| DISCONFORMITY | • disconformity n. (Geology) A type of unconformity in which erosion or lack of deposition has occurred between two parallel… • disconformity n. (Religion) nonconformity. • DISCONFORMITY n. an unconformity in which the beds above the unconformity are parallel to the beds below the unconformity. |
| DISCRETIONARY | • discretionary adj. Available at one’s discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one’s own discretion… • DISCRETIONARY adj. at discretion. |
| DISENTRAYLING | • DISENTRAYLE v. (Spenser) to disembowel, remove the entrails, also DISENTRAIL. |
| DISINHIBITORY | • disinhibitory adj. That disinhibits. • disinhibitory adj. Of, or relating to a disinhibitor. • DISINHIBITORY adj. serving to disinhibit. |
| DISORDINATELY | • disordinately adv. (Obsolete) inordinately. • DISORDINATE adv. not in order. |
| DISPIRITINGLY | • dispiritingly adv. In a dispiriting manner. • DISPIRITING adv. DISPIRIT, to lower in spirits. |
| DISTRACTINGLY | • distractingly adv. In a distracting manner. • DISTRACTING adv. DISTRACT, to divert the attention of. |
| DISTRESSINGLY | • distressingly adv. In a distressing manner; so as to cause distress. • DISTRESSING adv. causing anxiety or suffering to. |
| HYBRIDISATION | • hybridisation n. Alternative form of hybridization. • HYBRIDISATION n. the process of hybridising, also HYBRIDIZATION. |
| HYDRASTININES | • hydrastinines n. Plural of hydrastinine. • HYDRASTININE n. a colourless crystalline water-soluble compound whose pharmacological action resembles that of hydrastine. |
| HYDROKINETICS | • hydrokinetics n. (Physics) The branch of physics concerned with the movement of fluids. • HYDROKINETICS n. the study of the motion of fluids. |
| HYDROZINCITES | • hydrozincites n. Plural of hydrozincite. • HYDROZINCITE n. a monoclinic basic carbonate of zinc that is a secondary mineral occurring as light-coloured crusts on zinc deposits. |
| IDIOSYNCRATIC | • idiosyncratic adj. Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric. • IDIOSYNCRATIC adj. showing idiosyncrasy, also IDIOSYNCRATICAL. |
| INDUSTRIOUSLY | • industriously adv. In an industrious manner. • INDUSTRIOUS adv. habitually active or occupied. |
| INTERINDUSTRY | • interindustry adj. Between industries. • INTERINDUSTRY adj. between industries. |
| PHARYNGITIDES | • pharyngitides n. Plural of pharyngitis. • PHARYNGITIS n. inflammation of the pharynx. |
| RESIDENTIALLY | • residentially adv. In a residential manner. • RESIDENTIAL adv. used as a residence or by residents. |
| SEDIMENTARILY | • sedimentarily adv. As, or in terms of, sediment. • SEDIMENTARY adv. relating to or composed of sediment. |
| TRANSLUCIDITY | • TRANSLUCIDITY n. the quality of being translucid. |