| DEMUTUALISE | • demutualise v. Alternative spelling of demutualize. • DEMUTUALISE v. of a mutual institution, to become a public company, also DEMUTUALIZE. |
| DEMUTUALIZE | • demutualize v. (Of a company, especially a building society) To change from mutual ownership to ownership via stocks or shares. • DEMUTUALIZE v. of a company, esp. a building society or other financial institution, to convert from a mutual company to one owned by stock- or shareholders, also DEMUTUALISE. |
| DESULFURISE | • desulfurise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of desulfurize. • DESULFURISE v. to remove the sulfur from a compound, also DESULFURIZE, DESULPHURISE, DESULPHURIZE. |
| DESULFURIZE | • desulfurize v. (American spelling, transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases). • DESULFURIZE v. to remove the sulphur from a compound, also DESULFURISE, DESULPHURISE, DESULPHURIZE. |
| PURULENCIES | • purulencies n. Plural of purulency. • PURULENCY n. the state of being purulent, also PURULENCE. |
| SERICULTURE | • sericulture n. (Agriculture) The rearing of silkworms for the production of silk. • SERICULTURE n. the breeding of silkworms for silk production. |
| TUBERCULISE | • tuberculise v. Alternative form of tuberculize. • TUBERCULISE v. to infect with tuberculosis, also TUBERCULIZE. |
| TUBERCULIZE | • tuberculize v. (Transitive) To infect with tuberculosis. • tuberculize v. (Intransitive) To undergo the changes, such as softening, that are characteristic of a tubercle. • TUBERCULIZE v. to infect with tuberculosis, also TUBERCULISE. |
| UNEQUITABLE | • unequitable adj. Inequitable. • UNEQUITABLE adj. not equitable, also INEQUITABLE. |
| UNEXCLUSIVE | • unexclusive adj. Not exclusive. • UNEXCLUSIVE adj. not exclusive. |
| UNFEUDALISE | • unfeudalise v. Alternative form of unfeudalize. • UNFEUDALISE v. to deprive of a feudal character, also UNFEUDALIZE. |
| UNFEUDALIZE | • unfeudalize v. (Transitive) To cause to no longer be feudal. • UNFEUDALIZE v. to deprive of a feudal character, also UNFEUDALISE. |
| UNINUCLEATE | • uninucleate adj. Having a single nucleus. • UNINUCLEATE adj. having a single nucleus. |
| UNLEISURELY | • unleisurely adj. Not leisurely. • UNLEISURELY adj. not leisurely. |
| UNLIQUEFIED | • unliquefied adj. Not liquefied. • UNLIQUEFIED adj. not liquefied. |
| UNQUEENLIER | • UNQUEENLY adj. not queenly. |
| UNQUEENLIKE | • unqueenlike adj. Not queenlike. • UNQUEENLIKE adj. not like a queen. |
| UNREDUCIBLE | • unreducible adj. Not reducible. • UNREDUCIBLE adj. not reducible. |