| DESULPHURISE | • desulphurise v. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of desulfurize (American spelling). • DESULPHURISE v. to remove the sulphur from a compound, also DESULFURISE, DESULFURIZE, DESULPHURIZE. |
| DISAUTHORISE | • disauthorise v. Alternative form of disauthorize. • DISAUTHORISE v. to deprive of authority, also DISAUTHORIZE. |
| DISENSHROUDS | • disenshrouds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenshroud. • DISENSHROUD v. to divest of a shroud. |
| DISFURNISHED | • disfurnished v. Simple past tense and past participle of disfurnish. • disfurnished adj. Deprived of furniture, accoutrements or belongings; stripped, destitute. • DISFURNISH v. to strip, render destitute. |
| DISFURNISHES | • disfurnishes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfurnish. • DISFURNISH v. to strip, render destitute. |
| DISHONOURERS | • dishonourers n. Plural of dishonourer. • DISHONOURER n. one who dishonours, also DISHONORER. |
| DISULPHURETS | • disulphurets n. Plural of disulphuret. • DISULPHURET n. (obsolete) a sulphide containing two atoms of sulphur to the molecule, also DISULFID, DISULFIDE, DISULPHIDE. |
| DOLICHURUSES | • DOLICHURUS n. (Greek) a dactylic hexameter with a redundant syllable at the end. |
| DRAUGHTINESS | • draughtiness n. Britain standard spelling of draftiness. • DRAUGHTINESS n. the state of being draughty. |
| DROUGHTINESS | • droughtiness n. Dryness of the weather; lack of rain. • DROUGHTINESS n. the state of being droughty. |
| GROUNDFISHES | • groundfishes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groundfish. • GROUNDFISH n. a marine fish that is found at the bottom e.g. cod, haddock. |
| HARBOURSIDES | • harboursides n. Plural of harbourside. • HARBOURSIDE n. the land that is situated next to a harbour, also HARBORSIDE. |
| SHIPBUILDERS | • shipbuilders n. Plural of shipbuilder. • ship-builders n. Plural of ship-builder. • SHIPBUILDER n. one who designs or constructs ships. |
| SHOULDERINGS | • shoulderings n. Plural of shouldering. • SHOULDERING n. the act of carrying on the shoulder. |
| SOUTHERNISED | • southernised v. Simple past tense and past participle of southernise. • SOUTHERNISE v. to make southern, also SOUTHERNIZE. |
| SUBCHLORIDES | • subchlorides n. Plural of subchloride. • SUBCHLORIDE n. a sub-compound of chloride. |
| TRISULPHIDES | • trisulphides n. Plural of trisulphide. • TRISULPHIDE n. a sulphide with three atoms of sulphur to the molecule, also TRISULFIDE. |
| UNDERTHIRSTS | • UNDERTHIRST n. (Wordsworth) an underlying or subconscious thirst. |