| BIODIVERSITY | • biodiversity n. (Ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region. • BIODIVERSITY n. the number of species present in a given ecosystem. |
| CONVEYORISED | • conveyorised adj. (UK) Alternative spelling of conveyorized. • conveyorised v. (UK) simple past tense and past participle of conveyorise. • CONVEYORISE v. to equip with a conveyor, also CONVEYORIZE. |
| DEGRESSIVELY | • degressively adv. In a degressive manner. • DEGRESSIVE adv. showing degression, a gradual decrease, a reduction in taxes. |
| DEPRESSIVELY | • depressively adv. In a depressive manner. • DEPRESSIVE adv. tending to depress. |
| DIGRESSIVELY | • digressively adv. In a digressive fashion. • DIGRESSIVE adv. characterized by digressions. |
| DISCRETIVELY | • discretively adv. In a discretive manner. • DISCRETIVE adv. marking distinction or separation. |
| DISCURSIVELY | • discursively adv. In a discursive manner. • DISCURSIVE adv. moving from topic to topic without order. |
| DISPERSIVELY | • dispersively adv. In a dispersive way. • dispersively adv. With regard to dispersion. • DISPERSIVE adv. tending to disperse. |
| DISPURVEYING | • dispurveying v. Present participle of dispurvey. • DISPURVEY v. (archaic) to deprive of provisions. |
| DISRUPTIVELY | • disruptively adv. In a disruptive manner. • DISRUPTIVE adv. causing disruption. |
| DIVERSIFYING | • diversifying v. Present participle of diversify. • DIVERSIFY v. to give variety to. |
| DIVERSIONARY | • diversionary adj. That serves as a diversion. • DIVERSIONARY adj. tending to draw attention away from the principal concern. |
| OVERSTUDYING | • overstudying v. Present participle of overstudy. • OVERSTUDY v. to study to excess. |
| POSTDELIVERY | • postdelivery adj. After a delivery of e.g. mail or goods. • postdelivery adj. After the delivery of a newborn child. • POSTDELIVERY adj. following a delivery. |
| PREDISCOVERY | • prediscovery n. A previous discovery. • PREDISCOVERY n. a preliminary discovery. |
| VASODILATORY | • vasodilatory adj. Of, pertaining to, or functioning as a vasodilator. • VASODILATORY adj. relating to a vasodilator, a nerve or drug that causes vasodilatation. |
| VINEYARDISTS | • vineyardists n. Plural of vineyardist. • VINEYARDIST n. one who owns a vineyard. |