| CONTRADICTION | • contradiction n. (Countable, uncountable) The act of contradicting. • contradiction n. (Countable) A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is… • contradiction n. (Countable) A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions. |
| DECORTICATION | • decortication n. The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of anything. • DECORTICATION n. the act of removing the outer coverings (as bark or husks) from something (as fiber or seed). |
| DETERIORATION | • deterioration n. The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse. • DETERIORATION n. the act of deteriorating. |
| DINOTURBATION | • dinoturbation n. Bioturbation caused by the movements of dinosaurs. • DINOTURBATION n. the effects of dinosaur trampling on the formation of sedimentary rock. |
| DIOPTOMETRIES | • DIOPTOMETRY n. the measurement of ocular refraction. |
| DIPROTODONTID | • diprotodontid n. (Zoology) Any member of the family Diprotodontidae of extinct large marsupials, similar to wombats in form. • DIPROTODONTID n. an animal of the Diprotodontidae, an extinct family of marsupials including the genus Diprotodon. |
| FORTITUDINOUS | • fortitudinous adj. Having fortitude; courageous. • FORTITUDINOUS adj. showing fortitude. |
| INDOCTRINATOR | • indoctrinator n. One who indoctrinates. • INDOCTRINATOR n. one who indoctrinates. |
| INTRODUCTIONS | • introductions n. Plural of introduction. • INTRODUCTION n. a part of a book or treatise preliminary to the main portion. |
| PERIODONTISTS | • periodontists n. Plural of periodontist. • PERIODONTIST n. a dentist specialising in periodontics. |
| PERIODONTITIS | • periodontitis n. (Periodontology) A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling… • PERIODONTITIS n. inflammation of the tissues surrounding the teeth. |
| PTERIDOLOGIST | • pteridologist n. A person who studies ferns and other pteridophytes. • PTERIDOLOGIST n. one who studies pteridology. |
| RETRODICTIONS | • retrodictions n. Plural of retrodiction. • RETRODICTION n. the utilization of present information or ideas to infer or explain (a past event or state of affairs). |
| TRICHOTOMISED | • trichotomised v. Simple past tense and past participle of trichotomise. • TRICHOTOMISE v. to divide into three, also TRICHOTOMIZE. |
| TRICHOTOMIZED | • trichotomized v. Simple past tense and past participle of trichotomize. • TRICHOTOMIZE v. to divide into three, also TRICHOTOMISE. |