| ANISODACTYLOUS | • anisodactylous adj. (Zoology) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds. • ANISODACTYLOUS adj. of birds, having three toes turned forward, one backwards. |
| DACTYLOSCOPIES | • DACTYLOSCOPY n. the comparison of fingerprints for purpose of identification. |
| DEMYTHOLOGISES | • demythologises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demythologise. • DEMYTHOLOGISE v. to remove mythology from in order to arrive at the basic meaning, also DEMYTHOLOGIZE. |
| DISCOMPOSINGLY | • discomposingly adv. So as to discompose. • DISCOMPOSING adv. DISCOMPOSE, to disarrange; to disturb. |
| DISCONSOLATELY | • disconsolately adv. In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation. • DISCONSOLATE adv. cheerless. |
| DISCOURTEOUSLY | • discourteously adv. In a discourteous manner. • DISCOURTEOUS adv. lacking courtesy, also DISCOURTEISE. |
| DYSTELEOLOGIES | • DYSTELEOLOGY n. the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
| DYSTELEOLOGIST | • dysteleologist n. One who subscribes to the philosophy of dysteleology. • DYSTELEOLOGIST n. a specialist in dysteleology, the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
| HYDROACOUSTICS | • hydroacoustics n. Any of various sciences and technologies dealing with sound transmitted through water. • HYDROACOUSTICS n. the study of sound travelling through water. |
| HYDROGENOLYSIS | • hydrogenolysis n. (Chemistry) the cleavage of a molecule, especially that of a carbon-carbon bond, with the addition of… • HYDROGENOLYSIS n. a chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed by hydrogen. |
| HYDROLYSATIONS | • hydrolysations n. Plural of hydrolysation. • HYDROLYSATION n. the process of hydrolysing, also HYDROLYZATION. |
| HYDROMEDUSOIDS | • HYDROMEDUSOID n. a hydromedusa, also HYDROMEDUSA, HYDROMEDUSAN. |
| HYDRONEPHROSIS | • hydronephrosis n. (Pathology) distension of the kidneys due to obstruction in the flow of urine. • HYDRONEPHROSIS n. distension of the kidney with urine held up as a result of obstruction in the urinary tract. |
| POLYDAEMONISMS | • POLYDAEMONISM n. the belief in and worship of numerous supernatural powers, also POLYDEMONISM. |
| PYCNIDIOSPORES | • pycnidiospores n. Plural of pycnidiospore. • PYCNIDIOSPORE n. a conidium produced in a pycnidium, also PYCNOSPORE. |
| RHABDOMYOLYSIS | • rhabdomyolysis n. (Medicine) The rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine. |