| CONDESCENDING | • condescending adj. Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude. • condescending v. Present participle of condescend. • CONDESCEND v. to descend to a less formal or dignified level. |
| DEGRINGOLADES | • degringolades n. Plural of degringolade. • dégringolades n. Plural of dégringolade. • DEGRINGOLADE v. (French) to make a rapid descent. |
| DEHYDROGENASE | • dehydrogenase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds. • DEHYDROGENASE n. an enzyme that accelerates the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances. |
| DEHYDROGENISE | • dehydrogenise v. Alternative spelling of dehydrogenize. • DEHYDROGENISE v. to remove hydrogen from, also DEHYDROGENIZE. |
| DENDROLOGISTS | • dendrologists n. Plural of dendrologist. • DENDROLOGIST n. a student of dendrology. |
| DIPHTHONGISED | • diphthongised v. Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongise. • DIPHTHONGISE v. to make into a diphthong, also DIPHTHONGIZE. |
| DISCOMMENDING | • discommending v. Present participle of discommend. • DISCOMMEND v. to mention with disapprobation. |
| DISGARRISONED | • disgarrisoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of disgarrison. • DISGARRISON v. to deprive of a garrison. |
| DISLODGEMENTS | • dislodgements n. Plural of dislodgement. • DISLODGEMENT n. the act of dislodging, also DISLODGMENT. |
| OVERDIAGNOSED | • overdiagnosed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose. • overdiagnosed adj. (Participial adjective) Diagnosed more often than it truly occurs. • overdiagnosed adj. (Participial adjective) Diagnosed as a clinical case despite truly being a subclinical, asymptomatic case. |
| PROPAGANDISED | • propagandised v. Simple past tense and past participle of propagandise. • PROPAGANDISE v. to subject to propaganda, also PROPAGANDIZE. |
| SPRINGBOARDED | • springboarded v. Simple past tense and past participle of springboard. |
| UNDERDIAGNOSE | • underdiagnose v. (Medicine) To diagnose something less often than it actually occurs. |
| UNDERKINGDOMS | • underkingdoms n. Plural of underkingdom. • UNDERKINGDOM n. a subkingdom. |
| UNDISCOURAGED | • undiscouraged adj. Not discouraged. • UNDISCOURAGED adj. not discouraged. |
| WOODSHEDDINGS | • WOODSHEDDING n. spontaneous or improvised barbershop singing. |