| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| daguerreotyping | present participle & vb. noun | of Daguerreotype |
| daguerreotypist | noun | One who takes daguerreotypes. |
| dare-deviltries | plural | of Dare-deviltry |
| daughter-in-law | noun | The wife of one’s son. |
| decalcification | noun | The removal of calcareous matter. |
| decarbonization | noun | The action or process of depriving a substance of carbon. |
| decarburization | noun | The act, process, or result of decarburizing. |
| dechristianized | imp. & past participle | of Dechristianize |
| deconcentration | noun | Act of deconcentrating. |
| degenerationist | noun | A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state. |
| dehydrogenation | noun | The act or process of freeing from hydrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of hydrogen. |
| demonstrability | noun | The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrableness. |
| demonstratively | adverb | In a manner fitted to demonstrate; clearly; convincingly; forcibly. |
| denationalizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Denationalize |
| denitrification | noun | The act or process of freeing from nitrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of nitrogen. |
| dentate-ciliate | adjective | Having the margin dentate and also ciliate or fringed with hairs. |
| dentate-sinuate | adjective | Having a form intermediate between dentate and sinuate. |
| deprovincialize | verb t. | To divest of provincial quality or characteristics. |
| derbyshire spar | A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work. | |
| dermobranchiata | noun pl. | A group of nudibranch mollusks without special gills. |
| dermobranchiate | adjective | Having the skin modified to serve as a gill. |
| desilverization | noun | The act or the process of freeing from silver; also, the condition resulting from the removal of silver. |
| destructibility | noun | The quality of being capable of destruction; destructibleness. |
| destructiveness | noun | The quality of destroying or ruining., The faculty supposed to impel to the commission of acts of destruction; propensity to destroy. |
| determinability | noun | The quality of being determinable; determinableness. |
| determinateness | noun | State of being determinate. |
| detrimentalness | noun | The quality of being detrimental; injuriousness. |
| deutohydroguret | noun | A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen united with some other element or radical. |
| devitrification | noun | The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being the formation of crystallites, microbites, etc., in the glassy base, which are then called devitrification products. |
| dezincification | noun | The act or process of freeing from zinc; also, the condition resulting from the removal of zinc. |
| diaheliotropism | noun | A tendency of leaves or other organs of plants to have their dorsal surface faced towards the rays of light. |
| diamagnetically | adverb | In the manner of, or according to, diamagnetism. |
| differentiation | noun | The act of differentiating., The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination., The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes., The supposed act or tendency in being of every kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a more complex structure or functions. |
| disacknowledged | imp. & past participle | of Disacknowledge |
| disacquaintance | noun | Neglect of disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance. |
| disadvantageous | adjective | Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; — opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense. |
| disaffectionate | adjective | Not disposed to affection; unfriendly; disaffected. |
| disassimilation | noun | The decomposition of complex substances, within the organism, into simpler ones suitable only for excretion, with evolution of energy, — a normal nutritional process the reverse of assimilation; downward metabolism. |
| disassimilative | adjective | Having power to disassimilate; of the nature of disassimilation. |
| discernibleness | noun | The quality of being discernible. |
| discerptibility | noun | Capability or liableness to be discerped. |
| discommendation | noun | Blame; censure; reproach. |
| discontentation | noun | Discontent. |
| discontinuation | noun | Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance. |
| discountenanced | imp. & past participle | of Discountenance |
| discountenancer | noun | One who discountenances; one who disfavors. |
| discoverability | noun | The quality of being discoverable. |
| discretionarily | adverb | At discretion; according to one’s discretion or judgment. |
| disembarrassing | present participle & vb. noun | of Disembarrass |
| disentanglement | noun | The act of disentangling or clearing from difficulties. |
| disenthrallment | noun | Liberation from bondage; emancipation; disinthrallment. |
| disillusionment | noun | The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. |
| disincorporated | imp. & past participle | of Disincorporate |
| disinteressment | noun | Disinterestedness; impartiality; fairness. |
| disinterestedly | adverb | In a disinterested manner; without bias or prejudice. |
| disinthrallment | noun | A releasing from thralldom or slavery; disenthrallment. |
| disorganization | verb t. | The act of disorganizing; destruction of system., The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government. |
| dispensableness | noun | Quality of being dispensable. |
| disproportioned | imp. & past participle | of Disproportion |
| disproportional | adjective | Not having due proportion to something else; not having proportion or symmetry of parts; unsuitable in form, quantity or value; inadequate; unequal; as, a disproportional limb constitutes deformity in the body; the studies of youth should not be disproportional to their understanding. |
| disquisitionary | adjective | Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional. |
| disreputability | noun | The state of being disreputable. |
| dissatisfaction | noun | The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations. |
| dissatisfactory | adjective | Causing dissatisfaction; unable to give content; unsatisfactory; displeasing. |
| dissertationist | noun | A writer of dissertations. |
| distinctiveness | noun | State of being distinctive. |
| distinguishable | adjective | Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible; discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a distance is distinguishable from a shrub., Worthy of note or special regard. |
| distinguishably | adverb | So as to be distinguished. |
| distinguishedly | adverb | In a distinguished manner. |
| distinguishment | noun | Observation of difference; distinction. |
| distributionist | noun | A distributer. |
| diversification | noun | The act of making various, or of changing form or quality., State of diversity or variation; variegation; modification; change; alternation. |
| doctrinarianism | noun | The principles or practices of the Doctrinaires. |
| dolichocephalic | adjective | Alt. of Dolichocephalous |
| dorsibranchiata | noun pl. | A division of chaetopod annelids in which the branchiae are along the back, on each side, or on the parapodia. [See Illusts. under Annelida and Chaetopoda.] |
| dorsibranchiate | adjective | Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata., One of the Dorsibranchiata. |
| double-barreled | adjective | Alt. of -barrelled |
| double-breasted | adjective | Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons and buttonholes on each side; as, a double-breasted coat. |
| double-entendre | noun | A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate. |
| double-tonguing | noun | A peculiar action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes; also, the rapid repetition of notes in cornet playing. |
| draughtsmanship | noun | The office, art, or work of a draughtsman. |
| dromaeognathous | adjective | Having the structure of the palate like that of the ostrich and emu. |
| dynamo-electric | adjective | Pertaining to the development of electricity, especially electrical currents, by power; producing electricity or electrical currents by mechanical power. |