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diabaterial adjective Passing over the borders.
diacoustics noun That branch of natural philosophy which treats of the properties of sound as affected by passing through different mediums; — called also diaphonics. See the Note under Acoustics.
diacritical adjective That separates or distinguishes; — applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as, a, /, a, /, /, etc.
diadelphian adjective Alt. of Diadelphous
diadelphous adjective Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said of stamens).
diaglyphtic adjective Represented or formed by depressions in the general surface; as, diaglyphic sculpture or engraving; — opposed to anaglyphic.
diagnostics noun That part of medicine which has to do with ascertaining the nature of diseases by means of their symptoms or signs.
diagraphics noun The art or science of descriptive drawing; especially, the art or science of drawing by mechanical appliances and mathematical rule.
dialectical adjective Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental., Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.
dialogistic adjective Alt. of Dialogistical
dialyzation noun The act or process of dialysis.
diamagnetic adjective Pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, diamagnetism; taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force. See Paramagnetic., Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force, and is repelled by either pole of the magnet.
diametrally adverb Diametrically.
diametrical adjective Of or pertaining to a diameter., As remote as possible, as if at the opposite end of a diameter; directly adverse.
dianoialogy noun The science of the dianoetic faculties, and their operations.
diaphaneity noun The quality of being diaphanous; transparency; pellucidness.
diaphonical adjective Diacoustic.
diaphoresis noun Perspiration, or an increase of perspiration.
diaphoretic adjective Alt. of Diaphoretical, A medicine or agent which promotes perspiration.
diapophysis noun The dorsal transverse, or tubercular, process of a vertebra. See Vertebra.
diarrhoetic adjective Producing diarrhea, or a purging.
diarthrosis noun A form of articulation which admits of considerable motion; a complete joint; abarticulation. See Articulation.
diatessaron noun The interval of a fourth., A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament., An electuary compounded of four medicines.
diathermous adjective Same as Diathermal.
dicephalous adjective Having two heads on one body; double-headed.
dichogamous adjective Manifesting dichogamy.
dichotomist noun One who dichotomizes.
dichotomize verb t. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect., To exhibit as a half disk. See Dichotomy, 3., To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to become dichotomous.
dichotomous adjective Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a dichotomous stem.
dichromatic adjective Having or exhibiting two colors., Having two color varieties, or two phases differing in color, independently of age or sex, as in certain birds and insects.
dichroscope noun An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.
dicotyledon noun A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or cotyledons, in germinating.
dictatorial adjective Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute., Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner.
dictatorian adjective Dictatorial.
didacticism noun The didactic method or system.
didacticity noun Aptitude for teaching.
didactylous adjective Having only two digits; two-toed.
differenced imp. & past participle of Difference
differentia noun The formal or distinguishing part of the essence of a species; the characteristic attribute of a species; specific difference.
differently adverb In a different manner; variously.
differingly adverb In a differing or different manner.
difficultly adverb With difficulty.
diffidently adverb In a diffident manner.
diffinitive adjective Definitive; determinate; final.
diffracting present participle & vb. noun of Diffract
diffraction noun The deflection and decomposition of light in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits, causing the appearance of parallel bands or fringes of prismatic colors, as by the action of a grating of fine lines or bars.
diffractive adjective That produces diffraction.
diffuseness noun The quality of being diffuse; especially, in writing, the use of a great or excessive number of word to express the meaning; copiousness; verbosity; prolixity.
diffusively adverb In a diffusive manner.
diffusivity noun Tendency to become diffused; tendency, as of heat, to become equalized by spreading through a conducting medium.
digitigrade adjective Walking on the toes; — distinguished from plantigrade., An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; — distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot.
dignitaries plural of Dignitary
dihexagonal adjective Consisting of two hexagonal parts united; thus, a dihexagonal pyramid is composed of two hexagonal pyramids placed base to base., Having twelve similar faces; as, a dihexagonal prism.
dijudicated imp. & past participle of Dijudicate
dilacerated imp. & past participle of Dilacerate
dilaniation noun A rending or tearing in pieces; dilaceration.
dilapidated imp. & past participle of Dilapidate, Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or neglect.
dilapidator noun One who causes dilapidation.
dilatometer noun An instrument for measuring the dilatation or expansion of a substance, especially of a fluid.
dilly-dally verb i. To loiter or trifle; to waste time.
diluvialist noun One who explains geological phenomena by the Noachian deluge.
dimensional adjective Pertaining to dimension.
dimensioned adjective Having dimensions.
dimidiating present participle & vb. noun of Dimidiate
dimidiation noun The act of dimidiating or halving; the state of being dimidiate.
diminishing present participle & vb. noun of Diminish
diminutival adjective Indicating diminution; diminutive., A diminutive.
dim-sighted adjective Having dim sight; lacking perception.
dinosaurian noun One of the Dinosauria.
dinotherium noun A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable fora pair of tusks directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.
dioeciously adverb In a dioecious manner.
diophantine adjective Originated or taught by Diophantus, the Greek writer on algebra.
diphtherial adjective Alt. of Diphtheric
diphthongal adjective Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a diphthong.
diphthongic adjective Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.
diphycercal adjective Having the tail fin divided into two equal parts by the notochord, or end of the vertebral column; protocercal. See Protocercal.
diphyozooid noun One of the free-swimming sexual zooids of Siphonophora.
diplococcus noun A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See Micrococcus.
diplomatial adjective Diplomatic.
diplomatism noun Diplomacy.
diplomatist noun A person employed in, or skilled in, diplomacy; a diplomat.
diprismatic adjective Doubly prismatic.
dipropargyl noun A pungent, mobile, volatile liquid, C6H6, produced artificially from certain allyl derivatives. Though isomeric with benzine, it is very different in its chemical relations. Called also dipropinyl.
dipsomaniac noun One who has an irrepressible desire for alcoholic drinks.
dipterygian adjective Having two dorsal fins; — said of certain fishes.
diradiation noun The emission and diffusion of rays of light.
directorate noun The office of director; also, a body of directors taken jointly.
directorial adjective Having the quality of a director, or authoritative guide; directive., Pertaining to: director or directory; specifically, relating to the Directory of France under the first republic. See Directory, 3.
directories plural of Directory
directrixes plural of Directrix
disablement noun Deprivation of ability; incapacity.
disaccustom verb t. To destroy the force of habit in; to wean from a custom.
disacquaint verb t. To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.
disaffected imp. & past participle of Disaffect, Alienated in feeling; not wholly loyal.
disafforest verb t. To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from forest laws.
disallowing present participle & vb. noun of Disallow
disanimated imp. & past participle of Disanimate
disannuller noun One who disannuls.
disappeared imp. & past participle of Disappear
disapointed imp. & past participle of Disappoint
disapproval noun Disapprobation; dislike; censure; adverse judgment.
disapproved imp. & past participle of Disapprove
disapprover noun One who disapproves.
disarmament noun The act of disarming.
disarmature noun The act of divesting of armature.
disarranged imp. & past participle of Disarrange
disarraying present participle & vb. noun of Disarray
disassenter noun One who disassents; a dissenter.
disaventure noun Misfortune.
disavowance noun Disavowal.
disavowment noun Disavowal.
disbandment noun The act of disbanding.
disbelieved imp. & past participle of Disbelieve
disbeliever noun One who disbelieves, or refuses belief; an unbeliever. Specifically, one who does not believe the Christian religion.
discalceate verb t. To pull off shoes or sandals from.
disceptator noun One who arbitrates or decides.
discernance noun Discernment.
discernible adjective Capable of being discerned by the eye or the understanding; as, a star is discernible by the eye; the identity of difference of ideas is discernible by the understanding.
discernibly adverb In a manner to be discerned; perceptibly; visibly.
discernment noun The act of discerning., The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their relations and tendencies; penetrative and discriminate mental vision; acuteness; sagacity; insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed from the want of discernment.
discerpible adjective Alt. of Discerptible
discerption noun The act of pulling to pieces, or of separating the parts.
discerptive adjective Tending to separate or disunite parts.
discharging present participle & vb. noun of Discharge
disciferous adjective Bearing disks.
discifloral adjective Alt. of Disciflorous
disciplinal adjective Relating to discipline.
disciplined imp. & past participle of Discipline
discipliner noun One who disciplines.
disclaiming present participle & vb. noun of Disclaim
disclaunder verb t. To injure one’s good name; to slander.
discodactyl noun One of the tree frogs.
discoherent adjective Incoherent.
discoloring present participle & vb. noun of Discolor
discolorate verb t. To discolor.
discomfited imp. & past participle of Discomfit
discommoded imp. & past participle of Discommode
discomposed imp. & past participle of Discompose, Disordered; disturbed; disquieted.
discontinue verb t. To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off., To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted or broken off., To be separated or severed; to part.
discordable adjective That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant.
discordance noun Alt. of Discordancy
discordancy noun State or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency.
discounting present participle & vb. noun of Discount
discouraged imp. & past participle of Discourage
discourager noun One who discourages.
discoursing present participle & vb. noun of Discourse
discoursive adjective Reasoning; characterized by reasoning; passing from premises to consequences; discursive., Containing dialogue or conversation; interlocutory., Inclined to converse; conversable; communicative; as, a discoursive man., The state or quality of being discoursive or able to reason.
discourtesy noun Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility.
discovenant verb t. To dissolve covenant with.
discovering present participle & vb. noun of Discover
discoveries plural of Discovery
discredited imp. & past participle of Discredit
discreditor noun One who discredits.
discrepance noun Alt. of Discrepancy
discrepancy noun The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety.
discriminal adjective In palmistry, applied to the line which marks the separation between the hand and the arm.
discrowning present participle & vb. noun of Discrown
discruciate verb t. To torture; to excruciate.
discubitory adjective Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture.
disculpated imp. & past participle of Disculpate
discumbency noun The act of reclining at table according to the manner of the ancients at their meals.
disdiaclast noun One of the dark particles forming the doubly refracting disks of muscle fibers.
disdiapason noun An interval of two octaves, or a fifteenth; — called also bisdiapason.
diseasement noun Uneasiness; inconvenience.
disembarked imp. & past participle of Disembark
disembaying present participle & vb. noun of Disembay
disembitter verb t. To free from
disembodied adjective Divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal., of Disembody
disembogued imp. & past participle of Disembogue
disembossom verb t. To separate from the bosom.
disencumber verb t. To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden.
disengaging present participle & vb. noun of Disengage, Loosing; setting free; detaching.
disenrolled imp. & past participle of Disenroll
disensanity noun Insanity; folly.
disentangle verb t. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arrangement; to straighten out; as, to disentangle a skein of yarn., To extricate from complication and perplexity; disengage from embarrassing connection or intermixture; to disembroil; to set free; to separate.
disenthrall verb t. To release from thralldom or slavery; to give freedom to; to disinthrall.
disenthrone verb t. To dethrone; to depose from sovereign authority.
disentrance verb t. To awaken from a trance or an enchantment.
disertitude noun Eloquence.
disesteemed imp. & past participle of Disesteem
disesteemer noun One who disesteems.
disexercise verb t. To deprive of exercise; to leave untrained.
disfavoring present participle & vb. noun of Disfavor
disfiguring present participle & vb. noun of Disfigure
disgarrison verb t. To deprive of a garrison.
disgaveling present participle & vb. noun of Disgavel
disgraceful adjective Bringing disgrace; causing shame; shameful; dishonorable; unbecoming; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man.
disgracious adjective Wanting grace; unpleasing; disagreeable.
disgraduate verb t. To degrade; to reduce in rank.
disguisedfy adverb In disguise.
disheriting present participle & vb. noun of Disherit
dishevelled of Dishevel
disheveling present participle & vb. noun of Dishevel
dishonestly adverb In a dishonest manner.
dishonoring present participle & vb. noun of Dishonor
dishonorary adjective Bringing dishonor on; tending to disgrace; lessening reputation.
disillusion noun The act or process of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom., To free from an illusion; to disillusionize.
disimbitter verb t. To free from bitterness.
disinclined imp. & past participle of Disincline
disinfected imp. & past participle of Disinfect
disinfector noun One who, or that which, disinfects; an apparatus for applying disinfectants.
disinterred imp. & past participle of Disinter
disinteress verb t. To deprive or rid of interest in, or regard for; to disengage.
disinterest p. adjective Disinterested., What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage., Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage; disinterestedness., To divest of interest or interested motives.
disinthrall verb t. To free from thralldom; to disenthrall.
disjointing present participle & vb. noun of Disjoint
disjunctive adjective Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining., Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords., A disjunctive conjunction., A disjunctive proposition.
disjuncture noun The act of disjoining, or state of being disjoined; separation.
diskindness noun Unkindness; disservice.
dislikeness noun Unlikeness.
dislocating present participle & vb. noun of Dislocate
dislocation noun The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced., The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of strata from the situation which they originally occupied. Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations., The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.
dislodgment noun The act or process of dislodging, or the state of being dislodged.
dismantling present participle & vb. noun of Dismantle
dismastment noun The act of dismasting; the state of being dismasted.
dismembered imp. & past participle of Dismember
dismortaged imp. & past participle of Dismortgage
dismortgage verb t. To redeem from mortgage.
dismounting present participle & vb. noun of Dismount
disobedient adjective Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; — applied to persons and acts., Not yielding.
disobeisant adjective Disobedient.
disobliging present participle & vb. noun of Disoblige, Not obliging; not disposed to do a favor; unaccommodating; as, a disobliging person or act., Displeasing; offensive.
disoccident verb t. To turn away from the west; to throw out of reckoning as to longitude.
disoppilate verb t. To open.
disordeined adjective Inordinate; irregular; vicious.
disordering present participle & vb. noun of Disorder
disordinate adjective Inordinate; disorderly.
disorganize verb t. To destroy the organic structure or regular system of (a government, a society, a party, etc.); to break up (what is organized); to throw into utter disorder; to disarrange.
disparaging present participle & vb. noun of Disparage
disparition noun Act of disappearing; disappearance.
disparities plural of Disparity
dispatching present participle & vb. noun of Dispatch
dispatchful adjective Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks.
dispensable adjective Capable of being dispensed or administered., Capable of being dispensed with.
dispensator noun A distributer; a dispenser.
dispeopling present participle & vb. noun of Dispeople
disspermous adjective Containing only two seeds; two-seeded.
dispiriting present participle & vb. noun of Dispirit
displacency noun Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure; dislike.
displanting present participle & vb. noun of Displant
displeasant adjective Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant.
displeasing present participle & vb. noun of Displease, Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive; disagreeable.
displeasure noun The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike; dissatisfaction; disfavor; indignation., That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offense; injury., State of disgrace or disfavor; disfavor., To displease.
displicence noun Alt. of Displicency
displicency noun Dislike; dissatisfaction; discontent.
disportment noun Act of disporting; diversion; play.
disposement noun Disposal.
disposingly adverb In a manner to dispose.
disposition noun The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man’s property by will., The state or the manner of being disposed or arranged; distribution; arrangement; order; as, the disposition of the trees in an orchard; the disposition of the several parts of an edifice., Tendency to any action or state resulting from natural constitution; nature; quality; as, a disposition in plants to grow in a direction upward; a disposition in bodies to putrefaction., Conscious inclination; propension or propensity., Natural or prevailing spirit, or temperament of mind, especially as shown in intercourse with one’s fellow-men; temper of mind., Mood; humor.
dispositive adjective Disposing; tending to regulate; decretive., Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency.
dispraising present participle & vb. noun of Dispraise
disproperty verb t. To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of.
disprovable adjective Capable of being disproved or refuted.
disputacity verb i. Proneness to dispute.
disputation verb i. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument., A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
disputative adjective Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as, a disputative temper.
disputeless adjective Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible.
disquantity verb t. To diminish the quantity of; to lessen.
disquieting present participle & vb. noun of Disquiet
disquietful adjective Producing inquietude or uneasiness.
disquietive adjective Tending to disquiet.
disquietous adjective Causing uneasiness.
disregarded imp. & past participle of Disregard
disregarder noun One who disregards.
disrelished imp. & past participle of Disrelish
disremember verb t. To fail to remember; to forget.
dissectible adjective Capable of being dissected, or separated by dissection.
dissembling present participle & vb. noun of Dissemble, That dissembles; hypocritical; false.
disseminate verb t. & i. To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation., To spread or extend by dispersion.
dissensious adjective Disposed to discord; contentious; dissentious.
dissentiate verb t. To throw into a state of dissent.
dissentient verb i. Disagreeing; declaring dissent; dissenting., One who dissents.
dissentious adjective Marked by dissensions; apt to breed discord; quarrelsome; contentious; factious.
dissepiment noun A separating tissue; a partition; a septum., One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary into cells., One of the transverse, calcareous partitions between the radiating septa of a coral.
dissertator noun One who writers a dissertation; one who discourses.
dissevering present participle & vb. noun of Dissever
dissidently adverb In a dissident manner.
dissilience noun Alt. of Dissiliency
dissiliency noun The act of leaping or starting asunder.
dissilition noun The act of bursting or springing apart.
dissimilate verb t. To render dissimilar.
dissimulate adjective Feigning; simulating; pretending., To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
dissimulour noun A dissembler.
dissipating present participle & vb. noun of Dissipate
dissipation noun The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste., A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness., A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
dissipative adjective Tending to dissipate.
dissociable adjective Not /ell associated or assorted; incongruous., Having a tendency to dissolve social connections; unsuitable to society; unsociable.
dissociated imp. & past participle of Dissociate
dissolutely adverb In a dissolute manner.
dissolution noun The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation., Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or moisture; liquefaction; melting., Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition; resolution., The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions; the breaking up of a partnership., The extinction of life in the human body; separation of the soul from the body; death., The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing liquefaction., The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution., Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts; ruin., Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness.
dissolvable adjective Capable of being dissolved, or separated into component parts; capable of being liquefied; soluble.
dissundered imp. & past participle of Dissunder
dissyllabic adjective Consisting of two syllables only; as, a dissyllabic foot in poetry.
dissyllable noun A word of two syllables; as, pa-per.
dissymmetry noun Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.
dissympathy noun Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference.
distasteful adjective Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome., Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth., Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive.
distasteive adjective Tending to excite distaste., That which excites distaste or aversion.
distempered imp. & past participle of Distemper
distensible adjective Capable of being distended or dilated.
disthronize verb t. To dethrone.
distillable adjective Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable.
distillment noun Distillation; the substance obtained by distillation.
distinction noun A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division., The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between objects, or the qualities by which one is known from others; exercise of discernment; discrimination., That which distinguishes one thing from another; distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as, the distinction between real and apparent good., Estimation of difference; regard to differences or distinguishing circumstance., Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable estimation; as, a man of distinction.
distinctive adjective Marking or expressing distinction or difference; distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar., Having the power to distinguish and discern; discriminating.
distincture noun Distinctness.
distinguish verb t. Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic., To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish sounds into high and low., To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a drum., To constitute a difference; to make to differ., To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; — with by or for., To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise discrimination; — with between; as, a judge distinguishes between cases apparently similar, but differing in principle., To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one’s self or itself discernible.
distracting present participle & vb. noun of Distract, Tending or serving to distract.
distractful adjective Distracting.
distractile adjective Tending or serving to draw apart.
distraction noun The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation., That which diverts attention; a diversion., A diversity of direction; detachment., State in which the attention is called in different ways; confusion; perplexity., Confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political distractions., Agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind; despair., Derangement of the mind; madness.
distractive adjective Causing perplexity; distracting.
distraining present participle & vb. noun of Distrain
distressing present participle & vb. noun of Distress, Causing distress; painful; unpleasant., In a distressing manner.
distressful adjective Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation.
distributed imp. & past participle of Distribute
distributer noun One who, or that which, distributes or deals out anything; a dispenser.
districting present participle & vb. noun of District
distriction noun Sudden display; flash; glitter.
distrusting present participle & vb. noun of Distrust, That distrusts; suspicious; lacking confidence in.
distrustful adjective Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one’s powers., Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful.
disturbance noun An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercises; a disturbance of the galvanic current., Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings; perplexity; uneasiness., Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion; tumult., The hindering or disquieting of a person in the lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right; the interruption of a right; as, the disturbance of a franchise, of common, of ways, and the like.
disulphuret noun See Disulphide.
disulphuric adjective Applied to an acid having in each molecule two atoms of sulphur in the higher state of oxidation.
disunionist noun An advocate of disunion, specifically, of disunion of the United States.
dithyrambic adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and boisterous., A dithyrambic poem; a dithyramb.
dithyrambus noun See Dithyramb.
diurnalness noun The quality of being diurnal.
divaricated imp. & past participle of Divaricate
divaricator noun One of the muscles which open the shell of brachiopods; a cardinal muscle. See Illust. of Brachiopoda.
divellicate verb t. To pull in pieces.
diverberate verb t. To strike or sound through.
divergement noun Divergence.
divergingly adverb In a diverging manner.
diverseness noun The quality of being diverse.
diversified adjective Distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of aspects or objects; variegated; as, diversified scenery or landscape., of Diversify
diversifier noun One who, or that which, diversifies.
diversiform adjective Of a different form; of varied forms.
diversities plural of Diversity
diverticula plural of Diverticulum
divestiture noun The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc.
divisionary adjective Divisional.
divorceable adjective Capable of being divorced.
divorceless adjective Incapable of being divorced or separated; free from divorce.
divorcement noun Dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce; separation.
divulgation noun The act of divulging or publishing.