| ADMONISHMENTS | • admonishments n. Plural of admonishment. • ADMONISHMENT n. a firm rebuke. |
| AGATHODAIMONS | • agathodaimons n. Plural of agathodaimon. • AGATHODAIMON n. (Greek) one's good genius; the good part of one's conscience. |
| DEINOTHERIUMS | • deinotheriums n. Plural of deinotherium. • DEINOTHERIUM n. an extinct elephantine mammal with downward-curving tusks, also DEINOTHERE, DINOTHERE, DINOTHERIUM. |
| DEMOLISHMENTS | • demolishments n. Plural of demolishment. • DEMOLISHMENT n. the act of demolishing. |
| DIATHERMANOUS | • diathermanous adj. Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal. • DIATHERMANOUS adj. permeable by or able to conduct radiant heat. |
| DIAZOMETHANES | • diazomethanes n. Plural of diazomethane. • DIAZOMETHANE n. a yellow odourless explosive gas, used as a methylating agent. |
| DICHOTOMISING | • dichotomising v. Present participle of dichotomise. • DICHOTOMISE v. to render dichotomous, also DICHOTOMIZE. |
| DOOMWATCHINGS | • DOOMWATCHING n. the act of keeping an eye on the environment. |
| ENDOTHELIOMAS | • endotheliomas n. Plural of endothelioma. • ENDOTHELIOMA n. a tumour of the endothelia. |
| ENDOTHERMISMS | • ENDOTHERMISM n. the formation of a chemical compound with the absorption of heat. |
| HEMODILUTIONS | • hemodilutions n. Plural of hemodilution. • HEMODILUTION n. decreased concentration of cells and solids in the blood resulting from gain of fluid, also HAEMODILUTION. |
| HOMESTEADINGS | • HOMESTEADING n. (US) a scheme by which people are permitted to buy, or live rent-free in, semi-derelict buildings and improve them with the help of Government grants, etc. |
| INDOMETHACINS | • indomethacins n. Plural of indomethacin. • INDOMETHACIN n. a nonsteroidal drug used esp. to treat painful inflammatory conditions, also INDOMETACIN. |
| MACHAIRODONTS | • machairodonts n. Plural of machairodont. • MACHAIRODONT n. a sabre-toothed animal. |
| METHODISATION | • METHODISATION n. the process of methodising, also METHODIZATION. |
| PHOTODYNAMICS | • photodynamics n. The study of the activating effects of light on living organisms. • PHOTODYNAMICS n. the branch of biology concerned with the effects of light on the actions of plants and animals. |
| RHABDOMANTIST | • rhabdomantist n. Synonym of rhabdomancer. • RHABDOMANTIST n. one who practices divination by means of a rod to locate underground water; a dowser. |
| WITHHOLDMENTS | • withholdments n. Plural of withholdment. • WITHHOLDMENT n. the act of withholding. |