| DIAGEOTROPISM | • diageotropism n. (Botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to… • DIAGEOTROPISM n. the tendency of roots to orient perpendicular to gravity. |
| DIAPHRAGMATIC | • diaphragmatic adj. Of, pertaining to, or using a diaphragm. • DIAPHRAGMATIC adj. relating to the diaphragm. |
| DIAPHRAGMITIS | • diaphragmitis n. (Rare) Inflammation of the diaphragm. • DIAPHRAGMITIS n. inflammation of the diaphragm, also DIAPHRAGMATITIS. |
| DIPLOMATISING | • diplomatising v. Present participle of diplomatise. • DIPLOMATISE v. to practise, or bring about by, diplomacy, also DIPLOMATIZE. |
| DIPLOMATIZING | • diplomatizing v. Present participle of diplomatize. • DIPLOMATIZE v. to practise, or bring about by, diplomacy, also DIPLOMATISE. |
| DISEMPOWERING | • disempowering v. Present participle of disempower. • DISEMPOWER v. to deprive of power; to divest of strength. |
| EPIDEMIOLOGIC | • epidemiologic adj. Of or pertaining to epidemiology. • EPIDEMIOLOGIC adj. relating to epidemiology, also EPIDEMIOLOGICAL. |
| MISDEVELOPING | • misdeveloping v. Present participle of misdevelop. • MISDEVELOP v. to develop wrongly. |
| MISPERSUADING | • mispersuading v. Present participle of mispersuade. • MISPERSUADE v. to persuade wrongly. |
| POSTMODIFYING | • postmodifying v. Present participle of postmodify. • POSTMODIFY v. to modify the sense of (a word or phrase) by being placed after it. |
| PREDOMINATING | • predominating v. Present participle of predominate. • PREDOMINATE v. to hold advantage in numbers or quantity. |
| PREMEDICATING | • premedicating v. Present participle of premedicate. • PREMEDICATE v. to administer premedication to. |
| PREMEDITATING | • premeditating v. Present participle of premeditate. • PREMEDITATE v. to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand. |
| PRIMIGRAVIDAE | • primigravidae n. Plural of primigravida. • primigravidæ n. Archaic form of primigravidae (plural of primigravida). • PRIMIGRAVIDA n. (Lat.) a woman pregnant for the first time. |
| PRIMIGRAVIDAS | • primigravidas n. Plural of primigravida. • PRIMIGRAVIDA n. (Lat.) a woman pregnant for the first time. |
| PSEUDIMAGINES | • PSEUDIMAGO n. a stage in the development of certain insects, such as the May flies, intermediate between the pupa and imago. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPE | • sigmoidoscope n. (Medicine) An instrument used for examining the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPY | • sigmoidoscopy n. (Medicine) Internal examination of the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPY n. examination of the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |