| CORDIERITE | • cordierite n. (Mineralogy) A magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate. • CORDIERITE n. the mineral iolite or dichroite. |
| DIARRHETIC | • diarrhetic adj. That causes, or is associated with, diarrhea. • DIARRHETIC adj. of or like diarrhoea, also DIARRHEAL, DIARRHEIC, DIARRHOEAL, DIARRHOEIC. |
| DIRECTRICE | • directrice n. Alternative form of directrix (“female director; line defining a curve or surface”). • DIRECTRICE n. (French) a female director, also DIRECTRESS, DIRECTRIX. |
| DISHERITOR | • disheritor n. (Law) One who puts another person out of an inheritance. • DISHERITOR n. one who puts another out of his inheritance. |
| DISTRAINER | • distrainer n. Alternative form of distrainor. • DISTRAINER n. one who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels, also DISTRAINOR. |
| DRIVETRAIN | • drivetrain n. (Mechanical engineering) The mechanical parts of the powertrain, the gears and shafts, that connect… • drive␣train n. Alternative form of drivetrain. • DRIVETRAIN n. the parts that connect the transmission with the driving axles of an automobile, also DRIVELINE. |
| FRATRICIDE | • fratricide n. The killing of one’s brother (or sister). • fratricide n. (Military, by extension) The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms. • fratricide n. (Military, by extension) The undesirable situation where the separate missiles from a MIRV interfere… |
| INTERRADII | • interradii n. Plural of interradius. • INTERRADIUS n. a radius midway between primary radii or perradii. |
| IRRADIATED | • irradiated v. Simple past tense and past participle of irradiate. • irradiated adj. Emitted outwards from a centre like rays. • irradiated adj. (Heraldry) Having rays. |
| IRRADIATES | • irradiates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of irradiate. • IRRADIATE v. to shed light or other rays upon or into. |
| IRRADICATE | • irradicate v. To root deeply. • IRRADICATE v. to fix firmly. |
| IRRIDENTAS | • irridentas n. Plural of irridenta. • IRRIDENTA n. (Italian) a region containing people ethnically related to the inhabitants of one State but politically subject to another, also IRREDENTA. |
| NIGHTRIDER | • nightrider n. A member of the Ku Klux Klan, especially during the Reconstruction Era. • night␣rider n. Alternative form of nightrider. • NIGHTRIDER n. a member of a secret band of white men who carried out lynchings in the southern USA. |
| REDISTRICT | • redistrict v. To adjust the borders of districts of a state or other governmental or administrative entity. • redistrict v. (US, politics) To redraw the borders of the districts represented by legislators or other elected officeholders… • REDISTRICT v. to divide into new districts. |
| TRIFFIDIER | • TRIFFIDY adj. like a triffid, a monstrous (fictional) plant, also TRIFFIDIAN. |
| TRIRADIATE | • triradiate adj. Having three rays. • TRIRADIATE adj. three-rayed, also TRIRADIAL. |