
The office of a director; a directorate
directorships
directorships
noun
plural of directorship
discourtship
discourtship
noun
(obsolete) Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
dispatch
dispatch
noun
(computing) The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.
(obsolete) A dismissal.
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.
The act of doing something quickly.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To hurry.
(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently.
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
(transitive) To rid; to free.
(transitive) To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.
(transitive) To send (a person) away hastily.
(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
(transitive) To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.
(transitive, computing) To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).
(transitive, obsolete) To deprive.
dispatched
dispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispatch
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
dispatchers
dispatchers
noun
plural of dispatcher
dispatches
dispatches
noun
plural of dispatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispatch
dispatchful
dispatchful
adj
Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task.
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
dissympathize
dissympathy
dissympathy
noun
Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.
distributorship
distributorship
noun
A business specializing in the wholesale distribution of a particular class of goods
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
disulphuret
disulphuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) disulfide
divinityship
divinityship
noun
The skill or knowledge of divinity.
The status of being divine.
docentship
doctorship
doctorship
noun
Professional position or title of a doctor.
doctorships
doctorships
noun
plural of doctorship
dodecaphonist
dodecaphonist
noun
(music) A practitioner or proponent of dodecaphony, i.e. use of the dodecaphonic musical scale, which has twelve tones per octave
dopesheet
dorsoepitrochlear
dortiship
draftmanship
draftmanship
noun
Alternative form of draftsmanship
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dropshot
dropshot
noun
Alternative form of drop shot
dropshots
dropshots
noun
plural of dropshot
dryopithecus
dustheap
dustheap
noun
A pile of rubbish.
dustheaps
dustheaps
noun
plural of dustheap
dynamometamorphism
dynamometamorphosed
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
dyophysitic
dyophysitical
dyophysitism
dyschromatopsia
dyschromatopsia
Noun
dichromatism
dyschromatoptic
dyschromatoptic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to dyschromatopsia.
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
dyspathy
dyspathy
noun
Antipathy, aversion.
dysphemistic
dysphemistic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism.
dysphotic
dysphotic
adj
Alternative spelling of disphotic
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
dystrophic
dystrophic
adj
(of a spring, lake &c) Having brownish acidic waters due to humus
Affected with dystrophy
dystrophies
dystrophies
noun
plural of dystrophy
dystrophy
dystrophy
noun
A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.
echinosphaeritidae
ectosphenoid
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
editorships
editorships
noun
plural of editorship
edriophthalmatous
edriophthalmous
edriophthalmous
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the Edriophthalma, a former classification of peracarids.
electrocardiographs
electrocardiographs
noun
plural of electrocardiograph
electrophoresed
electrophoresed
adj
Produced by, or subjected to electrophoresis
verb
simple past tense and past participle of electrophorese
encephalitides
encephalitides
noun
plural of encephalitis
encephalomyocarditis
encephalomyocarditis
noun
(veterinary medicine) A viral disease afflicting pigs and some non-human primates, attacking muscle tissue and the central nervous system.
endoesophagitis
endophlebitis
endophlebitis
noun
Inflammation of the inner coat of a vein.
endophytous
endosiphonate
entosphenoid
epidemiographist
epidemiographist
noun
One who studies epidemiography.
epidermophytosis
epidiorthosis
erythroplastid
ethmopresphenoidal
ethmosphenoid
ethmosphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or joining the ethmoid and sphenoid bones.
ethmosphenoidal
ethmosphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of ethmosphenoid
feldspath
feldspath
noun
Alternative form of feldspar
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
feldspathoid
feldspathoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
feldspathoidal
feldspathoidal
adj
(of a rock) Having feldspathoids.
feldspathose
feldspathose
Adjective
Containing feldspar.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
frontosphenoidal
gastrodiaphanoscopy
gladiatorship
gladiatorship
noun
The conduct, state, or art of a gladiator.
gnathopodous
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
godmothership
godmothership
noun
The role or status of a godmother.
graduateship
graduateship
noun
The state of being a graduate.
grandfathership
grandfathership
noun
The state of being a grandfather.
hammondsport
hampstead
hampstead
Proper noun
A village in Dominica
A town in Maryland
An affluent district of London, in the borough of Camden
A town in New Hampshire
An in North Carolina
handicraftship
handicraftship
noun
The skill or art of making handicrafts.
handicraftsmanship
handicraftsmanship
noun
Synonym of handicraftship
handpost
handpost
noun
A kind of signpost indicating what lies in various directions.
handstamped
handstamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handstamp