| ABRIDGMENT | • abridgment n. (US) The act of abridging; reduction or deprivation. • abridgment n. (US) The state of being abridged or lessened. • abridgment n. (US) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. |
| DEFRAGMENT | • defragment v. (Computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections… • DEFRAGMENT v. to run a program which reduces or eliminates the fragmentation of (a file or disk) by bringing together parts of files stored in separate locations to a single location on the disk. |
| DEMERITING | • demeriting v. Present participle of demerit. • DEMERIT v. to lower in status. |
| DERMATOGEN | • dermatogen n. (Botany) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition. • DERMATOGEN n. the layer from which epidermis is formed at the growing point. |
| DIREMPTING | • dirempting v. Present participle of dirempt. • DIREMPT v. to separate into two. |
| DRAUGHTMAN | • draughtman n. Archaic form of draughtsman. (one who draws architectural or engineering plans) • DRAUGHTMAN n. a piece used in playing draughts. |
| DRAUGHTMEN | • draughtmen n. Plural of draughtman. • DRAUGHTMAN n. a piece used in playing draughts. |
| FRAGMENTED | • fragmented v. Simple past tense and past participle of fragment. • fragmented adj. Broken into fragments. • fragmented adj. Composed of fragments. |
| GERMINATED | • germinated v. Simple past tense and past participle of germinate. • GERMINATE v. to sprout, to cause to sprout. |
| MAGISTRAND | • magistrand n. A student in the fourth year of a Masters degree. • MAGISTRAND n. a university student in fourth year. |
| MARGINATED | • marginated adj. Having a distinct margin. • MARGINATE v. to provide with a margin or border. |
| MODERATING | • moderating v. Present participle of moderate. • MODERATE v. to make less extreme. |
| MONTAGNARD | • Montagnard n. (Historical) A member of La Montagne (The Mountain), a French political group active 1792-1799 during… • Montagnard n. (Historical) A member of La Montagne (The Mountain), Democratic Socialists active 1849-1852 in the French… • Montagnard n. (Demonym) A member of the indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. |
| MORDANTING | • mordanting v. Present participle of mordant. • mordanting n. The use of mordant to fix a dye to a fibre. • MORDANT v. to impregnate or treat with a substance that combines with and fixes a dyestuff. |
| REGIMENTED | • regimented v. Simple past tense and past participle of regiment. • regimented adj. Organised, ordered, formed into regiments. • REGIMENT v. to form into military units. |