| ACTINOIDS | • actinoids n. Plural of actinoid. • ACTINOID n. any element of a group from element number 89 (actinium) upwards, also ACTINIDE. |
| ADDICTION | • addiction n. (Medicine) A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding… • addiction n. The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination. • addiction n. A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one’s life but when ceased causes trauma. |
| APODICTIC | • apodictic adj. Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain. • apodictic adj. Being a style of argument in which a person presents their reasoning as categorically true, even if… • apodictic adj. (Theology, Biblical studies) Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!". |
| COMITADJI | • comitadji n. (Historical) A member of a unit of irregular soldiers or resistance fighters; a partisan. • COMITADJI n. (Turkish) a member of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Committee in Macedonia; any Balkan guerilla, also KOMITAJI. |
| CONTADINI | • contadini n. Plural of contadino. • CONTADINO n. (Italian) a (male) Italian peasant. |
| DACOITIES | • dacoities n. Plural of dacoity. • DACOITY n. (Hindi) robbery by dacoits, also DACOITAGE, DAKOITI, DAKOITY. |
| DIANOETIC | • dianoetic adj. Pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual. • DIANOETIC adj. capable of or relating to thought. |
| DIASTOLIC | • diastolic adj. Pertaining to a diastole. • diastolic n. (Medicine, colloquial) Short for diastolic blood pressure. • DIASTOLIC adj. of or pertaining to diastole, the rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries. |
| DIATROPIC | • diatropic adj. Exhibiting diatropism (any sense). • DIATROPIC adj. relating to diatropism, the growth of plant roots at right angles to an applied force. |
| DICTATION | • dictation n. (Uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words. • dictation n. (Countable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down. • dictation n. (Countable) The act of ordering or commanding. |
| DICTIONAL | • dictional adj. Relating to diction. • DICTIONAL adj. relating to diction. |
| IDIOMATIC | • idiomatic adj. Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language. • idiomatic adj. Resembling or characteristic of an idiom. • idiomatic adj. (Music) Relating to parts or pieces which are written both within the natural physical limitations of… |
| IDIOTICAL | • idiotical adj. (Archaic) simple, unlearned. • IDIOTICAL adj. relating to or like an idiot, also IDIOTIC. |
| INDICATOR | • indicator n. A pointer or index that indicates something. • indicator n. A meter or gauge. • indicator n. The needle or dial on such a meter. |
| PODIATRIC | • podiatric adj. Of or pertaining to podiatry, the medical specialty concerned with the foot. • PODIATRIC adj. relating to care of the feet. |