| ADENECTOMY | • adenectomy n. (Medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery. • ADENECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adenoids, also ADENOIDECTOMY. |
| ANADYOMENE | • ANADYOMENE adj. coming up or emerging, esp. of Aphrodite from the sea. |
| DECUMBENCY | • decumbency n. Decumbence. • DECUMBENCY n. the act or posture of lying down, also DECUMBENCE. |
| DEFRAYMENT | • defrayment n. The payment of charges. • DEFRAYMENT n. the payment of charges, also DEFRAYAL. |
| DEMENTEDLY | • dementedly adv. In a demented manner. • DEMENTED adv. DEMENT, to deprive of reason; to make mad. |
| DENSIMETRY | • densimetry n. (Physics) The measurement of density by means of a densimeter. • DENSIMETRY n. the measurement of relative density, using a densimeter. |
| DEPLOYMENT | • deployment n. An arrangement or classification of things. • deployment n. An implementation, or putting into use, of something. • deployment n. The distribution of military forces prior to battle. |
| DYNAMETERS | • dynameters n. Plural of dynameter. • DYNAMETER n. an instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes. |
| EMENDATORY | • emendatory adj. (Archaic) Pertaining to emendation; corrective. • EMENDATORY adj. pertaining to emendation; corrective. |
| ENDEMICITY | • endemicity n. The quality of being endemic. • ENDEMICITY n. the state of being endemic. |
| ENDOENZYME | • endoenzyme n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that functions within the cell in which it was generated. • ENDOENZYME n. an enzyme that functions inside the cell. |
| ENDOTHERMY | • endothermy n. (Biology) A form of thermoregulation in which heat is generated by the organism’s metabolism. • ENDOTHERMY n. surgical introduction of electric needle or knife into tissues. |
| GENDARMERY | • gendarmery n. Alternative spelling of gendarmerie. • GENDARMERY n. the body of gendarmes, also GENDARMERIE. |
| IMPENDENCY | • impendency n. The state of impending. • impendency n. That which impends. • IMPENDENCY n. (obsolete) the state of impending; also, that which impends, also IMPENDENCE. |
| LAMENTEDLY | • lamentedly adv. In a way that is lamented. • LAMENTED adv. LAMENT, to cry out in grief. |
| MYELINATED | • myelinated adj. (Anatomy) Of nerves, having a coating of myelin. • MYELINATED adj. of a nerve fibre, enclosed in a myelin sheath. |
| UNEMPLOYED | • unemployed adj. Having no job despite being able and willing to work. • unemployed adj. Having no use, not doing work. • UNEMPLOYED adj. not employed. |