| CADDISWORMS | • caddisworms n. Plural of caddisworm. • CADDISWORM n. the larva of the caddisfly. |
| DECIMALISED | • decimalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of decimalise. • DECIMALISE v. to convert to a decimal system, also DECIMALIZE. |
| DECIMALIZED | • decimalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of decimalize. • DECIMALIZE v. to convert to a decimal system, esp. the metric system, also DECIMALISE. |
| DIAMONDBACK | • diamondback n. (Common name) Either of two species of rattlesnake having a diamond pattern on the back: Crotalus adamanteus… • diamondback n. The saltmarsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malaclemys terrapin). • DIAMONDBACK n. a kind of rattlesnake. |
| DIASCORDIUM | • diascordium n. (Obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium. • DIASCORDIUM n. (obsolete) a medicine made from water-germander, etc. |
| DIDACTICISM | • didacticism n. (Uncountable) An artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment. • didacticism n. (Countable) A work, statement, etc. of this kind. • DIDACTICISM n. being didactic. |
| DIDACTYLISM | • didactylism n. (Anatomy) The condition of having only two fingers on a hand, or only two toes on a foot. • DIDACTYLISM n. having twelve fingers. |
| DISCARDMENT | • discardment n. The act of discarding or throwing away. • DISCARDMENT n. the act of discarding. |
| DUODECIMALS | • duodecimals n. Plural of duodecimal. • DUODECIMALS n. a method of multiplying together quantities given in feet and inches, etc., without reducing them to one denomination; also called cross-multiplication. |
| ENDOCARDIUM | • endocardium n. (Anatomy, cardiology) A thin serous membrane that lines the interior of the heart. • ENDOCARDIUM n. (Latin) a membrane lining the heart cavities. |
| MACADAMISED | • macadamised v. Simple past tense and past participle of macadamise. • MACADAMISE v. to cover a road with small broken stones, also MACADAMIZE. |
| MACADAMIZED | • macadamized v. Simple past tense and past participle of macadamize. • MACADAMIZE v. to cover a road with small broken stones, also MACADAMISE. |
| MEDICALISED | • medicalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of medicalise. • MEDICALISE v. to consider or treat in medical terms, also MEDICALIZE. |
| MEDICALIZED | • medicalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of medicalize. • MEDICALIZE v. to consider or treat in medical terms, also MEDICALISE. |
| MISEDUCATED | • miseducated v. Simple past tense and past participle of miseducate. • MISEDUCATE v. to educate in a wrong manner. |
| UNMEDICATED | • unmedicated adj. Not medicated. • UNMEDICATED adj. not medicated. |