(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
counterindented
counterindicate
counterindicate
verb
Synonym of contraindicate
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfiedness
creditabilities
creditabilities
noun
plural of creditability
cricothyroidean
cylindricalness
cylindricalness
noun
The state of being cylindrical
cylindroconical
cylindroconical
adj
cylindrical with a conical end or ends
cylindrosporium
cyprinodontidae
dacryoadenalgia
dacryocystalgia
dacryolithiasis
dacryolithiasis
noun
(ophthalmology) The formation, or the presence of dacryoliths.
dacryosolenitis
dactyliographer
dactyliographic
dactylopteridae
daguerreotyping
daguerreotyping
verb
present participle of daguerreotype
daguerreotypist
daguerreotypist
noun
A person who makes daguerreotypes.
dativogerundial
deafforestation
debarbarization
debarbarization
noun
The process of debarbarizing.
decarbonisation
decarbonisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonization
decarbonization
decarbonization
noun
The act or process of decarbonizing.
The process of arterialization of the blood by oxygenation and the removal of carbon dioxide in the lungs.
decarbonylating
decarbonylating
verb
present participle of decarbonylate
decarbonylation
decarbonylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylation
decarboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarburisation
decarburisation
noun
Alternative form of decarburization
decarburization
decarburization
noun
The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
decartelization
decartelization
noun
The abolition or breaking-up of cartels
decertification
decertification
noun
The act or process of decertifying.
decipherability
decipherability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something can be deciphered.
(uncountable) The condition of being decipherable.
declamatoriness
declamatoriness
noun
The quality of being declamatory.
decolourisation
decolourization
decolourization
noun
Alternative spelling of decolorization
deconcentrating
deconcentrating
verb
present participle of deconcentrate
deconcentration
deconcentration
noun
The act of deconcentrating.
deconsideration
decontaminators
decontaminators
noun
plural of decontaminator
decopperization
decriminalizing
decriminalizing
verb
(rare) present participle of decriminalize To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.
dedifferentiate
dedifferentiate
verb
To lose or reverse differentiation
degenerationist
degenerationist
noun
(biology, historical) One who believes in the theory of degenerationism.
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
dehydroascorbic
dehydroascorbic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to dehydroascorbic acid or its derivatives
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
dehydrogenating
dehydrogenating
adj
That undergoes or produces dehydrogenation
verb
present participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenation
dehydrogenation
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.
dehydrogenising
dehydrogenising
verb
present participle of dehydrogenise
deindustrialize
deindustrialize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry.
delesseriaceous
delesseriaceous
adj
Belonging to the Delesseriaceae.
deleteriousness
deleteriousness
noun
The quality or state of being deleterious.
dematerialising
dematerialising
verb
present participle of dematerialise
dematerializing
dematerializing
verb
present participle of dematerialize
demeritoriously
demicylindrical
demicylindrical
adj
Synonym of semicylindrical
demimillionaire
democratifiable
democratisation
democratisation
noun
Alternative spelling of democratization
democratization
democratization
noun
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
The making more democratic of a political system.
The spread of democracy as a concept.
demographically
demographically
adv
In a demographic manner.
demonstrability
demonstrability
noun
The quality of being demonstrable.
demonstrational
demonstrational
adj
Involving, or relating to, demonstration.
demonstratively
demonstratively
adv
In a demonstrative manner.
denarcotization
dendrocolaptine
dendrocolaptine
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the bird subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of woodcreepers.
denitrification
denitrification
noun
The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.
densimetrically
densimetrically
adv
By means of densimetry
deorusumduction
departmentalise
departmentalise
verb
Alternative spelling of departmentalize
departmentalism
departmentalism
noun
Excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure
departmentalize
departmentalize
verb
To organize something into departments
depauperization
depauperization
noun
The process, or the result of depauperizing
depersonalising
depersonalising
verb
present participle of depersonalise
depersonalizing
depersonalizing
verb
present participle of depersonalize
deprecatoriness
deprecatoriness
noun
The quality of being deprecatory.
deprotestantize
deprovincialize
deprovincialize
verb
(transitive) To divest of provincial quality or characteristics.
deregulationize
dermatoconiosis
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)
dermatoneurosis
dermatophytosis
dermatophytosis
noun
(medicine) A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte, ringworm.
dermatozoonosis
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
desacralization
desacralization
noun
(religion) The reverse of sacralization, and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose.
descriptionless
descriptionless
adj
Without a description.
descriptiveness
descriptiveness
noun
The characteristic of being descriptive.
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
desmarestiaceae
desoxyephedrine
desoxyephedrine
Noun
methamphetamine
desterilization
desterilization
noun
(economics) A monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.
The contamination of medical equipment, etc. so that it is no longer sterile.
destructibility
destructibility
noun
The condition of being destructible
destructiveness
destructiveness
noun
the state or quality of being destructive
destructuralize
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
desynchronizing
desynchronizing
adj
That causes desynchronization
verb
present participle of desynchronize
determinability
determinability
noun
The quality of being determinable.
determinateness
determinateness
noun
The quality or state of being determinate.
determinatively
determinatively
adv
In a determinative manner.
detribalization
detribalization
noun
Process of detribalizing.
detrimentalness
detrimentalness
noun
The quality of being detrimental.
deuteronomistic
devitrification
devitrification
noun
The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state
dextrosinistral
dextrosinistral
adj
Moving or directed from the right to the left.
diacipiperazine
diagrammatician
diaheliotropism
diaheliotropism
noun
(botany) A tendency of leaves or other plant organs to have their dorsal surface facing towards the rays of light.
diamagnetometer
diamminobromide
diamminonitrate
diaphototropism
diastereoisomer
diastereoisomer
noun
(chemistry) A stereoisomer having multiple chiral centres; a diastereoisomer cannot normally be superimposed on the mirror image of another.
diastrophically
diastrophically
adv
In terms of, or by means of, diastrophism.
dichlorobenzene
dichlorobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric derivatives of benzene in which two hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine; they are used as solvents and in organic synthesis.
dichloromethane
dichloromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂Cl₂ widely used as a solvent
dictatorialness
dictatorialness
noun
The state or quality of being dictatorial.
differentialize
differentialize
verb
(rare) Synonym of differentiate
differentiating
differentiating
verb
present participle of differentiate
differentiation
differentiation
noun
(biology) The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.
(biology, evolution) The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (species, genus, variety, etc.) becomes distinct from another, or acquires distinct features; the result of such a process: distinctness.
(geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
The process of developing distinct components.
differentiative
differentiative
adj
That differentiates, or causes differentiation
differentiators
differentiators
noun
plural of differentiator
diffractiveness
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
dihydrochloride
dihydrochloride
noun
(chemistry) Any hydrochloride formed by reaction with two molecules of hydrochloric acid
dihydrocupreine
dihydronicotine
diphenhydramine
diphenhydramine
noun
(pharmacology) An antihistamine and anticholinergic drug that blocks the effect of histamine at H₁ receptor sites, relieving allergy symptoms. It also reduces smooth muscle contraction, increases heart rate, and sedates the user by blocking muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs).
dipleurogenesis
dipleurogenetic
diploperistomic
dipterocecidium
directdiscourse
disafforestment
disafforestment
noun
disafforestation
disagreeability
disagreeability
noun
The quality of being disagreeable.
disappreciation
disapprobations
disapprobations
noun
plural of disapprobation
disarrangements
disarrangements
noun
plural of disarrangement
disarticulating
disarticulating
verb
present participle of disarticulate
disarticulation
disarticulation
noun
Some amputations: where a joint is disarticulated: e.g. knee, hip, elbow or shoulder disarticulation.