| BIOREMEDIATIONS | • bioremediations n. Plural of bioremediation. • BIOREMEDIATION n. the treatment of pollutants or waste (as in an oil spill, contaminated groundwater, or an industrial process) by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that break down the undesirable substances. |
| DECOMMISSIONING | • decommissioning v. Present participle of decommission. • decommissioning n. The act by which something is decommissioned. • DECOMMISSION v. to remove (as a ship or nuclear power plant) from service. |
| DEMOBILISATIONS | • demobilisations n. Plural of demobilisation. • DEMOBILISATION n. the process of demobilising, also DEMOBILIZATION. |
| DEMOBILIZATIONS | • demobilizations n. Plural of demobilization. • DEMOBILIZATION n. the act of demobilizing, also DEMOBILISATION. |
| DIAHELIOTROPISM | • diaheliotropism n. (Botany) A tendency of leaves or other plant organs to have their dorsal surface facing towards the rays of light. • DIAHELIOTROPISM n. the state of being diaheliotropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| DICHOTOMISATION | • dichotomisation n. Alternative spelling of dichotomization. • DICHOTOMISATION n. the act of dichotomising, also DICHOTOMIZATION. |
| DISCOMMISSIONED | • discommissioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of discommission. • DISCOMMISSION v. (Milton) to deprive of a commission. |
| DISCONFIRMATION | • disconfirmation n. (Chiefly philosophy, uncountable) Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief… • disconfirmation n. (Countable) A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that… • DISCONFIRMATION n. the act of disconfirming. |
| DISCONFORMITIES | • disconformities n. Plural of disconformity. • DISCONFORMITY n. an unconformity in which the beds above the unconformity are parallel to the beds below the unconformity. |
| DISINFORMATIONS | • disinformations n. Plural of disinformation. • DISINFORMATION n. deliberate leakage of misleading information. |
| DISSOLUTIONISMS | • DISSOLUTIONISM n. belief in political dissolution. |
| DOLOMITISATIONS | • DOLOMITISATION n. the process of converting into dolomite, also DOLOMITIZATION. |
| DOLOMITIZATIONS | • dolomitizations n. Plural of dolomitization. • DOLOMITIZATION n. the process of converting into dolomite, also DOLOMITISATION. |
| EPIDEMIOLOGISTS | • epidemiologists n. Plural of epidemiologist. • EPIDEMIOLOGIST n. one who studies diseases. |
| IMMUNODIAGNOSIS | • immunodiagnosis n. (Medicine) diagnosis using immunodiagnostics; serodiagnosis. • IMMUNODIAGNOSIS n. a diagnosis relating to immunology. |
| IMMUNODIFFUSION | • immunodiffusion n. A technique used to detect the reaction between an antigen and an antibody by observing the behavior… • IMMUNODIFFUSION n. any of various analytical techniques that involve antigen and antibody solutions diffusing toward each other in a gel until antibody binds specifically to antigen to form a precipitate. |
| MICRODISSECTION | • microdissection n. A dissection using a microscope and very fine instruments. • MICRODISSECTION n. dissection under the microscope. |
| POLIOMYELITIDES | • poliomyelitides n. Plural of poliomyelitis. • POLIOMYELITIS n. a virus disease of the spinal cord, often causing paralysis; infantile paralysis. |
| SIGMOIDECTOMIES | • sigmoidectomies n. Plural of sigmoidectomy. • SIGMOIDECTOMY n. removal of the sigmoid colon. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPIES | • sigmoidoscopies n. Plural of sigmoidoscopy. • SIGMOIDOSCOPY n. examination of the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |