| DETERIORISM | • DETERIORISM n. the doctrine that the world grows worse. |
| DIVERSIFORM | • diversiform adj. Of different or varying forms. • DIVERSIFORM adj. of diverse form. |
| DORMITORIES | • dormitories n. Plural of dormitory. • DORMITORY n. a sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms. |
| IMBORDERING | • imbordering v. Present participle of imborder. • IMBORDER v. to provide with a border, also EMBORDER. |
| INTRADERMIC | • intradermic adj. Synonym of intradermal. • INTRADERMIC adj. situated or done within or between the layers of the skin, also INTRADERMAL. |
| IRREDENTISM | • irredentism n. A nationalistic doctrine advocating the annexation of foreign lands with historic or ethnic links. • IRREDENTISM n. advocating return of what is now foreign land to the former occupants. |
| MICROCREDIT | • microcredit n. (Uncountable, banking) The practice of making very small loans, especially to poor people to promote… • microcredit n. (Countable, banking) A microloan. |
| MICRODRIVES | • microdrives n. Plural of microdrive. • MICRODRIVE n. a very small hard disk drive. |
| MISERICORDE | • misericorde n. (Obsolete) An act of clemency; pity, mercy. • misericorde n. Alternative form of misericord. • miséricorde n. Alternative form of misericord. |
| MISERICORDS | • misericords n. Plural of misericord. • MISERICORD n. a bracket on a seat in a choirstall, allowing the user some support when standing, also MISERICORDE. |
| MISINFERRED | • misinferred v. Simple past tense and past participle of misinfer. • MISINFER v. to infer wrongly. |
| MISINTERRED | • MISINTER v. to inter improperly. |
| MISORDERING | • misordering v. Present participle of misorder. • misordering n. The process or result of putting things in the wrong order. • MISORDER v. to order incorrectly. |
| PERICARDIUM | • pericardium n. (Anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract. • PERICARDIUM n. a membranous sac containing the heart. |
| RADIOMETRIC | • radiometric adj. Referring to the science of radiometry. • RADIOMETRIC adj. relating to radiometry, the measurement of radiant energy. |
| REREMINDING | • rereminding v. Present participle of reremind. • REREMIND v. to remind again. |
| SEMIRETIRED | • semiretired adj. Partially retired; working part time, and/or not yet receiving pension benefits nor drawing down retirement savings. • SEMIRETIRED adj. working only part-time, especially because of age or ill health. |