| ADSORBABILITY | • adsorbability n. A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption. • ADSORBABILITY n. the ability to be adsorbed. |
| BASIDIOMYCETE | • basidiomycete n. (Mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium. • BASIDIOMYCETE n. any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| CYTODIAGNOSIS | • cytodiagnosis n. (Pathology) diagnosis by means of a study of the cells present in a sample. • CYTODIAGNOSIS n. medical diagnosis following the close examination of the cells of the body tissues or fluids, e.g. the smear test for cervical cancer. |
| DIORISTICALLY | • DIORISTICAL adv. serving to distinguish, also DIORISTIC. |
| DISCRETIONARY | • discretionary adj. Available at one’s discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one’s own discretion… • DISCRETIONARY adj. at discretion. |
| DISOBLIGATORY | • disobligatory adj. (Obsolete) Releasing from obligation. • DISOBLIGATORY adj. releasing from disobligation. |
| DISORDINATELY | • disordinately adv. (Obsolete) inordinately. • DISORDINATE adv. not in order. |
| DISPOSABILITY | • disposability n. (Rare) The property of being disposable. • DISPOSABILITY n. the state of being disposable. |
| DISSIMILATORY | • dissimilatory adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing dissimilation. • DISSIMILATORY adj. serving to dissimilate, make dissimilar, also DISSIMILATIVE. |
| GEODYNAMICIST | • geodynamicist n. One who studies geodynamics. • GEODYNAMICIST n. a student of geodynamics, the study of the dynamic processes and forces within the earth. |
| HYBRIDISATION | • hybridisation n. Alternative form of hybridization. • HYBRIDISATION n. the process of hybridising, also HYBRIDIZATION. |
| HYPOACIDITIES | • hypoacidities n. Plural of hypoacidity. • HYPOACIDITY n. abnormally low acidity, as of the contents of the stomach. |
| ICHTHYOPSIDAN | • ICHTHYOPSIDAN n. a member of the Ichthyopsida, amphibians, fishes and fishlike vertebrates, also ICHTHYOPSID. |
| IDIOSYNCRATIC | • idiosyncratic adj. Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric. • IDIOSYNCRATIC adj. showing idiosyncrasy, also IDIOSYNCRATICAL. |
| MYOCARDITISES | • myocarditises n. Plural of myocarditis. • MYOCARDITIS n. inflammation of the myocardium. |
| SODOMITICALLY | • sodomitically adv. By means of sodomy. • SODOMITICAL adv. relating to sodomy, also SODOMITIC. |
| SOLDERABILITY | • solderability n. The quality or degree of being solderable. • SOLDERABILITY n. the state of being solderable. |