| CONTRADICTING | • contradicting v. Present participle of contradict. • CONTRADICT v. to assert the contrary of. |
| DECORTICATING | • decorticating v. Present participle of decorticate. • DECORTICATE v. to remove the bark, husk or peel of. |
| DEMONSTRATING | • demonstrating v. Present participle of demonstrate. • DEMONSTRATE v. to show clearly. |
| DERMATOLOGIST | • dermatologist n. A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology. • DERMATOLOGIST n. one who studies dermatology. |
| DETERIORATING | • deteriorating adj. Getting worse. • deteriorating v. Present participle of deteriorate. • DETERIORATE v. to make inferior in quality or value. |
| DEUTERAGONIST | • deuteragonist n. (Narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist). • deuteragonist n. (Historical, ancient Greek drama) An actor playing a role (potentially all roles) requiring a second… • DEUTERAGONIST n. the actor taking the part of second importance in a classical Greek drama. |
| DEUTEROGAMIST | • deuterogamist n. (Theology, law) A practicer or supporter of deuterogamy. • DEUTEROGAMIST n. someone who remarries after a spouse's death, also DIGAMIST. |
| DISINTEGRATOR | • disintegrator n. One who, or that which, disintegrates. • DISINTEGRATOR n. something that causes disintegration. |
| DITTOGRAPHIES | • dittographies n. Plural of dittography. • DITTOGRAPHY n. the unintentional repetition of letters in print. |
| NONINTEGRATED | • nonintegrated adj. Not integrated. • NONINTEGRATED adj. not integrated. |
| OVERTIGHTENED | • overtightened v. Simple past tense and past participle of overtighten. • OVERTIGHTEN v. to tighten to excess. |
| PRENEGOTIATED | • prenegotiated adj. Negotiated in advance. • PRENEGOTIATE v. to negotiate in advance. |
| PROGLOTTIDEAN | • PROGLOTTIDEAN adj. of or like a proglottis, a segment of a tapeworm. |
| PTERIDOLOGIST | • pteridologist n. A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes. • PTERIDOLOGIST n. one who studies pteridology. |
| TROGLODYTICAL | • troglodytical adj. Alternative form of troglodytic. • TROGLODYTICAL adj. cave-dwelling, also TROGLODYTIC. |
| TROGLODYTISMS | • TROGLODYTISM n. the practice of living in caves. |
| TROTHPLIGHTED | • trothplighted adj. (Dated) Having pledged one’s troth; engaged; promised. • trothplighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of trothplight. • TROTHPLIGHT v. to betroth. |