| DAGUERREOTYPES | • daguerreotypes n. Plural of daguerreotype. • DAGUERREOTYPE v. to develop by daguerreotype, a method of photography by mercury vapour development of silver iodide. |
| DIPTEROCARPOUS | • DIPTEROCARPOUS adj. of or like a dipterocarp. |
| DISTEMPERATURE | • distemperature n. (Now rare) A state of adverse or unhealthy atmospheric conditions. • distemperature n. (Now rare) Unhealthy imbalance of bodily humours; a disorder. • DISTEMPERATURE n. (archaic) lack of proper temperature; intemperateness. |
| DRAUGHTSPERSON | • draughtsperson n. Alternative spelling of draftsperson. • DRAUGHTSPERSON n. a gender-neutral term for draughtsman or draughtswoman. |
| OVERPERSUADING | • overpersuading v. Present participle of overpersuade. • OVERPERSUADE v. to persuade to act contrary to one's conviction or preference. |
| PARTICULARISED | • particularised v. Simple past tense and past participle of particularise. • PARTICULARISE v. to state in detail, also PARTICULARIZE. |
| PERPENDICULARS | • perpendiculars n. Plural of perpendicular. • PERPENDICULAR n. a perpendicular line. |
| PREMANDIBULARS | • premandibulars n. Plural of premandibular. • PREMANDIBULAR n. a bone so placed in fishes, etc. |
| PSEUDARTHROSES | • pseudarthroses n. Plural of pseudarthrosis. • PSEUDARTHROSIS n. a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united, also PSEUDOARTHROSIS. |
| PSEUDARTHROSIS | • pseudarthrosis n. (Pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture. • pseudarthrosis n. (Surgery) A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery. • pseudarthrosis n. (Architecture) A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint. |
| SUPERCALENDERS | • supercalenders v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of supercalender. • SUPERCALENDER v. to give a high polish to. |
| SUPERHARDENING | • superhardening v. Present participle of superharden. • SUPERHARDEN v. to harden to extremes. |
| SUPERORDINATED | • superordinated v. Simple past tense and past participle of superordinate. • SUPERORDINATE v. to make superordinate. |
| SUPERORDINATES | • superordinates n. Plural of superordinate. • SUPERORDINATE v. to make superordinate. |
| SUPERSATURATED | • supersaturated adj. (Chemistry, physics, of a solution) More concentrated than is normally possible. • supersaturated adj. (Physics, of a vapor) Having a vapor pressure higher than is normally possible. • supersaturated v. Simple past tense and past participle of supersaturate. |
| SUPRACHOROIDAL | • suprachoroidal adj. (Anatomy) suprachoroid. • SUPRACHOROIDAL adj. relating to, or being the layer of loose connective tissue situated between the choroid and sclerotic coats of the eyeball. |
| UNDERSTRAPPERS | • understrappers n. Plural of understrapper. • UNDERSTRAPPER n. an inferior agent; an underling. |
| UNDERSTRAPPING | • understrapping adj. (Archaic) Becoming an understrapper; subservient. • UNDERSTRAPPING adj. subordinate. |
| UNPREPAREDNESS | • unpreparedness n. The state or quality of being unprepared. • UNPREPAREDNESS n. a lack of preparedness. |