| ADULTERATION | • adulteration n. The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another. • ADULTERATION n. the process of adulterating. |
| ANDOUILLETTE | • andouillette n. A small andouille (type of sausage). • ANDOUILLETTE n. (French) a kind of pork sausage. |
| ANECDOTALIST | • anecdotalist n. One who recounts anecdotes, or uses them instead of experimental evidence in a field of study. • ANECDOTALIST n. a person who is given to or is skilled in telling anecdotes. |
| BLOODLETTING | • bloodletting n. (Historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to… • bloodletting n. (By extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. • bloodletting n. A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. |
| DEBILITATION | • debilitation n. The act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one who is debilitated; weakness. • DEBILITATION n. the act of debilitating. |
| DEFLATIONIST | • deflationist n. A supporter of deflationism. • DEFLATIONIST n. someone who favours deflation of currency. |
| DEGLUTITIONS | • deglutitions n. Plural of deglutition. • DEGLUTITION n. the power or act of swallowing. |
| DELECTATIONS | • delectations n. Plural of delectation. • DELECTATION n. delight, enjoyment. |
| DELIMITATION | • delimitation n. The act of delimiting something. • delimitation n. A limit or boundary. • DELIMITATION n. the act of delimiting. |
| DENOTATIVELY | • denotatively adv. In a way that denotes. • DENOTATIVE adv. having power to denote. |
| DENTIROSTRAL | • dentirostral adj. (Zoology) Having a toothed bill. • DENTIROSTRAL adj. with notched beak. |
| DEONTOLOGIST | • deontologist n. (Ethics) A philosopher or other thinker who advocates or employs a deontological approach to ethics. • DEONTOLOGIST n. a student of deontology. |
| DETONABILITY | • detonability n. A measure of the readiness with which an explosive will detonate under specified conditions. • DETONABILITY n. the state of being detonable. |
| INTERPOLATED | • interpolated v. Simple past tense and past participle of interpolate. • INTERPOLATE v. to insert a word or passage in a book or manuscript, esp. in order to mislead. |
| MALTODEXTRIN | • maltodextrin n. (Biochemistry) A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive. • MALTODEXTRIN n. any of various carbohydrates derived from the partial hydrolysis of starch (as of corn or potatoes). |
| THISTLEDOWNS | • thistledowns n. Plural of thistledown. • THISTLEDOWN n. the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle. |
| TITLEHOLDING | • titleholding adj. Holding a rank or title. • TITLEHOLDING adj. holding a title. |
| WITHHOLDMENT | • withholdment n. The act of withholding. • WITHHOLDMENT n. the act of withholding. |