| DERMATOMYOSITIS | • dermatomyositis n. A disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin. • DERMATOMYOSITIS n. a disease characterized by inflammation of the skin and muscles, and wasting of the muscles. |
| DISEMPOWERMENTS | • disempowerments n. Plural of disempowerment. • DISEMPOWERMENT n. the act of disempowering. |
| DISIMPRISONMENT | • disimprisonment n. Release from prison. • DISIMPRISONMENT n. the act of freeing from prison. |
| HERMAPHRODITISM | • hermaphroditism n. The state of having sexual organs of both the male and female sexes. • HERMAPHRODITISM n. the state of being hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, usually in the same flower. |
| MELODRAMATISING | • melodramatising v. Present participle of melodramatise. • MELODRAMATISE v. to make melodramatic, also MELODRAMATIZE. |
| MELODRAMATIZING | • melodramatizing v. Present participle of melodramatize. • MELODRAMATIZE v. to make melodramatic, also MELODRAMATISE. |
| METOCLOPRAMIDES | • metoclopramides n. Plural of metoclopramide. • METOCLOPRAMIDE n. a drug used as an anti-emetic. |
| MICROMETEOROIDS | • micrometeoroids n. Plural of micrometeoroid. • MICROMETEOROID n. a small meteoroid. |
| RADIOMICROMETER | • radiomicrometer n. A device used to measure small changes in radiant heat, or in temperature. • RADIOMICROMETER n. an instrument for detecting and measuring small amounts of radiation, usually by a sensitive thermocouple. |
| RECOMMENDATIONS | • recommendations n. Plural of recommendation. • RECOMMENDATION n. the act of recommending. |
| SEMIDOCUMENTARY | • semidocumentary n. A drama (film, book or TV) that presents a fictional story incorporating many factual details or actual events. • semidocumentary adj. Of such a drama. • SEMIDOCUMENTARY n. a motion picture that uses many details taken from actual events or situations in presenting a fictional story. |
| THERMODYNAMICAL | • thermodynamical adj. Thermodynamic. • THERMODYNAMICAL adj. of or relating to thermodynamics, also THERMODYNAMIC. |
| THERMOPERIODISM | • thermoperiodism n. The property of being thermoperiodic. • THERMOPERIODISM n. the effect on an organism of rhythmic temperature variations. |
| ULTRAMODERNISMS | • ultramodernisms n. Plural of ultramodernism. • ULTRAMODERNISM n. an artistic movement beyond modernism. |
| UNDEREMPLOYMENT | • underemployment n. The condition of being underemployed. • UNDEREMPLOYMENT n. the condition in which people in a labor force are employed at less than full-time or regular jobs or at jobs inadequate with respect to their training or economic needs. |