| CLADISTIC | • cladistic adj. Relating to a clade. • cladistic adj. Relating to cladistics. • CLADISTIC adj. relating to cladism, a method of taxonomy. |
| CUSTODIAL | • custodial adj. Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding. • custodial adj. Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child. • custodial adj. Providing punishment by incarceration. |
| DACTYLICS | • dactylics n. Plural of dactylic. • DACTYLIC n. a dactylic verse. |
| DACTYLIST | • dactylist n. A writer of dactylic verse. • DACTYLIST n. a writer of dactylic verse. |
| DALMATICS | • dalmatics n. Plural of dalmatic. • Dalmatics n. Plural of Dalmatic. • DALMATIC n. an ecclesiastical robe or other outer vestment. |
| DEISTICAL | • deistical adj. Of or relating to deism. • DEISTICAL adj. relating to deism, also DEISTIC. |
| DELICATES | • delicates n. Underwear or lingerie. • delicates n. Plural of delicate. • DELICATE n. a delicacy. |
| DIACETYLS | • DIACETYL n. a chemical flavour enhancer. |
| 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. |
| DIDACTYLS | • didactyls n. Plural of didactyl. • DIDACTYL n. a creature with two toes, fingers or claws. |
| DISLOCATE | • dislocate v. To put something out of its usual place. • dislocate v. (Medicine) To (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint. • DISLOCATE v. to put out of joint. |
| DISTICHAL | • distichal adj. (Botany, poetry) distichous. • DISTICHAL adj. in or having two rows, also DISTICHOUS. |
| DUALISTIC | • dualistic adj. Of or relating to dualism. • DUALISTIC adj. consisting of two; pertaining to dualism. |
| DUCKTAILS | • ducktails n. Plural of ducktail. • DUCKTAIL n. (US) a style of haircut. |
| DYSTOCIAL | • dystocial adj. Of, pertaining to or characterised by dystocia; having had a difficult birth. • DYSTOCIAL adj. relating to dystocia, difficult childbirth. |
| LACERTIDS | • lacertids n. Plural of lacertid. • LACERTID n. a kind of lizard. |
| MALEDICTS | • maledicts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict. • MALEDICT v. (archaic) to curse. |
| PLACIDEST | • placidest adj. Superlative form of placid: most placid. • PLACID adj. calm in nature. |
| SILICATED | • silicated adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Containing silicate or silica. • SILICATE v. to combine with silica. |
| THINCLADS | • THINCLAD n. a runner on a track team. |