| DAGUERREOTYPES | • daguerreotypes n. Plural of daguerreotype. • DAGUERREOTYPE v. to develop by daguerreotype, a method of photography by mercury vapour development of silver iodide. |
| DIPTEROCARPOUS | • DIPTEROCARPOUS adj. of or like a dipterocarp. |
| DISTEMPERATURE | • distemperature n. (Now rare) A state of adverse or unhealthy atmospheric conditions. • distemperature n. (Now rare) Unhealthy imbalance of bodily humours; a disorder. • DISTEMPERATURE n. (archaic) lack of proper temperature; intemperateness. |
| DRAUGHTSPERSON | • draughtsperson n. Alternative spelling of draftsperson. • DRAUGHTSPERSON n. a gender-neutral term for draughtsman or draughtswoman. |
| PARTICULARISED | • particularised v. Simple past tense and past participle of particularise. • PARTICULARISE v. to state in detail, also PARTICULARIZE. |
| PRECONSTRUCTED | • preconstructed adj. Constructed in advance. • PRECONSTRUCT v. to construct in advance. |
| PREPRODUCTIONS | • preproductions n. Plural of preproduction. • pre-productions n. Plural of pre-production. • PREPRODUCTION n. a preliminary production. |
| PSEUDARTHROSES | • pseudarthroses n. Plural of pseudarthrosis. • PSEUDARTHROSIS n. a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united, also PSEUDOARTHROSIS. |
| PSEUDARTHROSIS | • pseudarthrosis n. (Pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture. • pseudarthrosis n. (Surgery) A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery. • pseudarthrosis n. (Architecture) A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint. |
| SUPERCONDUCTOR | • superconductor n. A substance that has no resistance to conducting an electric current. • SUPERCONDUCTOR n. a material that exhibits superconductivity. |
| SUPERORDINATED | • superordinated v. Simple past tense and past participle of superordinate. • SUPERORDINATE v. to make superordinate. |
| SUPERORDINATES | • superordinates n. Plural of superordinate. • SUPERORDINATE v. to make superordinate. |
| SUPERSATURATED | • supersaturated adj. (Chemistry, physics, of a solution) More concentrated than is normally possible. • supersaturated adj. (Physics, of a vapor) Having a vapor pressure higher than is normally possible. • supersaturated v. Simple past tense and past participle of supersaturate. |
| UNDERSTRAPPERS | • understrappers n. Plural of understrapper. • UNDERSTRAPPER n. an inferior agent; an underling. |
| UNDERSTRAPPING | • understrapping adj. (Archaic) Becoming an understrapper; subservient. • UNDERSTRAPPING adj. subordinate. |