| ACADEMICALISMS | • ACADEMICALISM n. close adherence to formal academic teaching. |
| ASCLEPIADACEOUS | • asclepiadaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the milkweeds. • ASCLEPIADACEOUS adj. belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed and swallowwort family. |
| DECASUALISATION | • DECASUALISATION n. the process of making employment not casual, also DECASUALIZATION. |
| DESACRALISATION | • DESACRALISATION n. the act of desacralising, also DESACRALIZATION. |
| DISACCHARIDASE | • disaccharidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that break down disaccharides into monosaccharides. • DISACCHARIDASE n. an enzyme (as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides. |
| DISACCHARIDASES | • disaccharidases n. Plural of disaccharidase. • DISACCHARIDASE n. an enzyme (as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides. |
| DISAPPEARANCES | • disappearances n. Plural of disappearance. • DISAPPEARANCE n. the act of disappearing. |
| DISCAPACITATES | • discapacitates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discapacitate. • DISCAPACITATE v. to incapacitate. |
| GALACTOSIDASE | • galactosidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a galactoside. • GALACTOSIDASE n. an enzyme (as lactase) that hydrolyzes a galactoside. |
| GALACTOSIDASES | • galactosidases n. Plural of galactosidase. • GALACTOSIDASE n. an enzyme (as lactase) that hydrolyzes a galactoside. |
| MACADAMISERS | • MACADAMISER n. one who macadamises, also MACADAMIZER. |
| MACADAMISES | • macadamises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of macadamise. • MACADAMISE v. to cover a road with small broken stones, also MACADAMIZE. |
| PARADOXICALNESS | • paradoxicalness n. The state or quality of being paradoxical. • PARADOXICAL n. of the nature of a paradox, also PARADOXAL. |
| SCARABAEIDS | • scarabaeids n. Plural of scarabaeid. • scarabæids n. Plural of scarabæid. • SCARABAEID n. a beetle of the Scarabaeus genus of lamellicorn beetles, also SCARAB, SCARABEE, SCARABOID. |
| SCARABAEOIDS | • scarabaeoids n. Plural of scarabaeoid. • SCARABAEOID n. any of various kinds of lamellicorn beetle, esp. Scarabaeus sacer (sacred scarab), regarded by the ancient Egyptians as divine. |
| TRADESCANTIAS | • tradescantias n. Plural of tradescantia. • TRADESCANTIA n. any plant of the American Tradescantia genus, with attractive, often variegated foliage, aka spiderwort. |