| ASCLEPIADACEOUS | • asclepiadaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the milkweeds. • ASCLEPIADACEOUS adj. belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed and swallowwort family. |
| AUDACIOUSNESSES | • audaciousnesses n. Plural of audaciousness. • AUDACIOUSNESS n. the state of being audacious. |
| AUTOSCHEDIASTIC | • autoschediastic adj. (Dated) impromptu, improvised, ex tempore or offhand. • AUTOSCHEDIASTIC adj. impromptu; on the spur of the moment. |
| BASIDIOMYCETOUS | • basidiomycetous adj. Relating to the basidiomycetes. • BASIDIOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a basidiomycete. |
| COTRANSDUCTIONS | • cotransductions n. Plural of cotransduction. • COTRANSDUCTION n. the process by which two genetic markers are simultaneously packaged within a bacteriophage for transfer to a new host bacterium. |
| COUNTERSHADINGS | • countershadings n. Plural of countershading. • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
| DECASUALISATION | • DECASUALISATION n. the process of making employment not casual, also DECASUALIZATION. |
| DISARTICULATORS | • disarticulators n. Plural of disarticulator. • DISARTICULATOR n. a device for disarticulating joints. |
| DISCOLOURATIONS | • discolourations n. Plural of discolouration. • DISCOLOURATION n. the act of discolouring, also DISCOLORATION. |
| DISCOMBOBULATES | • discombobulates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate. • DISCOMBOBULATE v. to throw into a state of confusion, also DISCOMBOBERATE. |
| DISCONTINUANCES | • discontinuances n. Plural of discontinuance. • DISCONTINUANCE n. the act or an instance of discontinuing. |
| DISCOUNTENANCES | • discountenances v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discountenance. • DISCOUNTENANCE v. to abash; to discourage. |
| DISCOURAGEMENTS | • discouragements n. Plural of discouragement. • DISCOURAGEMENT n. the act of discouraging. |
| DOLICHOSAURUSES | • DOLICHOSAURUS n. any member of the Dolichosauria, a group of Cretaceous fossil reptiles. |
| EDUCATIONALISTS | • educationalists n. Plural of educationalist. • EDUCATIONALIST n. a person skilled in methods of educating or teaching. |
| HYDROCEPHALUSES | • hydrocephaluses n. Plural of hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
| OXIDOREDUCTASES | • oxidoreductases n. Plural of oxidoreductase. • OXIDOREDUCTASE n. an enzyme that catalyzes an oxidationreduction reaction. |
| SCLERODERMATOUS | • sclerodermatous adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, scleroderma. • SCLERODERMATOUS adj. hard-skinned; having bony armour. |
| UNSOPHISTICATED | • unsophisticated adj. Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication. • UNSOPHISTICATED adj. not sophisticated. |