| COUNTERPLEADING | • counterpleading v. Present participle of counterplead. • counterpleading n. A pleading against; a contrary pleading. • COUNTERPLEAD v. to plead the contrary of. |
| DEPERSONALISING | • depersonalising v. Present participle of depersonalise. • DEPERSONALISE v. to take away the characteristics or personality of, also DEPERSONALIZE. |
| DEPERSONALIZING | • depersonalizing v. Present participle of depersonalize. • DEPERSONALIZE v. to deprive of the sense of personal identity, also DEPERSONALISE. |
| DEPHLOGISTICATE | • dephlogisticate v. To take away the phlogiston, i.e. ability to burn, which is now understood to be chemically impossible. • DEPHLOGISTICATE v. to make something fireproof. |
| DISPLEASINGNESS | • displeasingness n. The state or quality of being displeasing. • DISPLEASING n. causing displeasure; disagreeable. |
| EPIDEMIOLOGICAL | • epidemiological adj. Of or pertaining to epidemiology. • EPIDEMIOLOGICAL adj. relating to epidemiology, also EPIDEMIOLOGIC. |
| EPIDEMIOLOGISTS | • epidemiologists n. Plural of epidemiologist. • EPIDEMIOLOGIST n. one who studies diseases. |
| LEPIDOPTEROLOGY | • lepidopterology n. (Biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera). • lepidopterology n. Lepidoptery, (the hobby of butterfly collecting). • LEPIDOPTEROLOGY n. the study of butterflies and moths. |
| PHOTODEGRADABLE | • photodegradable adj. Capable of being chemically broken down as the result of a photochemical reaction. • PHOTODEGRADABLE adj. chemically degradable by the action of light. |
| RADIOTELEGRAPHS | • radiotelegraphs n. Plural of radiotelegraph. • RADIOTELEGRAPH n. wireless telegraphy. |
| RADIOTELEGRAPHY | • radiotelegraphy n. The process and techniques of sending telegrams using radio waves rather than wires. • radio␣telegraphy n. The transmission of Morse code (etc) using radio. • RADIOTELEGRAPHY n. signalling by radiotelegraph, wireless telegraphy. |
| UNDERDEVELOPING | • underdeveloping v. Present participle of underdevelop. • UNDERDEVELOP v. to develop insufficiently. |
| UNDEREXPLOITING | • underexploiting v. Present participle of underexploit. • UNDEREXPLOIT v. to make insufficient use of. |
| UNDERPRIVILEGED | • underprivileged adj. Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others, usually through no fault of one’s own. • underprivileged n. A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural). • UNDERPRIVILEGED adj. deprived through social or economic condition of some of the fundamental rights of all members of a civilized society. |