| DIPLEIDOSCOPES | • dipleidoscopes n. Plural of dipleidoscope. • DIPLEIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for ascertaining the moment of meridian passage by observing the coincidence of two images. |
| DISAPPARELLING | • disapparelling v. Present participle of disapparel. • DISAPPAREL v. to disrobe; to strip of apparel. |
| DISAPPLICATION | • disapplication n. (Law) exemption from a legal requirement. • DISAPPLICATION n. the act of disapplying, rendering a law inapplicable. |
| DISAPPOINTEDLY | • disappointedly adv. In a disappointed manner. • DISAPPOINTED adv. DISAPPOINT, to fail to meet the expectation or hope of. |
| DISAPPROVINGLY | • disapprovingly adv. In a disapproving manner. • DISAPPROVING adv. passing unfavorable judgment on. |
| FIELDSTRIPPING | • fieldstripping v. Present participle of fieldstrip. • field␣stripping v. Present participle of field strip. • FIELDSTRIP v. to take apart a weapon for routine cleaning etc. |
| HYPERLIPIDEMIA | • hyperlipidemia n. (Medicine) An excess quantity of lipid in the blood; a symptom of several medical conditions. • HYPERLIPIDEMIA n. an abnormally high level of fat in the blood, also HYPERLIPEMIA, HYPERLIPIDAEMIA. |
| HYPODIPLOIDIES | • hypodiploidies n. Plural of hypodiploidy, referring to types thereof. • HYPODIPLOIDY n. the state of being hypodiploid, having slightly fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. |
| LEPIDOPTERISTS | • lepidopterists n. Plural of lepidopterist. • LEPIDOPTERIST n. a specialist in lepidopterology. |
| PHILANTHROPOID | • philanthropoid n. (Informal) An administrative employee at a philanthropic organisation. • PHILANTHROPOID n. a person who works for a philanthropic organization. |
| POLYDISPERSITY | • polydispersity n. (Uncountable) The state of being polydisperse. • polydispersity n. (Countable) A measure of the degree to which a colloid is polydisperse. • POLYDISPERSITY n. the state of being polydisperse, characterized by particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system. |
| PTERIDOPHILIST | • PTERIDOPHILIST n. a fern-lover. |