| DIAPHRAGMS | • diaphragms n. Plural of diaphragm. • DIAPHRAGM n. the muscular structure separating the chest from the abdomen. |
| DIMORPHISM | • dimorphism n. (Biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. • dimorphism n. (Biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual. • dimorphism n. (Geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms. |
| DIMORPHOUS | • dimorphous adj. Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms. • DIMORPHOUS adj. characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic. |
| DYSMORPHIC | • dysmorphic adj. Of, relative to, or producing dysmorphism. • DYSMORPHIC adj. obsessively concerned with supposed defects in one's appearance. |
| EMPERISHED | • emperished v. Simple past tense and past participle of emperish. • emperished adj. (Obsolete) perished; decayed. • EMPERISH v. (Spenser) to impair. |
| ENDOMORPHS | • endomorphs n. Plural of endomorph. • ENDOMORPH n. a person of generally heavy or rounded body build. |
| EPHEMERIDS | • ephemerids n. Plural of ephemerid. • EPHEMERID n. an insect of the mayfly family. |
| HYPODERMAS | • HYPODERMA n. a layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. |
| HYPODERMIS | • hypodermis n. An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods. • hypodermis n. (Botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis. • hypodermis n. (Anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis. |
| MISPHRASED | • misphrased v. Simple past tense and past participle of misphrase. • MISPHRASE v. to phrase wrongly. |
| MUDHOPPERS | • mudhoppers n. Plural of mudhopper. • MUDHOPPER n. a fish of mud flats and mangrove swamps, also MUDSKIPPER. |
| PACHYDERMS | • pachyderms n. Plural of pachyderm. • PACHYDERM n. a thick-skinned quadruped, esp. an elephant, a hippopotamus, or a rhinoceros. |
| RHIPIDIUMS | • RHIPIDIUM n. a fan-shaped cymose inflorescence. |
| SEMAPHORED | • semaphored v. Simple past tense and past participle of semaphore. • SEMAPHORE v. to signal in this way. |