| DEFINITENESS | • definiteness n. The state or quality of being definite. • DEFINITENESS n. the state of being definite. |
| DEFINITISING | • DEFINITISE v. to make definite, also DEFINITIZE. |
| DISFUNCTIONS | • disfunctions n. Plural of disfunction. • DISFUNCTION n. impairment or abnormality of the functioning of an organ, also DYSFUNCTION. |
| DISINFECTANT | • disinfectant adj. Serving to kill germs or viruses. • disinfectant n. A substance that kills germs and/or viruses. • DISINFECTANT n. an agent that frees from infection. |
| DISINFECTING | • disinfecting v. Present participle of disinfect. • DISINFECT v. to rid of disease-causing bacteria, etc. by cleaning, esp. with a chemical. |
| DISINFECTION | • disinfection n. Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms. • DISINFECTION n. the act of disinfecting. |
| DISINFESTANT | • disinfestant n. A substance used to eliminate pests. • DISINFESTANT n. an agent that disinfests, rids of vermin. |
| DISINFESTING | • disinfesting v. Present participle of disinfest. • DISINFEST v. to remove infestation from. |
| DISINFLATION | • disinflation n. (Economics) A decrease in the inflation rate. • disinflation n. (Economics) Deflation. • DISINFLATION n. a reversal of inflationary pressures. |
| DOWNSHIFTING | • downshifting v. Present participle of downshift. • downshifting n. A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance. • DOWNSHIFTING n. the act of selecting a lower gear. |
| INDIFFERENTS | • indifferents n. Plural of indifferent. • INDIFFERENT n. a person who is indifferent. |
| INFANTICIDES | • infanticides n. Plural of infanticide. • INFANTICIDE n. the killing of a small child. |
| INFANTILISED | • infantilised v. Simple past tense and past participle of infantilise. • INFANTILISE v. to render infantile, also INFANTILIZE. |
| INFEUDATIONS | • infeudations n. Plural of infeudation. • INFEUDATION n. the granting of feoff; transfer of tithes to layman. |
| PATHFINDINGS | • pathfindings n. Plural of pathfinding. • PATHFINDING n. the act of marking the way e.g. by flares. |
| UNSANCTIFIED | • unsanctified adj. Not having been sanctified; not made sacred; remaining mundane or worldly. #* 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth]… • UNSANCTIFIED adj. not sanctified. |