| DESTRUCTIVISMS | • DESTRUCTIVISM n. the theory that a part of a whole may be considered a principle part if the destruction of that part would lead to the destruction of the whole. |
| DESTRUCTIVISTS | • destructivists n. Plural of destructivist. • DESTRUCTIVIST n. a representative of destructive principles. |
| DEVOLUTIONISTS | • devolutionists n. Plural of devolutionist. • DEVOLUTIONIST n. a believer in a policy of devolution. |
| DIMINUTIVENESS | • diminutiveness n. The state or quality of being diminutive. • DIMINUTIVENESS n. the state of being diminutive. |
| DISADVENTUROUS | • disadventurous adj. (Obsolete) Unfortunate; calamitous. • DISADVENTUROUS adj. (obsolete) unfortunate. |
| DISINVESTITURE | • disinvestiture n. The act of depriving of investiture. • DISINVESTITURE n. the action of disinvesting. |
| DISRUPTIVENESS | • disruptiveness n. Quality or state of being disruptive. • DISRUPTIVE n. causing disruption. |
| DIVERTICULOSES | • diverticuloses n. Plural of diverticulosis. • DIVERTICULOSIS n. an intestinal disorder characterized by the presence of many diverticula. |
| DIVERTICULOSIS | • diverticulosis n. (Pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon. • DIVERTICULOSIS n. an intestinal disorder characterized by the presence of many diverticula. |
| MISADVENTURERS | • misadventurers n. Plural of misadventurer. • MISADVENTURER n. one who misadventures. |
| MISADVENTUROUS | • misadventurous adj. (Obsolete) unfortunate. • MISADVENTUROUS adj. having the nature of a misadventure. |
| OVERFASTIDIOUS | • overfastidious adj. Excessively fastidious. • OVERFASTIDIOUS adj. excessively fastidious. |
| PRODUCTIVENESS | • productiveness n. The state of being productive. • PRODUCTIVE n. having the power of producing, esp. in abundance. |
| SUBSTANTIVISED | • substantivised v. Simple past tense and past participle of substantivise. • SUBSTANTIVISE v. to make substantive, also SUBSTANTIVIZE. |
| SUBSTANTIVIZED | • substantivized v. Simple past tense and past participle of substantivize. • SUBSTANTIVIZE v. to make substantive, also SUBSTANTIVISE. |