(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
amidoacetophenone
ancistrocladaceae
anisocotyledonous
antepredicamental
anthracotheriidae
anthropomorphidae
anthropomorphised
anthropomorphised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphise
anthropomorphized
anthropomorphized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphize
anticonfederative
antidicomarianite
antieavesdropping
antieducationally
antifeudalization
antihypochondriac
antimodernization
antimodernization
noun
Opposition to modernization.
antiproductionist
antisacerdotalist
antisacerdotalist
noun
One who opposes priests or the priesthood.
antistadholderian
antitraditionally
aphthartodocetism
aristodemocracies
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
attitudinarianism
attitudinarianism
noun
A practising of attitudes; posture-making.
autodecomposition
autodecomposition
noun
(chemistry) The spontaneous decomposition of a substance, especially in an explosive manner
autohybridization
autoschediastical
autoschediastical
adj
autoschediastic
bacteriodiagnosis
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
basiarachnoiditis
bitterheartedness
blepharodiastasis
bradyteleocinesia
bradyteleokinesis
brokenheartedness
brokenheartedness
noun
The quality of being brokenhearted.
bronchodilatation
bronchodilatation
noun
bronchodilation
bunomastodontidae
cardioaccelerator
cardioaccelerator
noun
Any substance that quickens the heartbeat
cardiodysesthesia
cardiorespiratory
cardiorespiratory
adj
pertaining to the heart and breathing
cardipericarditis
carettochelydidae
caudatolenticular
caudatolenticular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the caudate and lenticular nuclei of the corpus striatum in the brain.
centrolepidaceous
centrolepidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Centrolepidaceae.
ceratopteridaceae
chemopallidectomy
chemopallidectomy
noun
(surgery) A pallidectomy that uses a chemical to destroy the globus pallidus.
choledochostomies
chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia
noun
(pathology) A disorder of cartilage formation
chondropterygious
chorioidocyclitis
choroidoretinitis
choroidoretinitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the choroid and the retina
compartmentalized
compartmentalized
adj
divided into compartments
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalize
consideratenesses
considerativeness
considerativeness
noun
The quality of being considerative.
contradictiveness
contradictiveness
noun
The quality of being contradictive.
contradictoriness
contradictoriness
noun
The state or quality of being contradictory.
contradistinction
contradistinction
noun
Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.
The quality of being contradistinctive.
contradistinctive
contradistinctive
adj
Distinguishing by contrast
Having the quality of contradistinction
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
contraindications
contraindications
noun
plural of contraindication
contravindication
correspondentship
correspondentship
noun
The role or status of correspondent.
corticopeduncular
corticopeduncular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the peduncles.
counterdeputation
counterdeputation
noun
A deputation that opposes another deputation.
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterdiscipline
counterdiscipline
noun
A discipline that opposes another discipline.
counterindication
counterindication
noun
contraindication
counterproductive
counterproductive
adj
More of a hindrance than a help.
counterpropaganda
counterpropaganda
noun
Propaganda disseminated as a response and opposition to other propaganda.
countertendencies
countertendencies
noun
plural of countertendency
dacryocystoptosis
deanthropomorphic
deanthropomorphic
adj
Moving away from anthropomorphism; no longer regarding (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.
decarboxylization
decentralizations
decentralizations
noun
plural of decentralization
dechemicalization
declassifications
declassifications
noun
plural of declassification
deconventionalize
decriminalization
decriminalization
noun
The act of ceasing to treat a person as a criminal, by making their activities legal or no longer subjecting them to the criminal justice system (but instead possibly the mental healthcare system, etc).
The act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)
decrystallization
decrystallization
noun
The breakdown of a solid, crystalline structure.
The removal of crystals from a liquid
dedifferentiating
dedifferentiating
verb
present participle of dedifferentiate
dedifferentiation
dedifferentiation
noun
(biology) The biological process whereby cells revert from a specialized function to a simpler or less specialized form.
The loss or reversal of differentiation.
deflectionization
dehydrochlorinate
dehydrogenisation
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
deintellectualize
deintellectualize
verb
(transitive) To cause no longer to be intellectual.
demasculinisation
demasculinization
demasculinization
noun
(biology) The suppression of a male-orientated function by repressing male hormones
The removal of the testicles
dematerialisation
dematerialisation
noun
the act or process of dematerializing
dematerialization
dematerialization
noun
(finance, law) The substitution of paper-form securities by book-entry securities.
The act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.
demonstratability
demonstratability
noun
Alternative form of demonstrability
demonstrationists
demonstrativeness
demonstrativeness
noun
The state or quality of being demonstrative.
demythologisation
demythologisation
noun
Alternative form of demythologization
demythologization
demythologization
noun
The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
The removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.
denationalisation
denationalisation
noun
Alternative spelling of denationalization
denationalization
denationalization
noun
The act or process of denationalizing, of removing from government control.
denominationalism
denominationalism
noun
The division of one religion into separate groups, sects, schools of thought or denominations.
denominationalist
denominationalist
noun
One imbued with a denominational spirit.
denominationalize
denominationalize
verb
(transitive) To bring under the influence of a religious denomination.
depancreatization
departmentalising
departmentalising
verb
present participle of departmentalise
departmentalizing
departmentalizing
verb
present participle of departmentalize
departmentization
departmentization
noun
Alternative form of departmentalization
depersonalization
depersonalization
noun
(psychiatry) A feeling of being unreal, detached or unable to feel emotion.
(psychology) The loss of one's sense of personal identity.
The act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.
dephlogistication
dephlogistication
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, or supposed ability to burn.
dephosphorization
dephosphorization
noun
(chemistry) The act of freeing from phosphorus.
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
derationalization
derationalization
noun
The process of derationalizing.
dermatocellulitis
dermoossification
descendentalistic
destructibilities
determinativeness
determinativeness
noun
The state or quality of being determinative.
deterministically
deterministically
adv
In a deterministic manner, predictably.
dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
noun
(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
dextrosinistrally
dextrosinistrally
adv
In a dextrosinistral manner.
dialectologically
dialectologically
adv
In terms of dialectology.
diaphragmatically
diaphragmatically
adv
(Of breathing) by expanding/contracting the lungs by lowering/raising the diaphragm, instead of by expanding the chest
By use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic way
diastereoisomeric
diastereoisomeric
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to diastereoisomers or diastereoisomerism
dibothriocephalus
diclidantheraceae
dictyosiphonaceae
diethylenediamine
diethylenediamine
noun
piperazine
diethyltryptamine
diethyltryptamine
noun
A psychedelic drug closely related to dimethyltryptamine.
dietotherapeutics
dietotherapeutics
noun
dietotherapy
differentiability
differentiability
noun
The ability to be differentiated.
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
dimethylhydrazine
dimethylhydrazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric dimethyl derivatives of hydrazine, but especially 1,2-dimethylhydrazine which is used in medical research.
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
diphenylacetylene
diphenylacetylene
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline material widely used as a building block in organic chemistry and as a ligand in organometallic chemistry.
diphenylhydantoin
diphenylhydantoin
noun
phenytoin
diphosphothiamine
dipterocarpaceous
dipterocarpaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Dipterocarpaceae.