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dactyliology noun That branch of archaeology which has to do with gem engraving., That branch of archaeology which has to do with finger rings.
dactylomancy noun Dactyliomancy.
dactylotheca noun The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds.
dactylozooid noun A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth. See Siphonophora.
dakota group A subdivision at the base of the cretaceous formation in Western North America; — so named from the region where the strata were first studied.
damnableness noun The state or quality of deserving damnation; execrableness.
darlingtonia noun A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves.
darwinianism noun Darwinism.
dastardizing present participle & vb. noun of Dastardize
dead-hearted adjective Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless.
deambulation noun A walking abroad; a promenading.
deambulatory adjective Going about from place to place; wandering; of or pertaining to a deambulatory., A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.
dearticulate verb t. To disjoint.
deathfulness noun Appearance of death.
death’s-head noun A naked human skull as the emblem of death; the head of the conventional personification of death.
death’s-herb noun The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).
debacchation noun Wild raving or debauchery.
debaucheries plural of Debauchery
de bene esse Of well being; of formal sufficiency for the time; conditionally; provisionally.
debilitating present participle & vb. noun of Debilitate
debilitation noun The act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is debilitated; weakness.
debituminize verb t. To deprive of bitumen.
debonairness noun The quality of being debonair; good humor; gentleness; courtesy.
decalcifying present participle & vb. noun of Decalcify
decalcomania noun Alt. of Decalcomanie
decalcomanie noun The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to china, glass, marble, etc., and permanently fixing them thereto.
decaphyllous adjective Having ten leaves.
decapitating present participle & vb. noun of Decapitate
decapitation noun The act of beheading; beheading.
decarbonized imp. & past participle of Decarbonize
decarbonizer noun He who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance.
decasyllabic adjective Having, or consisting of, ten syllables.
decemdentate adjective Having ten points or teeth.
decemlocular adjective Having ten cells for seeds.
decemvirship noun The office of a decemvir.
decentralize verb t. To prevent from centralizing; to cause to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated); — esp. said of authority, or the administration of public affairs.
decipherable adjective Capable of being deciphered; as, old writings not decipherable.
decipherment noun The act of deciphering.
decitizenize verb t. To deprive of the rights of citizenship.
declaredness noun The state of being declared.
declensional adjective Belonging to declension.
declinometer noun An instrument for measuring the declination of the magnetic needle.
decoloration noun The removal or absence of color.
decomposable adjective Capable of being resolved into constituent elements.
decompounded imp. & past participle of Decompound
deconsecrate verb t. To deprive of sacredness; to secularize.
decorticated imp. & past participle of Decorticate
decorticator noun A machine for decorticating wood, hulling grain, etc.; also, an instrument for removing surplus bark or moss from fruit trees.
decreaseless adjective Suffering no decrease.
decrepitated imp. & past participle of Decrepitate
decrepitness noun Decrepitude.
decrustation noun The removal of a crust.
dedecoration noun Disgrace; dishonor.
dedicatorial adjective Dedicatory.
deducibility noun Deducibleness.
deep-mouthed adjective Having a loud and sonorous voice.
deep-waisted adjective Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck.
deerstalking noun The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
defatigation noun Weariness; fatigue.
defectionist noun One who advocates or encourages defection.
defectuosity noun Great imperfection.
deficiencies plural of Deficiency
defiguration noun Disfiguration; mutilation.
definiteness noun The state of being definite; determinateness; precision; certainty.
definitional adjective Relating to definition; of the nature of a definition; employed in defining.
definitively adverb In a definitive manner.
deflagrating present participle & vb. noun of Deflagrate
deflagration noun A burning up; conflagration., The act or process of deflagrating.
deforciation noun Same as Deforcement, n.
defraudation noun The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
degarnishing present participle & vb. noun of Degarnish
degenerating present participle & vb. noun of Degenerate
degenerately adverb In a degenerate manner; unworthily.
degeneration noun The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration., That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure; as, fatty degeneration of the liver., A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type., The thing degenerated.
degenerative adjective Undergoing or producing degeneration; tending to degenerate.
degenerously adverb Basely.
deglutinated imp. & past participle of Deglutinate
deglutitious adjective Pertaining to deglutition.
deinotherium noun See Dinotherium.
delaceration noun A tearing in pieces.
delamination noun Formation and separation of laminae or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated.
deliberating present participle & vb. noun of Deliberate
deliberately adverb With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.
deliberation noun The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection., Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.
deliberative adjective Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body., A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined., A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
delicateness noun The quality of being delicate.
delimitation noun The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation.
delinquently adverb So as to fail in duty.
deliquescing present participle & vb. noun of Deliquesce
deliquescent adjective Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts., Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
deliquiation noun The act of deliquiating.
delitescence noun Concealment; seclusion; retirement., The sudden disappearance of inflammation.
delitescency noun Concealment; seclusion.
delitigation noun Chiding; brawl.
della crusca A shortened form of Accademia della Crusca, an academy in Florence, Italy, founded in the 16th century, especially for conserving the purity of the Italian language.
dellacruscan adjective Of or pertaining to the Accademia della Crusca in Florence.
delphinoidea noun pl. The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms.
demephitized imp. & past participle of Demephitize
demiculverin noun A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from nine to thirteen pounds.
demi-rilievo noun Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness., A work of sculpture of the above character. See Alto-rilievo.
demisability noun The state of being demisable.
demissionary adjective Pertaining to transfer or conveyance; as, a demissionary deed., Tending to lower, depress, or degrade.
democratical adjective Democratic.
demolishment noun Demolition.
demoniacally adverb In a demoniacal manner.
demonologist noun One who writes on, or is versed in, demonology.
demonstrable adjective Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond doubt or question., Proved; apparent.
demonstrably adverb In a demonstrable manner; incontrovertibly; clearly.
demonstrance noun Demonstration; proof.
demonstrater noun See Demonstrator.
demonstrator noun One who demonstrates; one who proves anything with certainty, or establishes it by indubitable evidence., A teacher of practical anatomy.
demoralizing present participle & vb. noun of Demoralize
denaturalize verb t. To render unnatural; to alienate from nature., To renounce the natural rights and duties of; to deprive of citizenship; to denationalize.
dendrologist noun One versed in the natural history of trees.
dendrologous adjective Relating to dendrology.
denizenation noun Denization; denizening.
denominating present participle & vb. noun of Denominate
denomination noun The act of naming or designating., That by which anything is denominated or styled; an epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a general name indicating a class of like individuals; a category; as, the denomination of units, or of thousands, or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons., A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a sect; as, a denomination of Christians.
denominative adjective Conferring a denomination or name., Connotative; as, a denominative name., Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct denomination or designation; denominable., Derived from a substantive or an adjective; as, a denominative verb., A denominative name or term; denominative verb.
denouncement noun Solemn, official, or menacing announcement; denunciation.
denticulated adjective Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx.
dentilingual adjective Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed., A dentilingual sound or letter.
dentiloquist noun One who speaks through the teeth, that is, with the teeth closed.
dentirostres plural of Dentiroster
dentirostral adjective Having a toothed bill; — applied to a group of passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under Beak.
dentolingual adjective Dentilingual.
denunciation noun Proclamation; announcement; a publishing., The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment., That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment.
denunciative adjective Same as Denunciatory.
denunciatory adjective Characterized by or containing a denunciation; minatory; accusing; threatening; as, severe and denunciatory language.
deontologist noun One versed in deontology.
deoperculate adjective Having the lid removed; — said of the capsules of mosses.
deoppilation noun Removal of whatever stops up the passages.
deoppilative adjective & noun Deobstruent; aperient.
deordination noun Disorder; dissoluteness.
departmental adjective Pertaining to a department or division.
depauperated imp. & past participle of Depauperate
depeculation noun A robbing or embezzlement.
dependencies plural of Dependency
dephlegmated imp. & past participle of Dephlegmate
dephlegmator noun An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapors is effected.
deplantation noun Act of taking up plants from beds.
deploitation noun Same as Exploitation.
deploredness noun The state of being deplored or deplorable.
depolarizing present participle & vb. noun of Depolarize
depopulating present participle & vb. noun of Depopulate
depopulation noun The act of depopulating, or condition of being depopulated; destruction or explusion of inhabitants.
depositaries plural of Depositary
depositories plural of Depository
depravedness noun Depravity.
depreciating present participle & vb. noun of Depreciate
depreciation noun The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value, or reputation., The falling of value; reduction of worth., the state of being depreciated.
depreciative adjective Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation; undervaluing.
depreciatory adjective Tending to depreciate; undervaluing; depreciative.
deprehending present participle & vb. noun of Deprehend
deprehension noun A catching; discovery.
depressingly adverb In a depressing manner.
dequantitate verb t. To diminish the quantity of; to disquantity.
deracinating present participle & vb. noun of Deracinate
derivational adjective Relating to derivation.
dermatophyte noun A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin.
derogatorily adverb In a derogatory manner; disparagingly.
descendingly adverb In a descending manner.
descensional adjective Pertaining to descension.
desertlessly adverb Undeservedly.
deservedness noun Meritoriousness.
desiderating present participle & vb. noun of Desiderate
desideration noun Act of desiderating; also, the thing desired.
desiderative adjective Denoting desire; as, desiderative verbs., An object of desire., A verb formed from another verb by a change of termination, and expressing the desire of doing that which is indicated by the primitive verb.
desirability noun The state or quality of being desirable; desirableness.
desirousness noun The state of being desirous.
desolateness noun The state of being desolate.
despisedness noun The state of being despised.
despiteously adverb Despitefully.
despoliation noun A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
despondingly adverb In a desponding manner.
desponsation noun A betrothing; betrothal.
desponsories plural of Desponsory
desquamation noun The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.
desquamative adjective Alt. of Desquamatory
desquamatory adjective Of, pertaining to, or attended with, desquamation., An instrument formerly used in removing the laminae of exfoliated bones.
destructible adjective Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.
desulphurate verb t. To deprive of sulphur.
desulphurize verb t. To desulphurate; to deprive of sulphur.
desultorious adjective Desultory.
desynonymize verb t. To deprive of synonymous character; to discriminate in use; — applied to words which have been employed as synonyms.
deteriorated imp. & past participle of Deteriorate
determinable verb t. Capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, decided upon, or brought to a conclusion.
determinator noun One who determines.
determinedly adverb In a determined manner; with determination.
dethronement noun Deposal from a throne; deposition from regal power.
detonization noun The act of detonizing; detonation.
detractingly adverb In a detracting manner.
detruncating present participle & vb. noun of Detuncate
detruncation noun The act of lopping or cutting off, as the head from the body.
detumescence noun Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen.
deuterogenic adjective Of secondary origin; — said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks.
deuteropathy noun A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, as headache from an overloaded stomach.
deuteroscopy noun Second sight., That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification.
deuterozooid noun One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals having alternate generations. In the tapeworms, the joints are deuterozooids.
deutoplastic adjective Pertaining to, or composed of, deutoplasm.
devaporation noun The change of vapor into water, as in the formation of rain.
devotionally adverb In a devotional manner; toward devotion.
dextrogerous adjective See Dextrogyrate.
dextrogyrate adjective Same as Dextrorotatory.
dextrorotary adjective See Dextrotatory.
dextrousness noun Same as Dexterous, Dexterously, etc.
diageotropic adjective Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism.
diagrammatic adjective Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a diagram; showing by diagram.
diagraphical adjective Descriptive.
dialectician noun One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.
dialectology noun That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.
dialogically adverb In the manner or nature of a dialogue.
diamagnetism noun The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies., That form or condition of magnetic action which characterizes diamagnetics.
diamond-back noun The salt-marsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris).
diaphanotype noun A colored photograph produced by superimposing a translucent colored positive over a strong uncolored one.
diaphanously adverb Translucently.
diaphemetric adjective Relating to the measurement of the tactile sensibility of parts; as, diaphemetric compasses.
diarthrodial adjective Relating to diarthrosis, or movable articulations.
diathermancy noun Alt. of Diathermaneity
diatonically adverb In a diatonic manner.
dibranchiata noun pl. An order of cephalopods which includes those with two gills, an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either eight or ten cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, as the octopi and squids. See Cephalopoda.
dibranchiate adjective Having two gills., One of the Dibranchiata.
dichotomized imp. & past participle of Dichotomize
dichroiscope noun Same as Dichroscope.
dichromatism noun The state of being dichromatic.
dichroscopic adjective Pertaining to the dichroscope, or to observations with it.
dictatorship noun The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power.
dictionaries plural of Dictionary
didactically adverb In a didactic manner.
diencephalon noun The interbrain or thalamencephalon; — sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon.
dietetically adverb In a dietetical manner.
diethylamine noun A colorless, volatile, alkaline liquid, NH(C2H5)2, having a strong fishy odor resembling that of herring or sardines. Cf. Methylamine.
differencing present participle & vb. noun of Difference
differentiae plural of Differentia
differential adjective Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential duties; a differential rate., Of or pertaining to a differential, or to differentials., Relating to differences of motion or leverage; producing effects by such differences; said of mechanism., An increment, usually an indefinitely small one, which is given to a variable quantity., A small difference in rates which competing railroad lines, in establishing a common tariff, allow one of their number to make, in order to get a fair share of the business. The lower rate is called a differential rate. Differentials are also sometimes granted to cities., One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other., A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all.
difficultate verb t. To render difficult; to difficilitate.
difficulties plural of Difficulty
diffranchise Alt. of Diffranchisement
digladiation noun Act of digladiating.
digressional adjective Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
digressively adverb By way of digression.
dijudication noun The act of dijudicating; judgment.
dilacerating present participle & vb. noun of Dilacerate
dilaceration noun The act of rending asunder.
dilapidating present participle & vb. noun of Dilapidate
dilapidation noun The act of dilapidating, or the state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or squandered., Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or by intention., The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to fall or be in a state of decay.
dilatability noun The quality of being dilatable, or admitting expansion; — opposed to contractibility.
dilatoriness noun The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness.
dilettantish adjective Dilettanteish.
dilettantism noun Same as Dilettanteism.
dilucidation noun The act of making clear.
diminishable adjective Capable of being diminished or lessened.
diminishment noun Diminution.
diminutively adverb In a diminutive manner.
dinumeration noun Enumeration.
diphtheritic adjective Pertaining to, or connected with, diphtheria., Having characteristics resembling those of diphtheria; as, diphtheritic inflammation of the bladder.
diphthongize verb t. & i. To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel.
diploblastic adjective Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal layers.
diplocardiac adjective Having the heart completely divided or double, one side systemic, the other pulmonary.
diplomatical adjective Pertaining to diplomacy; relating to the foreign ministers at a court, who are called the diplomatic body., Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as, diplomatic management., Pertaining to diplomatics; paleographic.
diplostemony noun The condition of being diplostemonous.
dippel’s oil See Bone oil, under Bone.
directorship noun The condition or office of a director; directorate.
direptitious adjective Characterized by direption.
disabilities plural of Disability
disaccordant adjective Not accordant.
disadvantage noun Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury., Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good., To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to.
disadventure noun Misfortune; mishap.
disaffecting present participle & vb. noun of Disaffect
disaffection noun State of being disaffected; alienation or want of affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority; unfriendliness; dislike., Disorder; bad constitution.
disaggregate verb t. To destroy the aggregation of; to separate into component parts, as an aggregate mass.
disagreeable adjective Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable., Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses; displeasing; unpleasant.
disagreeably adverb In a disagreeable manner; unsuitably; offensively.
disagreeance noun Disagreement.
disagreement noun The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity., Unsuitableness; unadaptedness., Difference of opinion or sentiment., A falling out, or controversy; difference.
disallowable adjective Not allowable; not to be suffered.
disallowance noun The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection.
disangelical adjective Not angelical.
disanimating present participle & vb. noun of Disanimate
disanimation noun Privation of life., The state of being disanimated or discouraged; depression of spirits.
disannulment noun Complete annulment.
disappearing present participle & vb. noun of Disappear
disappendent adjective Freed from a former connection or dependence; disconnected.
disappointed adjective Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope., Unprepared; unequipped.
disapproving present participle & vb. noun of Disapprove
disarranging present participle & vb. noun of Disarrange
disarrayment noun Disorder.
disassiduity noun Want of assiduity or care.
disassociate verb t. To disconnect from things associated; to disunite; to dissociate.
disauthorize verb t. To deprive of credit or authority; to discredit.
disbelieving present participle & vb. noun of Disbelieve
disboscation noun Converting forest land into cleared or arable land; removal of a forest.
disbursement noun The act of disbursing or paying out., That which is disbursed or paid out; as, the annual disbursements exceed the income.
disburthened imp. & past participle of Disburthen
discalceated adjective Deprived off shoes or sandals; unshod; discalced.
disceptation noun Controversy; disputation; discussion.
discerningly adverb In a discerning manner; with judgment; judiciously; acutely.
discerptible adjective Capable of being discerped.
disciflorous adjective Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle; — said of a subclass of plants. Cf. Calycifloral.
discipleship noun The state of being a disciple or follower in doctrines and precepts.
disciplinant noun A flagellant. See Flagellant.
disciplinary adjective Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline; corrective; belonging to a course of training.
disciplining present participle & vb. noun of Discipline
disclamation noun A disavowing or disowning.
discoblastic adjective Applied to a form of egg cleavage seen in osseous fishes, which occurs only in a small disk that separates from the rest of the egg.
discomfiting present participle & vb. noun of Discomfit
discomfiture verb t. The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited; rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and dejection.
discomforted imp. & past participle of Discomfort
discommender noun One who discommends; a dispraiser.
discommodate verb t. To discommode.
discommoding present participle & vb. noun of Discommode
discommodity noun Disadvantage; inconvenience.
discommunity noun A lack of common possessions, properties, or relationship.
discomposing present participle & vb. noun of Discompose
discomposure noun The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation., Discordance; disagreement of parts.
disconcerted imp. & past participle of Disconcert
disconducive adjective Not conductive; impeding; disadvantageous.
discongruity noun Incongruity; disagreement; unsuitableness.
disconnected imp. & past participle of Disconnect
disconsolacy noun The state of being disconsolate.
disconsolate noun Disconsolateness., Destitute of consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited; hopelessly sad; comfortless; filled with grief; as, a bereaved and disconsolate parent., Inspiring dejection; saddening; cheerless; as, the disconsolate darkness of the winter nights.
discontented imp. & past participle of Discontent, Dissatisfied; uneasy in mind; malcontent.
discontinued imp. & past participle of Discontinue
discontinuee noun One whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance.
discontinuer noun One who discontinues, or breaks off or away from; an absentee.
discontinuor noun One who deprives another of the possession of an estate by discontinuance. See Discontinuance, 2.
discorporate adjective Deprived of the privileges or form of a body corporate.
discountable adjective Capable of being, or suitable to be, discounted; as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank.
discouraging present participle & vb. noun of Discourage, Causing or indicating discouragement.
discourteous adjective Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous.
discourtship noun Want of courtesy.
discoverable adjective Capable of being discovered, found out, or perceived; as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry.
discoverment noun Discovery.
discoverture noun Discovery., A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
discrediting present participle & vb. noun of Discredit
discretional Alt. of Discretionary
discretively adverb In a discretive manner.
discriminant noun The eliminant of the n partial differentials of any homogenous function of n variables. See Eliminant.
discriminate adjective Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens., To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish., To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish accurately; as, in judging of evidence, we should be careful to discriminate between probability and slight presumption., To treat unequally., To impose unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
discriminous adjective Hazardous; dangerous.
discruciated imp. & past participle of Discruciate
disculpating present participle & vb. noun of Disculpate
disculpation noun Exculpation.
disculpatory adjective Tending to exculpate; exculpatory.
discussional adjective Pertaining to discussion.
disdainishly adverb Disdainfully.
disdainously adverb Disdainfully.
diseasedness noun The state of being diseased; a morbid state; sickness.
disembarking present participle & vb. noun of Disembark
disembarrass verb t. To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to extricate.
disembellish verb t. To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
disembodying present participle & vb. noun of Disembody
disemboguing present participle & vb. noun of Disembogue
disembowered adjective Deprived of, or removed from, a bower.
disembrangle verb t. To free from wrangling or litigation.
disembroiled imp. & past participle of Disembroil
disenchained adjective Freed from restraint; unrestrained.
disenchanted imp. & past participle of Disenchant
disenchanter noun One who, or that which, disenchants.
disendowment noun The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments.
disenrolling present participle & vb. noun of Disenroll
disentangled imp. & past participle of Disentangle
disestablish verb t. To unsettle; to break up (anything established); to deprive, as a church, of its connection with the state.
disesteeming present participle & vb. noun of Disesteem
disfavorable adjective Unfavorable.
disfavorably adverb Unpropitiously.
disfranchise verb t. To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of voting, holding office, etc.
disfurnished imp. & past participle of Disfurnish
disfurniture noun The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished., To disfurnish.
disglorified imp. & past participle of Disglorify
disgorgement noun The act of disgorging; a vomiting; that which is disgorged.
disgradation noun Degradation; a stripping of titles and honors.
disgregation noun The process of separation, or the condition of being separate, as of the molecules of a body.
disguisement noun Disguise.
dishabituate verb t. To render unaccustomed.
disheartened imp. & past participle of Dishearten
disheritance noun The act of disinheriting or state of being disinherited; disinheritance.
dishevelling of Dishevel
dishonorable adjective Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base., Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
disinclining present participle & vb. noun of Disincline
disinfecting present participle & vb. noun of Disinfect
disinfectant noun That which disinfects; an agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine.
disinfection noun The act of disinfecting; purification from infecting matter.
disingenuity noun Disingenuousness.
disingenuous adjective Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes., Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
disinhabited adjective Uninhabited.
disinherison verb t. Same as Disherison.
disinherited imp. & past participle of Disinherit
disintegrate verb t. To separate into integrant parts; to reduce to fragments or to powder; to break up, or cause to fall to pieces, as a rock, by blows of a hammer, frost, rain, and other mechanical or atmospheric influences., To decompose into integrant parts; as, chalk rapidly disintegrates.
disinterring present participle & vb. noun of Disinter
disinterment noun The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth; exhumation.
disintricate verb t. To disentangle.
disjuncttion noun The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting; as, the disjunction of soul and body., A disjunctive proposition.
dismayedness noun A state of being dismayed; dejection of courage; dispiritedness.
dismembering present participle & vb. noun of Dismember
disobedience noun Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.
disobediency noun Disobedience.
disobeisance noun Disobedience.
disordinance noun Disarrangement; disturbance.
disorganized imp. & past participle of Disorganize
disorganizer noun One who disorganizes or causes disorder and confusion.
disorientate verb t. To turn away from the east, or (figuratively) from the right or the truth.
disoxidation noun Deoxidation.
disoxygenate verb t. To deprive of oxygen; to deoxidize.
disparadised adjective Removed from paradise.
dispassioned adjective Free from passion; dispassionate.
dispatchment noun The act of dispatching.
dispauperize verb t. To free a state of pauperism, or from paupers.
dispensaries plural of Dispensary
dispensation noun The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration., That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed, A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations., The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).
dispensative adjective Granting dispensation.
dispensatory verb t. Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations., A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacop/ia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by government.
disperseness noun Dispersedness.
dispiritment noun Depression of spirits; discouragement.
displaceable adjective Capable of being displaced.
displacement noun The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place., The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body., The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.
displeasance noun Displeasure; discontent; annoyance.
displeasedly adverb With displeasure.
disposedness noun The state of being disposed or inclined; inclination; propensity.
dispossessed imp. & past participle of Dispossess
dispossessor noun One who dispossesses.
dispraisable adjective Blamable.
disprejudice verb t. To free from prejudice.
disprivilege verb t. To deprive of a privilege or privileges.
dispropriate verb t. To cancel the appropriation of; to disappropriate.
disputatious adjective Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper.
disqualified imp. & past participle of Disqualify
disquietment noun State of being disquieted; uneasiness; harassment.
disquietness noun Disturbance of quiet in body or mind; restlessness; uneasiness.
disquiettude noun Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety.
disquisition noun A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation.
disquisitive adjective Relating to disquisition; fond discussion or investigation; examining; inquisitive.
disquisitory adjective Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive.
disregarding present participle & vb. noun of Disregard
disregardful adjective Neglect; negligent; heedless; regardless.
disrelishing present participle & vb. noun of Disrelish
disreputable adjective Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane.
disreputably adverb In a disreputable manner.
disrespecter noun One who disrespects.
disreverence verb t. To treat irreverently or with disrespect.
dissatisfied imp. & past participle of Dissatisfy
disseizoress noun A woman disseizes.
dissemblance noun Want of resemblance; dissimilitude., The act or art of dissembling; dissimulation.
disseminated imp. & past participle of Disseminate, Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance.
disseminator noun One who, or that which, disseminates, spreads, or propagates; as, disseminators of disease.
dissentation noun Dissension.
dissenterism noun The spirit or principles of dissenters.
dissertation noun A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as, Dissertations on the Prophecies.
disseverance noun The act of disserving; separation.
disseverment noun Disseverance.
dissimilarly adverb In a dissimilar manner; in a varied style.
dissimulator noun One who dissimulates; a dissembler.
dissocialize verb t. To render unsocial.
dissociating present participle & vb. noun of Dissociate
dissociation noun The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion., The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; — said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.
dissociative adjective Tending or leading to dissociation.
dissolvative noun Having the power to dissolve anything; solvent.
dissundering present participle & vb. noun of Dissunder
dissyllabify verb t. To form into two syllables.
dissyllabize verb t. To form into two syllables; to dissyllabify.
distempering present participle & vb. noun of Distemper
distemperate adjective Immoderate., Diseased; disordered.
disterminate adjective Separated by bounds.
distichously adverb In a distichous manner.
distillation noun The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops., That which falls in drops., The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam., The substance extracted by distilling.
distillatory adjective Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory vessels., A distillatory apparatus; a still.
distilleries plural of Distillery
distinctness noun The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things., Nice discrimination; hence, clearness; precision; as, he stated his arguments with great distinctness.
distractedly adverb Disjointedly; madly.
distractible adjective Capable of being drawn aside or distracted.
distractious adjective Distractive.
distrainable adjective Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained.
distraughted adjective Distracted.
distributary adjective Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes; distributive.
distributing present participle & vb. noun of Distribute, That distributes; dealing out.
distribution noun The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution of an estate among heirs or children., Separation into parts or classes; arrangement of anything into parts; disposition; classification., That which is distributed., A resolving a whole into its parts., The sorting of types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases., The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission.
distributive adjective Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share., Assigning the species of a general term., Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as each, either, every; a distributive numeral, as (Latin) bini (two by two)., A distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive numeral.
distrustless adjective Free from distrust.
disturbation noun Act of disturbing; disturbance.
disvaluation noun Disesteem; depreciation; disrepute.
ditheistical adjective Pertaining to ditheism; dualistic.
divaricating present participle & vb. noun of Divaricate
divaricately adverb With divarication.
divarication noun A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a divergence., An ambiguity of meaning; a disagreement of difference in opinion., A divergence of lines of color sculpture, or of fibers at different angles.
diversifying present participle & vb. noun of Diversify
diverticular adjective Pertaining to a diverticulum.
diverticulum noun A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
divertimento noun A light and pleasing composition.
divinization noun A making divine.
divisibility noun The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by which their parts are capable of separation.
divisionally adverb So as to be divisional.
doctrinarian noun A doctrinaire.
dodecagynian adjective Alt. of Dodecagynous
dodecagynous adjective Of or pertaining to the Dodecagynia; having twelve styles.
dodecahedral adjective Pertaining to, or like, a dodecahedion; consisting of twelve equal sides.
dodecahedron noun A solid having twelve faces.
dodecandrian adjective Alt. of Dodecandrous
dodecandrous adjective Of or pertaining to the Dodecandria; having twelve stamens, or from twelve to nineteen.
dodecatemory noun A tern applied to the twelve houses, or parts, of the zodiac of the primum mobile, to distinguish them from the twelve signs; also, any one of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
dogmatically adverb In a dogmatic manner; positively; magisterially.
dog’s-tongue noun Hound’s-tongue.
dolly varden A character in Dickens’s novel “Barnaby Rudge,” a beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons., A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women; also, a style of dress.
doloriferous adjective Producing pain.
domestically adverb In a domestic manner; privately; with reference to domestic affairs.
domesticated imp. & past participle of Domesticate
domesticator noun One who domesticates.
domiciliated imp. & past participle of Domiciliate
dorking fowl One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five toes, or the hind toe double. There are several strains, as the white, gray, and silver-gray. They are highly esteemed for the table.
dorsiventral adjective Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral., See Dorsoventral.
dorsoventral adjective From the dorsal to the ventral side of an animal; as, the dorsoventral axis.
double-ender noun A vessel capable of moving in either direction, having bow and rudder at each end., A locomotive with pilot at each end.
double-faced adjective Having two faces designed for use; as, a double-faced hammer., Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous.
double first A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics., One who gains at examinations the highest honor both in the classics and the mathematics.
doubleminded adjective Having different minds at different times; unsettled; undetermined.
double-quick adjective Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march., Double-quick time, step, or march., To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time.
double-shade verb t. To double the natural darkness of (a place).
doubtfulness noun State of being doubtful., Uncertainty of meaning; ambiguity; indefiniteness., Uncertainty of event or issue.
doughfaceism noun The character of a doughface; truckling pliability.
doxologizing present participle & vb. noun of Doxologize
drabble-tail noun A draggle-tail; a slattern.
draggle-tail noun A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire; a drabble-tail.
dramatically adverb In a dramatic manner; theatrically; vividly.
dramatizable adjective Capable of being dramatized.
dramaturgist noun One versed in dramaturgy.
draughtboard noun A checkered board on which draughts are played. See Checkerboard.
draughthouse noun A house for the reception of waste matter; a privy.
drawing-room noun A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which company withdraws from the dining room., The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it; as, to hold a drawing-room.
dread-bolted adjective Armed with dreaded bolts.
dreadfulness noun The quality of being dreadful.
dresden ware A superior kind of decorated porcelain made near Dresden in Saxony.
dromatherium noun A small extinct triassic mammal from North Carolina, the earliest yet found in America.
droughtiness noun A state of dryness of the weather; want of rain.
drudging box See Dredging box.
dryobalanops noun The genus to which belongs the single species D. Camphora, a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra, yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil.
ductilimeter noun An instrument for accurately determining the ductility of metals.
dull-brained adjective Stupid; doltish.
dull-sighted adjective Having poor eyesight.
duodecennial adjective Consisting of twelve years.
dynametrical adjective Pertaining to a dynameter.
dynamization The act of setting free the dynamic powers of a medicine, as by shaking the bottle containing it.
dynamometric adjective Alt. of Dynamometrical
dysaesthesia noun Impairment of any of the senses, esp. of touch.
dysenterical adjective Of or pertaining to dysentery; having dysentery; as, a dysenteric patient.
dysmenorrhea noun Difficult and painful menstruation.
dysteleology noun The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs, in view of their being useless to the life of the organism.