| BIODEGRADABLE | • biodegradable adj. Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms. • biodegradable n. Any material that can be decomposed by biological activity. • BIODEGRADABLE n. a product capable of being broken down esp into innocuous products by the action of living things (as microorganisms). |
| CONDESCENDING | • condescending adj. Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude. • condescending v. Present participle of condescend. • CONDESCEND v. to descend to a less formal or dignified level. |
| DEGRINGOLADED | • DEGRINGOLADE v. (French) to make a rapid descent. |
| DEGRINGOLADES | • degringolades n. Plural of degringolade. • dégringolades n. Plural of dégringolade. • DEGRINGOLADE v. (French) to make a rapid descent. |
| DEGRINGOLERED | • DEGRINGOLER v. to descend rapidly or steeply; to decline, fail. |
| DEHYDROGENASE | • dehydrogenase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds. • DEHYDROGENASE n. an enzyme that accelerates the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances. |
| DEHYDROGENATE | • dehydrogenate v. (Chemistry, transitive) To remove hydrogen from (a substance). • DEHYDROGENATE v. to remove the hydrogen from. |
| DEHYDROGENISE | • dehydrogenise v. Alternative spelling of dehydrogenize. • DEHYDROGENISE v. to remove hydrogen from, also DEHYDROGENIZE. |
| DEHYDROGENIZE | • dehydrogenize v. To dehydrogenate. • DEHYDROGENIZE v. to remove the hydrogen from, also DEHYDROGENISE. |
| DEMIGODDESSES | • demigoddesses n. Plural of demigoddess. • DEMIGODDESS n. a half-goddess; a woman whose nature is partly divine, esp. a heroine fabled to be the offspring of a god and a mortal. |
| DISLODGEMENTS | • dislodgements n. Plural of dislodgement. • DISLODGEMENT n. the act of dislodging, also DISLODGMENT. |
| LOGODAEDALIES | • logodaedalies n. Plural of logodaedaly. • LOGODAEDALY n. verbal legerdemain, esp. in the imaginative or capricious coining of new words. |
| NONDEGRADABLE | • nondegradable adj. That does not degrade. • nondegradable n. A material that does not degrade. • NONDEGRADABLE adj. not degradable. |
| OVERDEMANDING | • overdemanding adj. Excessively demanding. • OVERDEMANDING adj. excessively demanding. |
| OVERDIAGNOSED | • overdiagnosed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose. • overdiagnosed adj. (Participial adjective) Diagnosed more often than it truly occurs. • overdiagnosed adj. (Participial adjective) Diagnosed as a clinical case despite truly being a subclinical, asymptomatic case. |
| UNDERDIAGNOSE | • underdiagnose v. (Medicine) To diagnose something less often than it actually occurs. |
| UNDERGROUNDER | • undergrounder n. An underground publication or movie. • undergrounder n. One who is part of a secret or underground society or subculture. • under-grounder n. Alternative spelling of undergrounder. |
| WRONGHEADEDLY | • wrongheadedly adv. In a wrongheaded manner. • wrong-headedly adv. Alternative spelling of wrongheadedly. • WRONGHEADED adv. stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles. |