| CONSIGNIFIED | • consignified v. Simple past tense and past participle of consignify. • CONSIGNIFY v. to signify or denote in combination with something else. |
| DEFILIATIONS | • defiliations n. Plural of defiliation. • DEFILIATION n. depriving a parent of a child. |
| DEIFICATIONS | • deifications n. Plural of deification. • DEIFICATION n. the act or an instance of deifying. |
| DIFFUSIONISM | • diffusionism n. The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West. • DIFFUSIONISM n. the theory that diffusion is mainly responsible for cultural similarities. |
| DIFFUSIONIST | • diffusionist adj. Of or pertaining to diffusionism. • diffusionist n. A proponent of diffusionism. • DIFFUSIONIST n. an anthropologist who emphasizes the role of diffusion in the history of culture rather than independent invention or discovery. |
| DISCOMFITING | • discomfiting adj. Tending to discomfit (“embarrass greatly; upset the composure of, disconcert”). • discomfiting v. Present participle of discomfit. • DISCOMFIT v. to disconcert or balk. |
| DISINFECTION | • disinfection n. Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms. • DISINFECTION n. the act of disinfecting. |
| DISINFLATION | • disinflation n. (Economics) A decrease in the inflation rate. • disinflation n. (Economics) Deflation. • DISINFLATION n. a reversal of inflationary pressures. |
| DISINFORMING | • disinforming v. Present participle of disinform. • DISINFORM v. to inform incorrectly, also MISINFORM. |
| DISPROFITING | • disprofiting v. Present participle of disprofit. • DISPROFIT v. (archaic) to cause to fail to profit. |
| EDIFICATIONS | • edifications n. Plural of edification. • EDIFICATION n. an act of edifying. |
| FLUIDISATION | • fluidisation n. Alternative form of fluidization. • FLUIDISATION n. the process of fluidising, also FLUIDIZATION. |
| FLUORIDISING | • fluoridising v. Present participle of fluoridise. • FLUORIDISE v. to add fluoride to drinking water, also FLUORIDIZE. |