| CARDIOPLEGIAS | • cardioplegias n. Plural of cardioplegia. • CARDIOPLEGIA n. deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out. |
| DACTYLOGRAPHY | • dactylography n. The science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify people. • dactylography n. The study of finger rings. • DACTYLOGRAPHY n. the study of fingerprints as a means of identification. |
| DEMOGRAPHICAL | • demographical adj. Of or relating to demography; demographic. • DEMOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to demography, also DEMOGRAPHIC. |
| DEPHLEGMATION | • dephlegmation n. (Chemistry, obsolete) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated… • DEPHLEGMATION n. the process of dephlegmating. |
| DEPHLEGMATORS | • dephlegmators n. Plural of dephlegmator. • DEPHLEGMATOR n. an agent that dephlegmates. |
| DIPHTHONGALLY | • diphthongally adv. By means of a diphthong. • DIPHTHONGAL adv. of or like a diphthong. |
| DIPLOMATISING | • diplomatising v. Present participle of diplomatise. • DIPLOMATISE v. to practise, or bring about by, diplomacy, also DIPLOMATIZE. |
| DIPLOMATIZING | • diplomatizing v. Present participle of diplomatize. • DIPLOMATIZE v. to practise, or bring about by, diplomacy, also DIPLOMATISE. |
| DIPLOMATOLOGY | • diplomatology n. The study or science of diplomatics, charters, decrees, etc. • DIPLOMATOLOGY n. the study of diplomats. |
| DOPPELGANGERS | • doppelgangers n. Plural of doppelganger. • doppelgängers n. Plural of doppelgänger. • DOPPELGANGER n. (German) a ghostly counterpart of a living person. |
| GLADIATORSHIP | • gladiatorship n. The conduct, state, or art of a gladiator. • GLADIATORSHIP n. the state of being a gladiator. |
| IDEOGRAPHICAL | • ideographical adj. Alternative form of ideographic. • IDEOGRAPHICAL adj. in the form of an ideograph, a symbol in picture-writing representing the idea of a thing, also IDEOGRAPHIC. |
| OVERPEDALLING | • overpedalling v. Present participle of overpedal. • OVERPEDALLING n. excessive pedalling. |
| PEDAGOGICALLY | • pedagogically adv. In a pedagogical manner, like a pedagogue. • PEDAGOGICAL adv. of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education, also PAEDAGOGIC, PEDAGOGIC. |
| PEPTIDOGLYCAN | • peptidoglycan n. (Biochemistry) A polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls. • PEPTIDOGLYCAN n. a polymer in the cell walls of procaryotes. |
| PRODIGALISING | • prodigalising v. Present participle of prodigalise. • PRODIGALISE v. to spend lavishly, to waste, also PRODIGALIZE. |
| PRODIGALITIES | • prodigalities n. Plural of prodigality. • PRODIGALITY n. the state of being prodigal. |
| PRODIGALIZING | • prodigalizing v. Present participle of prodigalize. • PRODIGALIZE v. to spend lavishly, to waste, also PRODIGALISE. |
| PROGLOTTIDEAN | • PROGLOTTIDEAN adj. of or like a proglottis, a segment of a tapeworm. |
| PROSTAGLANDIN | • prostaglandin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C20 acid prostanoic acid;… • PROSTAGLANDIN n. any of a group of chemical substances secreted by various parts of the body into the bloodstream and found to have a wide range of effects on the body processes, e.g. on muscle contraction. |