DECOMPRESSING | • decompressing v. Present participle of decompress. • DECOMPRESS v. to release from pressure or compression. |
DEMOGRAPHISTS | • DEMOGRAPHIST n. a demographer. |
DEPHLEGMATORS | • dephlegmators n. Plural of dephlegmator. • DEPHLEGMATOR n. an agent that dephlegmates. |
DEPROGRAMMERS | • deprogrammers n. Plural of deprogrammer. • DEPROGRAMMER n. one who deprograms. |
DERMAPLANINGS | • DERMAPLANING n. a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance. |
DERMOGRAPHIES | • DERMOGRAPHY n. anatomical description of the skin, also DERMATOGRAPHY. |
DIAGEOTROPISM | • diageotropism n. (Botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to… • DIAGEOTROPISM n. the tendency of roots to orient perpendicular to gravity. |
DISEMPOWERING | • disempowering v. Present participle of disempower. • DISEMPOWER v. to deprive of power; to divest of strength. |
DISPARAGEMENT | • disparagement n. The act of disparaging, of belittling. • DISPARAGEMENT n. the act of disparaging. |
MANSPREADINGS | • MANSPREADING n. the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him. |
MISDEVELOPING | • misdeveloping v. Present participle of misdevelop. • MISDEVELOP v. to develop wrongly. |
MISPERSUADING | • mispersuading v. Present participle of mispersuade. • MISPERSUADE v. to persuade wrongly. |
MISPROGRAMMED | • misprogrammed v. Simple past tense and past participle of misprogram. • MISPROGRAM v. to program incorrectly. |
MUCKSPREADING | • MUCKSPREAD v. to spread manure on fields. |
PREJUDGEMENTS | • prejudgements n. Plural of prejudgement. • PREJUDGEMENT n. the act of prejudging, also PREJUDGMENT. |
PSEUDIMAGINES | • PSEUDIMAGO n. a stage in the development of certain insects, such as the May flies, intermediate between the pupa and imago. |
SIGMOIDOSCOPE | • sigmoidoscope n. (Medicine) An instrument used for examining the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
SUPERKINGDOMS | • superkingdoms n. Plural of superkingdom. • SUPERKINGDOM n. a taxonomical classification comprising several kingdoms. |