CONDESCENDING | • condescending adj. Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude. • condescending v. Present participle of condescend. • CONDESCEND v. to descend to a less formal or dignified level. |
DAUGHTERHOODS | • DAUGHTERHOOD n. the state of being a daughter. |
DEGRINGOLADES | • degringolades n. Plural of degringolade. • dégringolades n. Plural of dégringolade. • DEGRINGOLADE v. (French) to make a rapid descent. |
DEHYDROGENASE | • dehydrogenase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds. • DEHYDROGENASE n. an enzyme that accelerates the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances. |
DEHYDROGENISE | • dehydrogenise v. Alternative spelling of dehydrogenize. • DEHYDROGENISE v. to remove hydrogen from, also DEHYDROGENIZE. |
DEMIGODDESSES | • demigoddesses n. Plural of demigoddess. • DEMIGODDESS n. a half-goddess; a woman whose nature is partly divine, esp. a heroine fabled to be the offspring of a god and a mortal. |
DENDROLOGISTS | • dendrologists n. Plural of dendrologist. • DENDROLOGIST n. a student of dendrology. |
DIPHTHONGISED | • diphthongised v. Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongise. • DIPHTHONGISE v. to make into a diphthong, also DIPHTHONGIZE. |
DISCOMMENDING | • discommending v. Present participle of discommend. • DISCOMMEND v. to mention with disapprobation. |
DISGARRISONED | • disgarrisoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of disgarrison. • DISGARRISON v. to deprive of a garrison. |
DISLODGEMENTS | • dislodgements n. Plural of dislodgement. • DISLODGEMENT n. the act of dislodging, also DISLODGMENT. |
LOGODAEDALIES | • logodaedalies n. Plural of logodaedaly. • LOGODAEDALY n. verbal legerdemain, esp. in the imaginative or capricious coining of new words. |
OVERDIAGNOSED | • overdiagnosed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose. • overdiagnosed adj. (Participial adjective) Diagnosed more often than it truly occurs. • overdiagnosed adj. (Participial adjective) Diagnosed as a clinical case despite truly being a subclinical, asymptomatic case. |
PROPAGANDISED | • propagandised v. Simple past tense and past participle of propagandise. • PROPAGANDISE v. to subject to propaganda, also PROPAGANDIZE. |
SPRINGBOARDED | • springboarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of springboard. |
UNDERDIAGNOSE | • underdiagnose v. (Medicine) To diagnose something less often than it actually occurs. |
UNDERKINGDOMS | • underkingdoms n. Plural of underkingdom. • UNDERKINGDOM n. a subkingdom. |
UNDISCOURAGED | • undiscouraged adj. Not discouraged. • UNDISCOURAGED adj. not discouraged. |
WOODSHEDDINGS | • WOODSHEDDING n. spontaneous or improvised barbershop singing. |