| DESCRIPTIVISM | • descriptivism n. (Linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms… • DESCRIPTIVISM n. a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| DESCRIPTIVIST | • descriptivist adj. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism. • descriptivist n. (Linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes… • DESCRIPTIVIST adj. relating to descriptivism, a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| DISIMPRISONED | • disimprisoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of disimprison. • DISIMPRISON v. to free from prison or restraint. |
| DISPIRITMENTS | • dispiritments n. Plural of dispiritment. • DISPIRITMENT n. a state of being dispirited. |
| DISPRAISINGLY | • dispraisingly adv. By way of dispraise. • DISPRAISING adv. DISPRAISE, to censure. |
| DISPRIVILEGES | • disprivileges v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disprivilege. • DISPRIVILEGE v. to deprive of a privilege. |
| DISWORSHIPING | • DISWORSHIP v. (Milton) to refuse to worship. |
| IDIOMORPHISMS | • IDIOMORPHISM n. the state of being idiomorphic. |
| ISODIMORPHISM | • isodimorphism n. Isomorphism between the two forms severally of two dimorphous substances. • ISODIMORPHISM n. isomorphism between each of the two forms of a dimorphous substance and the corresponding forms of another dimorphous substance. |
| PARASITICIDES | • parasiticides n. Plural of parasiticide. • PARASITICIDE n. the killing of parasites. |
| PAROTIDITISES | • PAROTIDITIS n. inflammation of the parotid gland, as in mumps, also PAROTITIS. |
| PERIOSTITIDES | • periostitides n. Plural of periostitis. • PERIOSTITIS n. inflammation of the periosteum. |
| REDISPOSITION | • redisposition n. Readjustment; the act of redisposing. • REDISPOSITION n. a new disposition. |
| SERENDIPITIES | • serendipities n. Plural of serendipity. • SERENDIPITY n. the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident. |
| SERENDIPITIST | • serendipitist n. A person who benefits from serendipity. • SERENDIPITIST n. a person who believes in serendipity; a person who has this faculty. |
| SIDEROPHILINS | • SIDEROPHILIN n. any of a group of blood glycoproteins that transport iron, aka transferrin. |
| SPHEROIDISING | • SPHEROIDISE v. to develop spherulitic or granular structure in, also SPHEROIDIZE. |
| SPIRITUALISED | • spiritualised v. Simple past tense and past participle of spiritualise. • SPIRITUALISE v. to make spiritual, also SPIRITUALIZE. |
| STIPENDIARIES | • stipendiaries n. Plural of stipendiary. • STIPENDIARY n. one who receives a stipend. |