(physics) The diffusion of atoms or molecules among similar entities, especially in a solid
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
bisulfid
bisulfid
noun
Archaic form of bisulphide.
bisulfide
bisulfide
noun
(chemistry) The anion HS⁻.
(chemistry, dated) Disulfide, the anion ⁻S–S⁻.
bluefields
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
cauldrifeness
caustified
chondrofibromatous
circumfused
circumfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of circumfuse
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
conidiiferous
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfiedness
damnificatus
deceitfulness
deceitfulness
noun
The state or quality of being deceitful.
deceitfulnesses
deceitfulnesses
noun
plural of deceitfulness
defectious
defectious
adj
(obsolete) Defective.
definitudes
definitudes
noun
plural of definitude
deflourish
defocussing
defusing
defusing
verb
present participle of defuse
defusion
defusion
noun
(proscribed) The act of defusing.
(psychology) The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion.
Misspelling of diffusion.
dehumidifiers
dehumidifiers
noun
plural of dehumidifier
dehumidifies
dehumidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
demifusion
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demulsified
demulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demulsify
demulsifier
demulsifier
noun
(chemistry) Any substance used to break an emulsion into its constituent liquids.
demulsifies
demulsifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demulsify
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demulsifying
demulsifying
verb
present participle of demulsify
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
designful
designful
adj
Full of designs; scheming.
designfully
designfully
adv
In a designful manner.
designfulness
designfulness
noun
The state or quality of being designful.
desireful
desireful
adj
Filled with desire; eager.
desirefulness
desirefulness
noun
The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess.
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despairfully
despairfully
adv
In a despairful manner.
despairfulness
despairfulness
noun
The quality of being despairful.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
despitefully
despitefully
adv
(archaic) In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
despitefulness
despitefulness
noun
The state or quality of being despiteful.
destuffing
desulfovibrio
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfuring
desulfuring
verb
present participle of desulfur
desulfurisation
desulfurise
desulfurise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of desulfurize.
desulfurised
desulfurised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulfurise
desulfuriser
desulfurising
desulfurising
verb
present participle of desulfurise
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
desulfurize
desulfurize
verb
(American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases).
desulfurized
desulfurized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulfurize
desulfurizer
desulfurizes
desulfurizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desulfurize
desulfurizing
desulfurizing
verb
present participle of desulfurize
deuterofibrinose
devicefulness
devicefulness
noun
The quality of being deviceful.
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
diatomiferous
difficulties
difficulties
noun
(colloquial) a series of frustrations
plural of difficulty
difficultness
difficultness
noun
The state or quality of being difficult.
diffusate
diffusate
noun
(chemistry) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.
diffuse
diffuse
adj
Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.
Wordy; verbose.
verb
(intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
(transitive) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
diffused
diffused
adj
Having spread widely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diffuse
diffusedly
diffusedly
adv
In a diffused manner
diffusedness
diffusedness
noun
The state or quality of being diffused.
diffusely
diffusely
adv
In a diffuse manner.
diffuseness
diffuseness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being diffuse.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being diffuse.
diffuser
diffuser
adj
comparative form of diffuse: more diffuse
noun
(automotive) A shaped section of a car's underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties.
(cooking) A cooking item that can be placed above a stove heating element or burner to separate the cooking utensil from the heat source.
(optics) Any device that or spreads out or scatters light, making the light appear softer.
(sewage treatment) An aerating device consisting of a membrane with fine pores, through which air is blown to generate small bubbles.
(thermodynamics) A mechanical device that is designed to control the characteristics of a fluid at the entrance to a thermodynamic open system.
A device designed to diffuse a scent efficiently.
A hairdryer attachment that diffuses the flow of air.
Any person or thing that diffuses.
diffusers
diffusers
noun
plural of diffuser
diffuses
diffuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diffuse
diffusibility
diffusibility
noun
(figuratively, e.g. of a disease) Capacity for spreading.
(physics, of a gas or other fluid) A measure of the speed of diffusion.
diffusible
diffusible
adj
Able to be diffused
diffusibleness
diffusibleness
noun
diffusibility
diffusibly
diffusimeter
diffusing
diffusing
adj
(of a category) broken down so that its elements are placed in its most specific subset available
verb
present participle of diffuse
diffusiometer
diffusion
diffusion
noun
(marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
(physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
diffusional
diffusional
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusion.
diffusionism
diffusionism
noun
The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West.
diffusionist
diffusionist
adj
Of or pertaining to diffusionism
noun
A proponent of diffusionism
diffusions
diffusions
noun
plural of diffusion
diffusive
diffusive
adj
(sciences) Pertaining to diffusion.
Involving or employing many words; expansive, discursive; (in negative sense) long-winded.
That diffuses something; disseminating.
That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people.
diffusively
diffusively
adv
In a diffusive manner
With regard to diffusion
diffusiveness
diffusiveness
noun
The state or quality of being diffusive.
diffusivity
diffusivity
noun
(physics) a coefficient of diffusion; especially the amount of heat that passes through a given area in unit time
A tendency to diffuse
diffusor
diffusor
noun
Alternative form of diffuser
diffusors
diffusors
noun
plural of diffusor
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
direfulness
direfulness
noun
Quality of being direful.
disciferous
disciferous
adj
Bearing discs.
disciflorous
discomfiture
discomfiture
noun
(obsolete) Defeat in battle
An emotional state similar to that arising from defeat; frustration, disappointment, perplexity or embarrassment.
discomfitures
discomfitures
noun
plural of discomfiture
discontentful
discontentful
adj
Full of discontent.
discordful
discordful
adj
(rare) Full of discord; contentious, quarrelsome.
discursify
disdainful
disdainful
adj
Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
disdainfully
disdainfully
adv
In a disdainful manner.
disdainfulness
disdainfulness
noun
The state or quality of being disdainful.
diseaseful
diseaseful
adj
Abounding with disease; producing diseases.
diseasefulness
diseasefulness
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being diseaseful; trouble; trial.
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disfavoured
disfavoured
adj
Not favoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavour
disfavourer
disfavourer
noun
One who disfavours.
disfavouring
disfavouring
verb
present participle of disfavour
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
disfigure
disfigure
verb
to change the appearance of something/someone to the negative.
disfigured
disfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfigure
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disfigurements
disfigurements
noun
plural of disfigurement
disfigurer
disfigurer
noun
One who disfigures.
disfigures
disfigures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfigure
disfiguring
disfiguring
verb
present participle of disfigure
disfiguringly
disfiguringly
adv
So as to cause disfigurement.
disfortune
disfrequent
disfunction
disfunction
noun
(now rare) Alternative form of dysfunction
disfunctions
disfunctions
noun
plural of disfunction
disfurnish
disfurnish
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipment, etc.); to strip or divest.
disfurnished
disfurnished
adj
Deprived of furniture, accoutrements or belongings; stripped, destitute.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfurnish
disfurnishes
disfurnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfurnish
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
disfurniture
disfurniture
noun
The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfurnish.
disgraceful
disgraceful
adj
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.