(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adenopharyngitis
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
adipogenous
adipogenous
adj
Producing fat.
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adstipulating
amygdalothripsis
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androsphinges
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
angiocardiographies
angiodiascopy
anglepods
antieavesdropping
antiprestidigitation
antispending
antispending
adj
(politics) Opposed to or combating spending, especially government spending
antispreading
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
apologised
apologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apologise
appendages
appendages
noun
plural of appendage
argyraspides
argyraspides
noun
plural of argyraspide
aspidoganoidei
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bandspreading
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bespangled
bespangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespangle
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
bradysphygmia
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
cardiographs
cardiographs
noun
plural of cardiograph
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
cardophagus
cardsharping
cardsharping
noun
The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games.
chondropharyngeus
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
cystoradiography
dactylioglyphist
daguerreotypes
daguerreotypes
noun
plural of daguerreotype
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypist
noun
A person who makes daguerreotypes.
dampings
dampings
noun
plural of damping
dapsang
dasypygal
dasypygal
adj
(rare) Having hairy buttocks.
daugavpils
daugavpils
Proper noun
A city in Latvia on the Western Dvina (Daugava) river.
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
decompensating
decompensating
verb
present participle of decompensate
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
delegateship
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
demospongiae
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
departmentalising
departmentalising
verb
present participle of departmentalise
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depersonalising
depersonalising
verb
present participle of depersonalise
depersonalizing
depersonalizing
verb
present participle of depersonalize
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
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.
depolarising
depolarising
verb
present participle of depolarise
deprogrammers
deprogrammers
noun
plural of deprogrammer
deprogrammings
deprogrammings
noun
plural of deprogramming
deprograms
deprograms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deprogram
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
dermatophagus
dermographism
dermographism
Noun
dermatographia
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desmopathologist
desmopathology
despairing
despairing
adj
Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
noun
A mood or display of despair.
verb
present participle of despair
despairingly
despairingly
adv
In a despairing manner.
despairingness
despairingness
noun
The state or quality of being despairing.
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
diageotropism
diageotropism
noun
(botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the centre of the Earth.
diagraphics
diagraphics
noun
(dated) The art or science of descriptive drawing, especially by means of mechanical appliances and mathematical rules.
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
diapausing
diapausing
adj
Undergoing a diapause
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
dictyograptus
digraphs
digraphs
noun
plural of digraph
dioeciopolygamous
diphthongisation
diphthongisation
noun
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).
diplegias
diplegias
noun
plural of diplegia
diploglossata
diploglossate
disappearing
disappearing
noun
disappearance
verb
present participle of disappear
disappointing
disappointing
adj
Causing disappointment.
verb
present participle of disappoint
disappointingly
disappointingly
adv
In a disappointing manner.
disappointingness
disappointingness
noun
The state or quality of being disappointing.
disapproving
disapproving
verb
present participle of disapprove
disapprovingly
disapprovingly
adv
In a disapproving manner
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
discographic
discographic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to discography.
discographical
discographical
adj
Of or pertaining to discography.
discographically
discographically
adv
In terms of discography.
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
discrepating
disincorporating
disincorporating
verb
present participle of disincorporate
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disparage
disparage
noun
(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
verb
(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
To ridicule, mock, discredit.
disparageable
disparageable
adj
Fit to be disparaged; unworthy.
disparaged
disparaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparage
disparagement
disparagement
noun
The act of disparaging, of belittling.
disparagements
disparagements
noun
plural of disparagement
disparager
disparager
noun
One who disparages.
disparagers
disparagers
noun
plural of disparager
disparages
disparages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage
disparaging
disparaging
adj
Insulting, ridiculing.
noun
disparagement
verb
present participle of disparage
disparagingly
disparagingly
adv
Insultingly
disparpling
disparpling
verb
present participle of disparple
disparting
disparting
verb
present participle of dispart
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
dispensating
dispergate
dispergated
dispergating
dispergation
dispergator
dispersoidological
dispersoidological
adj
Relating to dispersoidology.
displacing
displacing
verb
present participle of displace
displanting
displanting
verb
present participle of displant
displaying
displaying
verb
present participle of display
displeasing
displeasing
adj
Unattractive, dislikable, objectionable.
verb
present participle of displease
displeasingly
displeasingly
adv
In a displeasing manner.
displeasingness
displeasingness
noun
The state or quality of being displeasing.
displeasuring
displeasuring
verb
present participle of displeasure
dispraising
dispraising
verb
present participle of dispraise
dispraisingly
dispraisingly
adv
By way of dispraise.
dispreading
dispreading
verb
present participle of dispread
dissipating
dissipating
verb
present participle of dissipate
disspreading
disspreading
verb
present participle of disspread
dognapers
dognapers
noun
plural of dognaper
dognaps
dognaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dognap