(mathematics) The inversion of a convolution equation; does not normally have unique solution
decorrugative
decultivate
decurvation
decussatively
decussatively
adv
(obsolete) crosswise; in the form of an X
deductive
deductive
adj
(logic) Based on inferences from general principles.
Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
deductively
deductively
adv
In a deductive manner; using deduction
defunctive
defunctive
adj
(archaic) funereal
deglutitive
deglutitive
adj
(medicine) Relating to the action or process of swallowing.
deindividualization
deindividualization
noun
The act or process of deindividualizing.
deindividuate
deindividuate
verb
(psychology) to view as a group rather than as an individual; to remove societal norms that shape individual behavior; to remove or reduce individually identifying information
denudative
denudative
adj
That causes denudation.
denumerantive
denumerative
denunciative
denunciative
adj
denunciatory
denunciatively
denunciatively
adv
In a denunciative manner.
depopulative
depopulative
adj
That depopulates
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
deputative
deputatively
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
destructive
destructive
adj
(computing) Lossy; causing irreversible change.
Causing breakdown or disassembly.
Causing destruction; damaging.
destructively
destructively
adv
in a destructive manner: in a way that causes destruction
destructiveness
destructiveness
noun
the state or quality of being destructive
destructivism
destructivism
noun
An art movement that involves destroying objects in front of spectators.
destructivity
destructivity
noun
destructiveness
detritivorous
detritivorous
adj
(ecology) That feeds on detritus; saprophagous
detrivorous
detrivorous
adj
Alternative form of detritivorous
detrusive
deuterovitellose
devaluating
devaluating
verb
present participle of devaluate
devaluation
devaluation
noun
(economics) The intentional or deliberate lowering of a currency's value compared to another country's currency or a standard value (e.g. the price of gold).
Depreciation.
The removal or lessening of something's value.
devaluations
devaluations
noun
plural of devaluation
devolution
devolution
noun
(derogatory) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
(government) The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
A rolling down.
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
devolutionary
devolutionary
adj
Of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
devolutionist
devolutionist
adj
Supporting or relating to a policy of devolution.
noun
A proponent of devolution.
devolutions
devolutions
noun
plural of devolution
devolutive
devulcanization
devulcanization
noun
To process of treating vulcanized rubber so as to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.
diductively
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
dilutive
dilutive
adj
Causing dilution.
diluvialist
diluvialist
noun
(historical) One who explains geological phenomena by the Noachian deluge.
diluviate
diluviate
verb
(obsolete) To run as a flood.
diminutival
diminutival
adj
Indicating diminution; diminutive.
diminutive
diminutive
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
(obsolete) Serving to diminish.
noun
(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
diminutively
diminutively
adv
In a diminutive manner.
diminutiveness
diminutiveness
noun
The state or quality of being diminutive.
diminutives
diminutives
noun
plural of diminutive
diminutivize
diminutivize
verb
(linguistics, transitive) to turn into a diminutive
disadvantageous
disadvantageous
adj
Not advantageous.
disadvantageously
disadvantageously
adv
In a disadvantageous manner.
disadvantageousness
disadvantageousness
noun
The state or quality of being disadvantageous.
disadventure
disadventure
noun
(obsolete) Misadventure, misfortune.
disadventurous
disadventurous
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate; calamitous.
discoverture
discoverture
noun
(obsolete, law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
discursative
discursativeness
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
disinvestiture
disinvestiture
noun
The act of depriving of investiture.
disjunctive
disjunctive
adj
(grammar, of a personal pronoun) Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.
(logic) Of or related to a disjunction.
(music) Relating to disjunct tetrachords.
Not connected; separated.
Tending to disjoin; separating.
noun
(grammar) A disjunct.
(logic) A disjunction.
disjunctively
disjunctively
adv
In a disjunctive manner.
disjunctives
disjunctives
noun
plural of disjunctive
displuviate
dispunitive
disputative
disputative
adj
Tending to dispute.
disputatively
disputatively
adv
In a disputative manner.
disputativeness
disputativeness
noun
The quality of being disputative.
disquisitive
disquisitive
adj
Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive.
disquisitively
disquisitively
adv
In a disquisitive manner.
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disruptively
disruptively
adv
In a disruptive manner
disruptiveness
disruptiveness
noun
Quality or state of being disruptive.
dissimulative
dissimulative
adj
Of or pertaining to dissimulation.
dissolutive
dissolutive
adj
(now rare) Producing dissolution; dissolvent.
distributival
distributive
distributive
adj
(grammar) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively.
(logic) Assigning the species of a general term.
(mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed to the individual components of another operation.
Relating to distribution.
Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each.
noun
(grammar) A distributive adjective or pronoun.
(grammar) distributive case
(mathematics) A distributive numeral.
distributively
distributively
adv
In a distributive manner
distributiveness
distributiveness
noun
The state or quality of being distributive or allotting.
distributivity
distributivity
noun
(mathematics) the fact of being distributive
disturbative
disturbative
adj
(chiefly archaic) Of, pertaining to, or causing the act of disturbing.