| CHIRONOMID | • chironomid n. (Entomology) Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera. • CHIRONOMID n. a member of a large genus of common midges. |
| DICHOTOMIC | • dichotomic adj. In the form of a dichotomy; dichotomous. • dichotomic adj. (Computing) Choosing between two antithetical choices, between two distinct alternatives. Classification… • dichotomic adj. (Botany) That system of classification which pertains to two opposite criteria. |
| DIORTHOSIS | • diorthosis n. (Obsolete) The act of setting a fracture or dislocation. • diorthosis n. A critical revision of a text. • DIORTHOSIS n. a critical revision of a text; any correction or adjustment. |
| DIORTHOTIC | • diorthotic adj. Relating to the correcting or straightening out of something; corrective. • DIORTHOTIC adj. relating to the correcting or straightening out of something; corrective. |
| DITHIONOUS | • DITHIONOUS adj. as in dithionous acid. |
| DOOHICKIES | • doohickies n. Plural of doohicky (alternative form of doohickeys). • DOOHICKEY n. a doodad, a thingy. |
| IDIOPHONES | • idiophones n. Plural of idiophone. • IDIOPHONE n. a percussion instrument made of naturally resonant material. |
| IDIOPHONIC | • idiophonic adj. Of, pertaining to, or produced by an idiophone. • IDIOPHONIC adj. relating to an idiophone. |
| KINGLIHOOD | • kinglihood n. Kingliness; majesty. • KINGLIHOOD n. kingliness. |
| LIKELIHOOD | • likelihood n. The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or… • likelihood n. (Statistics, probability theory) The probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution… • likelihood n. Likeness, resemblance. |
| LIVELIHOOD | • livelihood n. A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income). • livelihood n. (Now rare) Property which brings in an income; an estate. • livelihood n. (Obsolete) Liveliness; appearance of life. |
| OPHIUROIDS | • ophiuroids n. Plural of ophiuroid. • OPHIUROID n. a member of the Ophiura genus of brittle-stars or sand-stars, also OPHIURA, OPHIURAN, OPHIURID. |
| PHOLIDOSIS | • pholidosis n. The pattern made by the scales of a reptile. • PHOLIDOSIS n. the arrangement of scales, as in fish and reptiles. |
| RHOMBOIDEI | • rhomboidei n. Plural of rhomboideus. • RHOMBOIDEUS n. a rhomboid, also RHOMBOIDES. |
| VICTIMHOOD | • victimhood n. The state or perception of being a victim. • VICTIMHOOD n. the state of being a victim. |
| VIRGINHOOD | • virginhood n. Virginity; maidenhead. • VIRGINHOOD n. virginity. |