| BIODIVERSITY | • biodiversity n. (Ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region. • BIODIVERSITY n. the number of species present in a given ecosystem. |
| CONSIDERATIVELY | • CONSIDERATIVE adv. thoughtful; prudent; considerate. |
| DESCRIPTIVELY | • descriptively adv. In a descriptive manner. • DESCRIPTIVE adv. serving to describe. |
| DESTRUCTIVITY | • destructivity n. Destructiveness. • DESTRUCTIVITY n. capacity for destruction. |
| DISCRETIVELY | • discretively adv. In a discretive manner. • DISCRETIVE adv. marking distinction or separation. |
| DISRUPTIVELY | • disruptively adv. In a disruptive manner. • DISRUPTIVE adv. causing disruption. |
| DISTRACTIVELY | • DISTRACTIVE adv. serving to distract. |
| 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. |
| DIVERSITY | • diversity n. The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness. • diversity n. A variety; diverse types or examples. • diversity n. (Chiefly business) Equal-opportunity inclusion. |
| DORSIVENTRALITY | • dorsiventrality n. The quality of being dorsiventral. • DORSIVENTRALITY n. the state of being dorsiventral. |
| 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. |
| OVERDIVERSITY | • overdiversity n. Excessive diversity. • OVERDIVERSITY n. excessive diversity. |
| VICISSITUDINARY | • vicissitudinary adj. (Rare) pertaining to change, alteration, or mutation. • VICISSITUDINARY adj. of or like a vicissitude. |
| VINEYARDIST | • vineyardist n. One who cultivates a vineyard. • VINEYARDIST n. one who owns a vineyard. |
| VINEYARDISTS | • vineyardists n. Plural of vineyardist. • VINEYARDIST n. one who owns a vineyard. |