| DICTATORSHIP | • dictatorship n. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique. • dictatorship n. A government which exercises autocratic rule. • dictatorship n. Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy. |
| DIPHTHERITIC | • diphtheritic adj. (Medicine) Resembling or related to diphtheria. • DIPHTHERITIC adj. relating to diphtheria. |
| DIPHTHERITIS | • diphtheritis n. (Dated) diphtheria. • DIPHTHERITIS n. diphtheria. |
| DITHYRAMBIST | • DITHYRAMBIST n. one who sings dithyrambic hymns. |
| DITTOGRAPHIC | • dittographic adj. Relating to or exhibiting dittography. • DITTOGRAPHIC adj. relating to dittography, the unintentional repetition of letters in print. |
| MITHRIDATISE | • mithridatise v. (UK) Alternative form of mithridatize. • MITHRIDATISE v. to acquire immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually increased doses of it, also MITHRIDATIZE. |
| MITHRIDATISM | • mithridatism n. The practice of gradually ingesting successively greater amounts of a poison in order to build immunity. • MITHRIDATISM n. immunity to poison by taking increasingly large doses. |
| MITHRIDATIZE | • mithridatize v. (US) To make immune to a poison by administration of gradually increasing doses. • MITHRIDATIZE v. to acquire immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually increased doses of it, also MITHRIDATISE. |
| RADIESTHETIC | • radiesthetic adj. Relating to radiesthesia. • RADIESTHETIC adj. relating to radiesthesia, sensitivity to radiation from any source. |
| SHIRTWAISTED | • shirtwaisted adj. Wearing a shirtwaist. • SHIRTWAISTED adj. as in shirtwaisted dress, another name for shirtwaister. |
| THEATRICISED | • theatricised v. Simple past tense and past participle of theatricise. • THEATRICISE v. to play a part, also THEATRICIZE. |
| THEATRICIZED | • theatricized v. Simple past tense and past participle of theatricize. • THEATRICIZE v. to play a part, also THEATRICISE. |
| TRACHEITIDES | • tracheitides n. Plural of tracheitis. • TRACHEITIS n. inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe, also TRACHITIS. |
| TRIETHIODIDE | • triethiodide n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound containing three ethiodide groups. • triethiodide n. (Organic chemistry) Any compound containing three ethylammonium iodide groups. • TRIETHIODIDE n. as in gallamine triethiodide, a neuromuscular blocking agent used in anaesthesia. |
| URETHRITIDES | • urethritides n. Plural of urethritis. • URETHRITIS n. inflammation of the urethra. |