| DEPRESSURISING | • depressurising v. Present participle of depressurise. • DEPRESSURISE v. to reduce the air pressure in esp. suddenly, also DEPRESSURIZE. |
| DEPRESSURIZING | • depressurizing v. Present participle of depressurize. • DEPRESSURIZE v. to reduce the air pressure in esp. suddenly, also DEPRESSURISE. |
| DESULPHURISING | • desulphurising v. Present participle of desulphurise. • DESULPHURISE v. to remove the sulphur from a compound, also DESULFURISE, DESULFURIZE, DESULPHURIZE. |
| DIAGEOTROPISMS | • DIAGEOTROPISM n. the tendency of roots to orient perpendicular to gravity. |
| DISCOMPOSINGLY | • discomposingly adv. So as to discompose. • DISCOMPOSING adv. DISCOMPOSE, to disarrange; to disturb. |
| DISIMPRISONING | • disimprisoning v. Present participle of disimprison. • DISIMPRISON v. to free from prison or restraint. |
| DISPAUPERISING | • dispauperising v. Present participle of dispauperise. • DISPAUPERISE v. to free from pauperdom, also DISPAUPERIZE. |
| DISPLEASANTING | • DISPLEASANT v. to render unpleasing. |
| DISWORSHIPPING | • disworshipping v. Present participle of disworship. • DISWORSHIP v. (Milton) to refuse to worship. |
| GLADIATORSHIPS | • gladiatorships n. Plural of gladiatorship. • GLADIATORSHIP n. the state of being a gladiator. |
| PIDGINISATIONS | • pidginisations n. Plural of pidginisation. • PIDGINISATION n. the process of pidginising, also PIDGINIZATION. |
| PRODIGIOSITIES | • prodigiosities n. Plural of prodigiosity. • PRODIGIOSITY n. being prodigious. |
| PRODIGIOUSNESS | • prodigiousness n. The state or condition of being prodigious. • PRODIGIOUSNESS n. the state of being prodigious. |
| PTERIDOLOGISTS | • pteridologists n. Plural of pteridologist. • PTERIDOLOGIST n. one who studies pteridology. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPES | • sigmoidoscopes n. Plural of sigmoidoscope. • SIGMOIDOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPIC | • sigmoidoscopic adj. (Medicine) Relating to the type of examination of the colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPIC adj. pertaining to a sigmoidoscope, an instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |