| BIOREMEDIATIONS | • bioremediations n. Plural of bioremediation. • BIOREMEDIATION n. the treatment of pollutants or waste (as in an oil spill, contaminated groundwater, or an industrial process) by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that break down the undesirable substances. |
| DECOMMISSIONING | • decommissioning v. Present participle of decommission. • decommissioning n. The act by which something is decommissioned. • DECOMMISSION v. to remove (as a ship or nuclear power plant) from service. |
| DEMOBILISATIONS | • demobilisations n. Plural of demobilisation. • DEMOBILISATION n. the process of demobilising, also DEMOBILIZATION. |
| DEMOBILIZATIONS | • demobilizations n. Plural of demobilization. • DEMOBILIZATION n. the act of demobilizing, also DEMOBILISATION. |
| DIAHELIOTROPISM | • diaheliotropism n. (Botany) A tendency of leaves or other plant organs to have their dorsal surface facing towards the rays of light. • DIAHELIOTROPISM n. the state of being diaheliotropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| DISCOMMISSIONED | • discommissioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of discommission. • DISCOMMISSION v. (Milton) to deprive of a commission. |
| DISCONFORMITIES | • disconformities n. Plural of disconformity. • DISCONFORMITY n. an unconformity in which the beds above the unconformity are parallel to the beds below the unconformity. |
| EPIDEMIOLOGICAL | • epidemiological adj. Of or pertaining to epidemiology. • EPIDEMIOLOGICAL adj. relating to epidemiology, also EPIDEMIOLOGIC. |
| EPIDEMIOLOGISTS | • epidemiologists n. Plural of epidemiologist. • EPIDEMIOLOGIST n. one who studies diseases. |
| MICRODISSECTION | • microdissection n. A dissection using a microscope and very fine instruments. • MICRODISSECTION n. dissection under the microscope. |
| OMNIDIRECTIONAL | • omnidirectional adj. In every direction, especially of a radio system capable of transmitting or receiving signals in all… • omnidirectional adj. (Physics, electrical engineering) Having a ring-shaped radiation pattern, with equal radiation in all… • omnidirectional adj. (Rare) Of such an attack or effect that encompasses all directions. |
| POLIOMYELITIDES | • poliomyelitides n. Plural of poliomyelitis. • POLIOMYELITIS n. a virus disease of the spinal cord, often causing paralysis; infantile paralysis. |
| PREMODIFICATION | • premodification n. (Grammar) modification by a premodifier. • PREMODIFICATION adj. preceding a modification. |
| SIGMOIDECTOMIES | • sigmoidectomies n. Plural of sigmoidectomy. • SIGMOIDECTOMY n. removal of the sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPIES | • sigmoidoscopies n. Plural of sigmoidoscopy. • SIGMOIDOSCOPY n. examination of the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |