| DESTRUCTIVISMS | • DESTRUCTIVISM n. the theory that a part of a whole may be considered a principle part if the destruction of that part would lead to the destruction of the whole. |
| DESTRUCTIVISTS | • destructivists n. Plural of destructivist. • DESTRUCTIVIST n. a representative of destructive principles. |
| DISINVESTITURE | • disinvestiture n. The act of depriving of investiture. • DISINVESTITURE n. the action of disinvesting. |
| DISRUPTIVENESS | • disruptiveness n. Quality or state of being disruptive. • DISRUPTIVE n. causing disruption. |
| DISTRIBUTIVELY | • distributively adv. In a distributive manner. • DISTRIBUTIVE adv. relating to distribution. |
| DISTRIBUTIVITY | • distributivity n. (Mathematics) the fact of being distributive. • DISTRIBUTIVITY n. the state of being distributive. |
| DIVERTICULITIS | • diverticulitis n. (Medicine, pathology) An infection of the diverticulum. • DIVERTICULITIS n. an intestinal disorder. |
| DIVERTICULOSES | • diverticuloses n. Plural of diverticulosis. • DIVERTICULOSIS n. an intestinal disorder characterized by the presence of many diverticula. |
| DIVERTICULOSIS | • diverticulosis n. (Pathology) The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon. • DIVERTICULOSIS n. an intestinal disorder characterized by the presence of many diverticula. |
| NEURODIVERSITY | • neurodiversity n. The variety of configurations of the brain, especially with regard to autism. • NEURODIVERSITY n. variety in human behavioural traits and brain function, viewed as normal variation within the population; used esp with reference to autistic spectrum conditions. |
| OVERFASTIDIOUS | • overfastidious adj. Excessively fastidious. • OVERFASTIDIOUS adj. excessively fastidious. |
| PRODUCTIVITIES | • productivities n. Plural of productivity. • PRODUCTIVITY n. the state of being productive. |
| REDISTRIBUTIVE | • redistributive adj. Of or pertaining to redistribution. • REDISTRIBUTIVE adj. relating to redistribution. |
| REVOLUTIONISED | • revolutionised v. Simple past tense and past participle of revolutionise. • REVOLUTIONISE v. to effect a revolution in, also REVOLUTIONIZE. |
| ULTRACIVILISED | • ULTRACIVILISED adj. extremely civilised, also ULTRACIVILIZED. |
| UNDERINVESTING | • underinvesting v. Present participle of underinvest. • UNDERINVEST v. to invest insufficient funds. |
| VALETUDINARIES | • valetudinaries n. Plural of valetudinary. • VALETUDINARY n. a valetudinarian. |
| VENTRILOQUISED | • ventriloquised v. Simple past tense and past participle of ventriloquise. • VENTRILOQUISE v. to project the voice, also VENTRILOQUIZE. |
| VERISIMILITUDE | • verisimilitude n. The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality, realism. • verisimilitude n. A statement which merely appears to be true. • verisimilitude n. (In composing a fiction): Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion. |