| DIARTHRODIAL | • diarthrodial adj. (Anatomy) Relating to diarthrosis, or movable articulations. • DIARTHRODIAL adj. of or like a diarthrosis, a joint permitting free movement. |
| DICHOTOMISED | • dichotomised v. Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomise. • DICHOTOMISE v. to render dichotomous, also DICHOTOMIZE. |
| DICHOTOMIZED | • dichotomized v. Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomize. • dichotomized adj. Divided into dichotomous parts. • DICHOTOMIZE v. to render dichotomous, also DICHOTOMISE. |
| DIETHYLAMIDE | • diethylamide n. (Organic chemistry) The derivative of a compound formed by adding an amide group with two ethyl substituents… • DIETHYLAMIDE n. as in lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD. |
| DIPHTHEROIDS | • diphtheroids n. Plural of diphtheroid. • DIPHTHEROID n. a bacterium that resembles the bacterium of diphtheria but does not produce diphtheria toxin. |
| DISINHERITED | • disinherited v. Simple past tense and past participle of disinherit. • DISINHERIT v. to deprive of an inheritance, also DISHERIT. |
| DISINHIBITED | • disinhibited v. Simple past tense and past participle of disinhibit. • DISINHIBIT v. to remove restraints on (used esp. of drugs affecting behaviour). |
| DISTHRONISED | • DISTHRONISE v. (Spenser) to dethrone, also DISTHRONIZE. |
| DISTHRONIZED | • disthronized v. Simple past tense and past participle of disthronize. • DISTHRONIZE v. (Spenser) to dethrone, also DISTHRONISE. |
| DITCHDIGGERS | • ditchdiggers n. Plural of ditchdigger. • DITCHDIGGER n. one that digs ditches. |
| ENDOTHELIOID | • endothelioid adj. Resembling endothelium. • ENDOTHELIOID adj. of or like the endothelium, the layer of cell tissue on the internal surfaces of blood vessels, lymphatics, etc., also ENDOTHELIAL. |
| HYDATIDIFORM | • hydatidiform adj. Resembling a hydatid. • HYDATIDIFORM adj. having the shape of a hydatid, a fluid-filled cyst, esp. one containing tapeworm larva. |
| MIDDLEWEIGHT | • middleweight n. (Uncountable) A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super… • middleweight n. (Countable) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc. • middleweight n. (Countable, business, by extension) An employee ranking anywhere between junior and senior. |
| THALIDOMIDES | • thalidomides n. Plural of thalidomide. • THALIDOMIDE n. a nonbarbiturate sedative drug, withdrawn in 1961 because found to cause malformation in the fetus if taken during pregnancy. |
| TRIETHIODIDE | • triethiodide n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound containing three ethiodide groups. • triethiodide n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound containing three ethylammonium iodide groups. • TRIETHIODIDE n. as in gallamine triethiodide, a neuromuscular blocking agent used in anaesthesia. |