| DIASTROPHISM | • diastrophism n. (Geology) The deformation of the Earth’s crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features. • DIASTROPHISM n. the process by which continents, mountains, ocean beds, folds and faults are formed. |
| DICHROMATICS | • DICHROMATIC n. a person with dichromatic vision. |
| DICHROMATISM | • dichromatism n. The condition of being dichromatic. • dichromatism n. (Pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished. • dichromatism n. (Biology) The condition when male and female birds have different plumage colors. |
| DITHYRAMBIST | • DITHYRAMBIST n. one who sings dithyrambic hymns. |
| ETHIONAMIDES | • ethionamides n. Plural of ethionamide. • ETHIONAMIDE n. a compound used against mycobacteria, as in tuberculosis and leprosy. |
| HIPPODAMISTS | • HIPPODAMIST n. a horse-tamer. |
| KITCHENMAIDS | • kitchenmaids n. Plural of kitchenmaid. • KITCHENMAID n. a maid who works in the kitchen. |
| MEDIATORSHIP | • mediatorship n. The office or character of a mediator. • MEDIATORSHIP n. the office of mediator. |
| MIDSHIPMATES | • MIDSHIPMATE n. a midshipman. |
| MITHRIDATISE | • mithridatise v. (UK) Alternative form of mithridatize. • MITHRIDATISE v. to acquire immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually increased doses of it, also MITHRIDATIZE. |
| MITHRIDATISM | • mithridatism n. The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. • MITHRIDATISM n. immunity to poison by taking increasingly large doses. |
| NIKETHAMIDES | • NIKETHAMIDE n. a drug used as a heart stimulant, aka coramine. |
| RADIOCHEMIST | • radiochemist n. A chemist who specializes in radiochemistry. • RADIOCHEMIST n. one who practises radiochemistry. |
| SCHISMATISED | • schismatised v. Simple past tense and past participle of schismatise. • SCHISMATISE v. to practise schism; to make a schism, also SCHISMATIZE. |
| SCHISMATIZED | • schismatized v. Simple past tense and past participle of schismatize. • SCHISMATIZE v. to practise schism; to make a schism, also SCHISMATISE. |
| THALIDOMIDES | • thalidomides n. Plural of thalidomide. • THALIDOMIDE n. a nonbarbiturate sedative drug, withdrawn in 1961 because found to cause malformation in the fetus if taken during pregnancy. |