(organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric compounds formed by the nitration of toluene, but especially 1-methyl-2,6-dinitro benzene, which is used as an explosive
dioscoreaceous
dioscoreaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the plant family Dioscoreaceae.
diplobacterium
diplobacterium
noun
A bacterium composed of two adherent bacteria
diplocephalous
diploplaculate
diplostemonous
diplostemonous
adj
(botany) Having twice as many stamens as petals in two whorls, the inner aligned with the petals.
(botany, uncommon) Having twice as many stamens as petals.
dipterocarpous
disadventurous
disadventurous
adj
(obsolete) Unfortunate; calamitous.
disambiguation
disambiguation
noun
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
The removal of ambiguity.
disarticulator
disarticulator
noun
One who disarticulates and prepares skeletons.
disastrousness
disastrousness
noun
The state or condition of being disastrous.
discocephalous
discodactylous
discombobulate
discombobulate
verb
(transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
discontinuable
discontinuable
adj
Capable of being discontinued.
discontinuance
discontinuance
noun
The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.
discostomatous
discountenance
discountenance
noun
Cold treatment; disapprobation.
verb
(transitive) To abash, embarrass or disconcert.
(transitive) To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of.
(transitive) To refuse countenance or support to; to discourage.
discountinuous
discourageable
discourageable
adj
Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
discouragement
discouragement
noun
Anything that discourages.
The act of discouraging.
The loss of confidence or enthusiasm.
discouragingly
discouragingly
adv
In a discouraging manner.
discourteously
discourteously
adv
In a discourteous manner.
disemboguement
disemboguement
noun
The act of disemboguing; discharge.
disillusionary
disillusionary
adj
Causing disillusion.
disillusioning
disillusioning
verb
present participle of disillusion
disillusionise
disillusionise
verb
Alternative spelling of disillusionize
disillusionist
disillusionist
adj
Characterized by feelings of disillusionment.
disillusionize
disillusionize
verb
(transitive) To disillusion, disabuse, free from illusion.
disinfeudation
disingenuously
disingenuously
adv
In a manner that adopts a pose of naïveté, possibly to make a point or to deceive.
In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.
In an unnoble manner; in a manner unbecoming of true honor or dignity; unworthily.
dispiteousness
dispiteousness
noun
The state of being dispiteous.
disputatiously
disputatiously
adv
In a disputatious manner.
disquiparation
disquisitional
disquisitional
adj
Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.
disquisitorial
disquisitorial
adj
Of or pertaining to a disquisitor.
dissimulations
dissimulations
noun
plural of dissimulation
dissolubleness
dissolubleness
noun
The state or quality of being dissoluble.
dissolutionism
dissolutionism
noun
Anarchist and nihilist social theory, taken as a whole or type.
dissolutionist
dissolutionist
noun
A person in favour of the dissolution of some institution or state of affairs.
distributional
distributional
adj
(bridge) Having an uneven distribution.
Of or pertaining to distribution
distributution
disubstitution
disubstitution
noun
(organic chemistry) Any substitution reaction in which two groups are substituted
ditrichotomous
ditrichotomous
adj
(botany) Dividing into double or treble ramifications; said of a leaf or stem.
Divided into twos or threes.
diversiflorous
diversifolious
diversisporous
diverticulosis
diverticulosis
noun
(pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.
documentations
documentations
noun
(very rare or non-native speakers' English) plural of documentation
dodecapetalous
dolichoglossus
dolichostylous
doublecrossing
doublecrossing
verb
present participle of doublecross
doublehandedly
doublehandedly
adv
Alternative form of double-handedly
doublehatching
doublethinking
dumbartonshire
dumfounderment
duodecillionth
duodecillionth
adj
The ordinal form of the number duodecillion
noun
One of a duodecillion equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the duodecillionth position.
duodenojejunal
duodenojejunal
adj
Of or pertaining both the duodenum and jejunum
duotriacontane
dynamogenously
dysfunctioning
dysfunctioning
verb
present participle of dysfunction
ectonephridium
ectrodactylous
ectrodactylous
adj
Exhibiting ectrodactyly.
educationalism
educationalism
noun
The belief in education as an approach or strategy.
educationalist
educationalist
noun
a specialist in the theory of education.
emballonuridae
endovasculitis
endovasculitis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of endangiitis
equiponderance
equiponderance
noun
The state of being equal in weight; equipoise
equiponderancy
equiponderancy
noun
Archaic form of equiponderance.
equiponderated
equiponderated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate
eudemonistical
excommunicated
excommunicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excommunicate
exendospermous
extrahazardous
faradomuscular
faradomuscular
adj
Relating to the contraction of muscles under the influence of an induced electric current
fastidiousness
fastidiousness
noun
The quality of being fastidious.
fastiduousness
feudovassalism
fibronucleated
fideicommissum
fideicommissum
noun
A benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeathing it to another.
fidejussionary
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flosculariidae
fluidification
fluidification
noun
The process, or the result, of fluidifying.
fluoridisation
fluoridization
fluoridization
noun
Synonym of fluoridation
foundationally
foundationally
adv
In a foundational manner.
foundationless
foundationless
adj
Without foundation; unfounded.
functionalized
functionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of functionalize
gastroduodenal
gastroduodenal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the stomach and the duodenum
gerrhosauridae
glanduliferous
glanduliferous
adj
Bearing glandules.
glanduligerous
glandulousness
glucocorticoid
glucocorticoid
noun
(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.
glucocorticord
glucosidically
glucosidically
adv
By means of or in terms of a glucoside.
gonoblastidium
gonoblastidium
noun
A blastostyle.
grandiloquence
grandiloquence
noun
Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
granuloadipose
groundlessness
groundlessness
noun
The state or condition of being groundless.
groundskeeping
groundskeeping
noun
The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
guldengroschen
guldengroschen
noun
(money, historical) A silver German coin that was worth one gold gulden in the 15th century and two thirds of a taler in the 17th century.
haemodoraceous
haemodoraceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Haemodoraceae (bloodworts).
haemosporidium
helladotherium
hemoplasmodium
hepatoduodenal
hepatoduodenal
adj
Relating to the liver and duodenum.
hermaphroditus
hermaphroditus
Proper noun
The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.
A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), and represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.
hernandiaceous
hernandiaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hernandiaceae.
holothurioidea
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
hydradephagous
hydrangeaceous
hydrangeaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Hydrangeaceae.
hydrobilirubin
hydrobilirubin
noun
(biochemistry) A body formed from bilirubin, identical with urobilin.
hydrocarbonous
hydrocarbonous
adj
(archaic) Being or relating to a hydrocarbon.
hydrocellulose
hydrocellulose
noun
A hydrated form of cellulose used in the manufacture of paper etc
hydrocephalous
hydrocephalous
adj
(medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus.
Having a swollen head.
hydrocerussite
hydrocerussite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of lead carbondate, a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
hydrofluoboric
hydromicaceous
hydrophthalmus
hydrophylacium
hydropneumatic
hydropneumatic
adj
Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium.
Operated by both fluid and air power
hydroquinoline
hydroselenuret
hydrosulfurous
hydrosulfurous
adj
hyposulfurous
hydrosulphuret
hydrosulphuret
noun
(chemistry, archaic) Any hydrosulfide.
hydrosulphuric
hydrosulphuric
adj
Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric
hydrosulphuryl
hyperdelicious
hyperdicrotous
hyperdicrotous
adj
hyperdicrotic
hypereutectoid
hypereutectoid
adj
containing the minor component in excess of that contained in the eutectoid
noun
A hypereutectic alloy
ichneumonoidea
ichthyosauroid
idolatrousness
idolatrousness
noun
The quality of being idolatrous.
iguanodontidae
incommodiously
incommodiously
adv
In an incommodious manner.
incommunicated
incommunicated
adj
(obsolete) Not communicated or imparted.
indecorousness
indecorousness
noun
The quality of being indecorous.
indigenousness
indigenousness
noun
The quality or state of being indigenous
interdiffusion
interdiffusion
noun
The mutual diffusion of two fluids, especially through a membrane
interlaudation
interosculated
interosculated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interosculate