| AMPLIDYNES | • amplidynes n. Plural of amplidyne. • AMPLIDYNE n. a type of direct-current generator. |
| BIPYRAMIDS | • bipyramids n. Plural of bipyramid. • BIPYRAMID n. a crystal formed of two pyramids base to base. |
| DISEMPLOYS | • disemploys v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy. • DISEMPLOY v. to throw out of employment. |
| DYSMORPHIC | • dysmorphic adj. Of, relative to, or producing dysmorphism. • DYSMORPHIC adj. obsessively concerned with supposed defects in one's appearance. |
| DYSPHEMISM | • dysphemism n. (Uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one… • dysphemism n. (Countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way. • DYSPHEMISM n. the substitution of a disagreeable or offensive expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one, e.g. The Holocaust (the dysphemism chosen by Jewish historians to replace the Nazis' ghastly euphemism, The Final Solution). |
| DYSPROSIUM | • dysprosium n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre. • DYSPROSIUM n. a rare-earth metal used in nuclear research. |
| EPIDIDYMIS | • epididymis n. (Anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle… • EPIDIDYMIS n. a mass of sperm-carrying tubes at the back of the testis. |
| 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. |
| NYMPHALIDS | • nymphalids n. Plural of nymphalid. • NYMPHALID n. any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. |
| POLYAMIDES | • polyamides n. Plural of polyamide. • POLYAMIDE n. a compound characterized by more than one amide group. |
| POLYIMIDES | • polyimides n. Plural of polyimide. • POLYIMIDE n. a polymer containing imide groups, used in heat-resistant materials. |
| POLYPIDOMS | • polypidoms n. Plural of polypidom. • POLYPIDOM n. a coral, or corallum; also, one of the coral-like structure made by bryozoans and hydroids. |
| POSTMODIFY | • postmodify v. (Grammar) To modify or qualify the previous word or phrase. • POSTMODIFY v. to modify the sense of (a word or phrase) by being placed after it. |
| PYRAMIDIST | • pyramidist n. An expert in Egyptian pyramids. • PYRAMIDIST n. someone who studies the Egyptian pyramids. |
| PYRAMIDONS | • pyramidons n. Plural of pyramidon. • PYRAMIDON n. an organ-stop with pipes like inverted pyramids. |
| YUPPIEDOMS | • YUPPIEDOM n. the state of being a yuppie, also YUPPYDOM. |