| ARGYRODITE | • argyrodite n. (Mineralogy) An uncommon silver germanium sulfide mineral, black with a purplish tinge and metallic lustre. • ARGYRODITE n. a mineral composed of silver, germanium and sulphur. |
| DELTIOLOGY | • deltiology n. The study and collection of postcards. • DELTIOLOGY n. the collecting of postcards. |
| DEONTOLOGY | • deontology n. (Ethics) Ethics. • deontology n. (Ethics) The normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action’s… • DEONTOLOGY n. the theory or study of moral obligation. |
| DEROGATELY | • derogately adv. (Archaic) In a derogatory manner. • DEROGATELY adj. (Shakespeare) in a derogatory manner. |
| DEROGATORY | • derogatory adj. Disparaging. • derogatory adj. (Usually with to) Tending to derogate… • derogatory adj. (Law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause. |
| DESTROYING | • destroying v. Present participle of destroy. • DESTROY v. to damage beyond repair or renewal, also STROY. |
| DEXTROGYRE | • dextrogyre adj. (Chemistry) Dextrorotatory. • DEXTROGYRE adj. causing to turn to the right hand, also DEXTROGYRATE. |
| DICTYOGENS | • dictyogens n. Plural of dictyogen. • DICTYOGEN n. a monocotyledon with net-veined leaves. |
| DOUBTINGLY | • doubtingly adv. In a doubting manner. • DOUBTING adv. in a state of doubt. |
| ERGODICITY | • ergodicity n. (Uncountable) The condition of being ergodic. • ergodicity n. (Countable) The extent to which something is ergodic. • ERGODICITY n. the state of being ergodic, relating to the probability that in a system any state will occur again. |
| GLADIATORY | • gladiatory adj. (Archaic) gladiatorial. • GLADIATORY adj. (obsolete) of or like a gladiator, also GLADIATORIAL, GLADIATORIAN. |
| GLYPTODONT | • glyptodont n. Any extinct South American edentate of the family Glyptodontidae. • GLYPTODONT n. any of a family of extinct South American edentates. |
| INDAGATORY | • indagatory adj. Indagative. • INDAGATORY adj. investigative, also INDAGATIVE. |
| NYSTAGMOID | • nystagmoid adj. (Medicine) Resembling nystagmus. • NYSTAGMOID adj. relating to nystagmus, an involuntary lateral movement of the eyeballs, also NYSTAGMIC. |
| ODONTOGENY | • odontogeny n. (Biology) The generation, or mode of development, of the teeth. • ODONTOGENY n. the origin and development of teeth. |
| ODONTOLOGY | • odontology n. The study of the structure and development of teeth. • odontology n. The branch of dentistry dealing with abnormalities of teeth. • ODONTOLOGY n. the study of teeth. |
| OXYGENATED | • oxygenated v. Simple past tense and past participle of oxygenate. • oxygenated adj. (Chemistry) Containing oxygen, or oxygen-containing radicals, as substituents. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
| PTERYGOIDS | • pterygoids n. Plural of pterygoid. • PTERYGOID n. a paired bone of the upper jaw. |
| TROGLODYTE | • troglodyte n. A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman. • troglodyte n. (By extension) Anything that lives underground. • troglodyte n. A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish. |
| ZYGODACTYL | • zygodactyl adj. Having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward; zygodactylous. • zygodactyl n. (Ornithology) Any bird with toes of this kind, such as the parrot. • ZYGODACTYL adj. having two toes pointing forward and two backwards. |