| ANTISPASMODIC | • antispasmodic adj. (Pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug. • antispasmodic n. (Pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms. • ANTISPASMODIC n. an agent capable of preventing or relieving spasms or convulsions. |
| DIPLOMATISING | • diplomatising v. Present participle of diplomatise. • DIPLOMATISE v. to practise, or bring about by, diplomacy, also DIPLOMATIZE. |
| DISPARAGEMENT | • disparagement n. The act of disparaging, of belittling. • DISPARAGEMENT n. the act of disparaging. |
| DISPLACEMENTS | • displacements n. Plural of displacement. • DISPLACEMENT n. the act of displacing. |
| DISSEPIMENTAL | • dissepimental adj. Relating to a dissepiment. • DISSEPIMENTAL adj. relating to a dissepiment, a partition in an ovary. |
| DRAFTSMANSHIP | • draftsmanship n. The art or craft of a draftsman. • draftsmanship n. The skill of drawing. • DRAFTSMANSHIP n. the craft of the draftsman, also DRAUGHTSMANSHIP. |
| LYMPHADENITIS | • lymphadenitis n. (Biology, medicine) Inflammation or swelling of lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection… • LYMPHADENITIS n. inflammation of the lymph nodes. |
| MISPUNCTUATED | • mispunctuated v. Simple past tense and past participle of mispunctuate. • MISPUNCTUATE v. to punctuate wrongly. |
| MULTIPLICANDS | • multiplicands n. Plural of multiplicand. • MULTIPLICAND n. a number or amount to be multiplied. |
| PALINDROMISTS | • palindromists n. Plural of palindromist. • PALINDROMIST n. one who composes palindromes. |
| PARCHMENTISED | • PARCHMENTISE v. to make like parchment, e.g. by treating with sulphuric acid, also PARCHMENTIZE. |
| PEDESTRIANISM | • pedestrianism n. Going on foot; walking. • pedestrianism n. A form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by wagering… • pedestrianism n. Something that is pedestrian, or banal; a commonplace. |
| PHOTODYNAMICS | • photodynamics n. The study of the activating effects of light on living organisms. • PHOTODYNAMICS n. the branch of biology concerned with the effects of light on the actions of plants and animals. |
| PREDOMINATORS | • predominators n. Plural of predominator. • PREDOMINATOR n. one who predominates. |
| PRUDENTIALISM | • prudentialism n. The policy or practice of being prudential. • PRUDENTIALISM n. a system based on prudence alone. |
| PTERIDOMANIAS | • PTERIDOMANIA n. a passion for ferns. |
| STANDPATTISMS | • STANDPATTISM n. the practice of refusing to consider change in one's beliefs and opinions, esp. in politics. |
| SUPERDOMINANT | • superdominant adj. (Law) Having an overwhelming proportion of market share, so as to be almost a monopoly. • superdominant adj. Having a disproportionate degree of influence or salience. • superdominant adj. (Biology) Holding a position of absolute dominance. |