| ARGYRODITES | • argyrodites n. Plural of argyrodite. • ARGYRODITE n. a mineral composed of silver, germanium and sulphur. |
| COPYEDITING | • copyediting n. Alternative spelling of copy editing. • copy␣editing n. The correction of the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and preparation of it… • COPYEDIT v. to prepare copy for the printer. |
| COPYRIGHTED | • copyrighted adj. (Law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain. • copyrighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of copyright. • COPYRIGHT v. to secure the sole right to reproduce a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work of. |
| DEGLUTITORY | • deglutitory adj. Serving for, or aiding in, deglutition. • DEGLUTITORY adj. relating to deglutition, also DEGLUTITIVE. |
| DEGUSTATORY | • DEGUSTATORY adj. relating to degustation. |
| DENIGRATORY | • denigratory adj. Tending to denigrate. • DENIGRATORY adj. serving to denigrate, also DENIGRATIVE. |
| DEOXYGENATE | • deoxygenate v. (Transitive, physiology) To remove dissolved oxygen from (something, such as water or blood). • DEOXYGENATE v. to remove esp. molecular oxygen from. |
| DERMATOLOGY | • dermatology n. (Medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases. • DERMATOLOGY n. the study of skin. |
| DESIGNATORY | • designatory adj. Serving to designate. • DESIGNATORY adj. serving to designate, also DESIGNATIVE. |
| DETOXIFYING | • detoxifying v. Present participle of detoxify. • de-toxifying v. Present participle of de-toxify. • DETOXIFY v. to remove a toxin from, also DETOX. |
| DEUTEROGAMY | • deuterogamy n. A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined… • DEUTEROGAMY n. a second marriage after the death of the first spouse, also DIGAMY. |
| GONADECTOMY | • gonadectomy n. (Surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes. • GONADECTOMY n. the surgical removal of a gonad. |
| HYDROGENATE | • hydrogenate v. (Chemistry, transitive) to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an… • HYDROGENATE v. to combine or treat with hydrogen. |
| METHODOLOGY | • methodology n. (Originally sciences) The study of methods used in a field. • methodology n. (Loosely) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field. • methodology n. The implementation of such methods etc. |
| OUTYIELDING | • outyielding v. Present participle of outyield. • OUTYIELD v. to surpass in yielding. |
| PTERIDOLOGY | • pteridology n. (Botany) The scientific study of ferns and other pteridophytes. • PTERIDOLOGY n. the study of ferns. |
| TRAGICOMEDY | • tragicomedy n. (Uncountable) The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy. • tragicomedy n. (Countable) A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy. • TRAGICOMEDY n. a drama or a situation blending tragic and comic elements. |
| TROGLODYTES | • troglodytes n. Plural of troglodyte. • Troglodytes prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Troglodytidae – a number of songbirds, including the Eurasian wren. • Troglodytes prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a former genus, now synonymized with Pan. |
| TYPOGRAPHED | • typographed v. Simple past tense and past participle of typograph. • TYPOGRAPH v. to produce stamps by letterpress. |