| BIODIVERSITY | • biodiversity n. (Ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region. • BIODIVERSITY n. the number of species present in a given ecosystem. |
| DERIVATISING | • derivatising v. Present participle of derivatise. • DERIVATISE v. to make derivative, also DERIVATIZE. |
| DERIVATIZING | • derivatizing v. Present participle of derivatize. • DERIVATIZE v. to make derivative, also DERIVATISE. |
| DEVITRIFYING | • devitrifying v. Present participle of devitrify. • DEVITRIFY v. to deprive of glasslike character, make brittle. |
| DISTRIBUTIVE | • distributive adj. Relating to distribution. • distributive adj. Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing a proper share to each. • distributive adj. (Mathematics) A property of functions that have a rule describing how the function can be performed… |
| DITRANSITIVE | • ditransitive adj. (Linguistics) Of a class of verbs which take both a direct and an indirect object. An example is ’give’… • ditransitive n. (Linguistics) A verb that takes both an object and an indirect object. • DITRANSITIVE n. a verb able to take both a direct and an indirect object. |
| DIVARICATING | • divaricating v. Present participle of divaricate. • DIVARICATE v. to fork, diverge. |
| DIVARICATION | • divarication n. A divergence of opinion. • divarication n. The point at which branching occurs. • divarication n. (Botany) The growth habit of some low-growing shrubs; with wide angles where they diverge, the branches may interlace. |
| DIVERSIONIST | • diversionist n. One engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities. • diversionist n. A person who deviates politically. • DIVERSIONIST n. one engaged in diversionary activities. |
| DIVERTIMENTI | • divertimenti n. Plural of divertimento. • DIVERTIMENTO n. (Italian) a genre of 18th century chamber music having several short movements. |
| DIVINATORIAL | • divinatorial adj. Relating to divination. • DIVINATORIAL adj. relating to divination, conjectural. |
| DRIVEABILITY | • driveability n. Alternative spelling of drivability. • DRIVEABILITY n. the ability to be driven, also DRIVABILITY. |
| INDIVERTIBLE | • indivertible adj. Not to be diverted or turned aside. • INDIVERTIBLE adj. that cannot be diverted. |
| INDIVERTIBLY | • INDIVERTIBLE adv. that cannot be diverted. |
| INDIVIDUATOR | • individuator n. One who, or that which, individuates. • INDIVIDUATOR n. one who individuates. |
| INTERDICTIVE | • interdictive adj. Having the power to prohibit. • INTERDICTIVE adj. serving to interdict. |
| JURISDICTIVE | • jurisdictive adj. Jurisdictional. • JURISDICTIVE adj. relating to jurisdiction, also JURISDICTIONAL. |
| RECIDIVISTIC | • recidivistic adj. Being a recidivist; inclined to revert to previous behaviours. • RECIDIVISTIC adj. relating to recidivism. |
| REVICTIMIZED | • revictimized v. Simple past tense and past participle of revictimize. |
| VERIDICALITY | • veridicality n. Truth. • veridicality n. (Psychology, philosophy) The degree to which something, such as a knowledge structure, is veridical;… • VERIDICALITY n. the state of being veridical, truthful. |