simple past tense and past participle of constringe
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
cordages
cordages
noun
plural of cordage
cordgrasses
cordgrasses
noun
plural of cordgrass
cordings
cordings
noun
plural of cording
corregidores
corregidors
corregidors
noun
plural of corregidor
corresponding
corresponding
adj
that have a similar relationship
noun
A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
verb
present participle of correspond
correspondingly
correspondingly
adv
In a corresponding manner; conformably.
cosigned
cosigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosign
cosounding
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
counterdisengage
counterdisengagement
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
countersigned
countersigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countersign
coydogs
coydogs
noun
plural of coydog
cradlesong
cradlesong
noun
Alternative form of cradle song
cradlesongs
cradlesongs
noun
plural of cradlesong
craggedness
craggedness
noun
The state or quality of being cragged.
crescendoing
crescendoing
verb
present participle of crescendo
crossbanding
crossbanding
noun
An arrangement or pattern of crossbands.
verb
present participle of crossband
crossbreeding
crossbreeding
noun
The process, or the result of crossbreeding.
verb
present participle of crossbreed
crossgrainedness
crosslighted
crossroading
crusading
crusading
verb
present participle of crusade
cudgelers
cudgelers
noun
plural of cudgeler
cudgels
cudgels
noun
plural of cudgel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cudgel
curmudgeonish
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
cystignathidae
cystoradiography
cytodiagnosis
cytodiagnosis
noun
(pathology) diagnosis by means of a study of the cells present in a sample
dacrycystalgia
dacryocystalgia
dacryocystosyringotomy
dactylioglyphist
dactylologies
daglocks
daglocks
noun
plural of daglock
damascening
damascening
noun
damascene trimmings or ornamentation
verb
present participle of damascene
daschagga
deaccessioning
deaccessioning
verb
present participle of deaccession
decagons
decagons
noun
plural of decagon
decagrams
decagrams
noun
plural of decagram
decagynous
decagynous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
decalogist
decalogist
noun
One who explains the Decalogue.
decalogs
decalogs
noun
plural of decalog
decarbonising
decarbonising
verb
present participle of decarbonise
decarburising
decarburising
verb
present participle of decarburise
decasualising
decasualizing
decasualizing
verb
present participle of decasualize
deceasing
deceasing
verb
present participle of decease
decentralising
decentralising
verb
present participle of decentralise
decigrams
decigrams
noun
plural of decigram
decimalising
decimalising
verb
present participle of decimalise
decisioning
decisioning
noun
Decision making, especially by means of a formal computational methodology.
verb
present participle of decision
deckings
deckings
noun
plural of decking
declassifying
declassifying
verb
present participle of declassify
declassing
declassing
verb
present participle of declass
decodings
decodings
noun
plural of decoding
decolletages
decolletages
noun
plural of decolletage
decolonising
decolonising
verb
present participle of decolonise
decolorising
decolorising
verb
present participle of decolorise
decolourising
decolourising
verb
present participle of decolourise
decommissioning
decommissioning
noun
The act by which something is decommissioned.
verb
present participle of decommission
decompensating
decompensating
verb
present participle of decompensate
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decongest
decongest
verb
To free from congestion
decongestant
decongestant
noun
A drug that relieves congestion, e.g. pseudoephedrine.
decongestants
decongestants
noun
plural of decongestant
decongested
decongested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decongest
decongesting
decongesting
verb
present participle of decongest
decongestion
decongestion
noun
The process of decongesting something.
decongestive
decongestive
adj
Serving to decongest.
noun
A decongestant.
decongests
decongests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decongest
deconsecrating
deconsecrating
verb
present participle of deconsecrate
decreasing
decreasing
verb
present participle of decrease
decreasingly
decreasingly
adv
In a decreasing manner; progressively less.
decussating
decussating
verb
present participle of decussate
deescalating
deescalating
verb
present participle of deescalate
defervescing
defervescing
verb
present participle of defervesce.
defocussing
degasification
degasification
noun
The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid
degeneracies
degeneracies
noun
plural of degeneracy
degenerescence
degenerescence
noun
degeneration
degenerescent
dehiscing
dehiscing
verb
present participle of dehisce
delegacies
delegacies
noun
plural of delegacy
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
delocalising
delocalising
verb
present participle of delocalise
demasculinising
demasculinising
verb
present participle of demasculinise
demasculinizing
demasculinizing
verb
present participle of demasculinize
demisacrilege
democratising
democratising
verb
present participle of democratise
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
dendrochronologist
dendrochronologist
noun
One who carries out dendrochronology.
dentosurgical
deorsumvergence
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.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermogastric
dermogastric
adj
(archaic, anatomy) Connecting the skin and the stomach.
descaling
descaling
noun
The removal of scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
verb
present participle of descale
descanting
descanting
verb
present participle of descant
descending
descending
adj
(computing) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
(music) Becoming lower in pitch.
(of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element.
Moving or sloping downwards.
noun
A descent.
verb
present participle and gerund of descend
descendingly
descendingly
adv
In a descending manner.
describing
describing
verb
present participle of describe
descrying
descrying
verb
present participle of descry
desecrating
desecrating
verb
present participle of desecrate
deselecting
deselecting
verb
present participle of deselect
desiccating
desiccating
verb
present participle of desiccate
desilicating
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
destructing
destructing
verb
present participle of destruct
desynchronizing
desynchronizing
adj
That causes desynchronization
verb
present participle of desynchronize
detergencies
detergencies
noun
plural of detergency
devocalising
devocalising
verb
present participle of devocalise
dextroglucose
dextroglucose
noun
(archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose
dgsc
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
diagraphics
diagraphics
noun
(dated) The art or science of descriptive drawing, especially by means of mechanical appliances and mathematical rules.
dialectologies
dialectologies
noun
plural of dialectology
dialectologist
dialectologist
noun
(linguistics) A person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.
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.
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichotomising
dichotomising
verb
present participle of dichotomise
dictyogenous
dictyograptus
digastric
digastric
adj
(anatomy) Of, relating to, or being a digastric muscle.
(zoology) Having two bellies.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of digastric muscle..
diglucoside
diglucoside
noun
(organic chemistry) Any glucoside that has two glucose units
diglycerides
diglycerides
noun
plural of diglyceride
dignosce
dignosce
verb
(obsolete, Scotland) to discern
diligences
diligences
noun
plural of diligence
dimagnesic
dioeciopolygamous
disaccording
disaccording
verb
present participle of disaccord
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.