| CITIGRADE | • citigrade adj. Characteristic of spiders of the species Loxosceles citigrada. • CITIGRADE adj. moving quickly, applied specifically to the Lycosidae or wolf-spiders that run down their prey. |
| DIACRITIC | • diacritic adj. Distinguishing. • diacritic adj. (Orthography, not comparable) Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character. • diacritic n. A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning. |
| DIAERETIC | • diaeretic adj. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of dieretic. • diæretic adj. Alternative form of dieretic. • DIAERETIC adj. pertaining to diaeresis, the separation or resolution of one syllable into two, also DIERETIC. |
| DIAMETRIC | • diametric adj. Directly opposing. • diametric adj. Of or relating to a diameter; diametral. • DIAMETRIC adj. pertaining to a diameter, also DIAMETRAL, DIAMETRICAL. |
| DIARISTIC | • diaristic adj. Pertaining to diaries or diarists; in the style of a diary. • DIARISTIC adj. like a diarist, one who keeps a diary. |
| DIATROPIC | • diatropic adj. Exhibiting diatropism (any sense). • DIATROPIC adj. relating to diatropism, the growth of plant roots at right angles to an applied force. |
| DICTATRIX | • dictatrix n. (Archaic) A female dictator. • DICTATRIX n. a female dictator, also DICTATRESS. |
| DIGASTRIC | • digastric adj. (Zoology) Having two bellies. • digastric adj. (Anatomy) Of, relating to, or being a digastric muscle. • digastric n. (Anatomy) Ellipsis of digastric muscle.. |
| 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. |
| MATRICIDE | • matricide n. The killing of one’s mother. • matricide n. A person who kills his or her mother. • MATRICIDE n. the killing of a mother. |
| MYDRIATIC | • mydriatic adj. (Biology, medicine) Pertaining to or causing mydriasis (the dilation of the pupil of the eye). • mydriatic n. (Pharmacology) A drug that causes mydriasis. • MYDRIATIC adj. causing dilatation of the pupil of the eye. |
| PATRICIDE | • patricide n. Murder of one’s father. • patricide n. A murderer of his/her own father. • PATRICIDE n. the killing of a father, also PARRICIDE. |
| PEDIATRIC | • pediatric adj. (American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and… • PEDIATRIC adj. relating to the care of children, also PAEDIATRIC. |
| PODIATRIC | • podiatric adj. Of or pertaining to podiatry, the medical specialty concerned with the foot. • PODIATRIC adj. relating to care of the feet. |
| RANCIDITY | • rancidity n. The state of being rancid. • RANCIDITY n. the state of being rancid. |
| RATICIDES | • raticides n. Plural of raticide. • RATICIDE n. a substance for killing rats. |