| DYSPHEMISMS | • dysphemisms n. Plural of dysphemism. • DYSPHEMISM n. the substitution of a disagreeable or offensive expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one, e.g. The Holocaust (the dysphemism chosen by Jewish historians to replace the Nazis' ghastly euphemism, The Final Solution). |
| DYSPROSIUMS | • DYSPROSIUM n. a rare-earth metal used in nuclear research. |
| HYPOSTASISE | • hypostasise v. Alternative form of hypostasize. • HYPOSTASISE v. to treat as hypostasis, to personify, also HYPOSTASIZE, HYPOSTATISE, HYPOSTATIZE. |
| PLASMOLYSIS | • plasmolysis n. (Biology) the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss. • PLASMOLYSIS n. the removal of water from a cell by osmosis. |
| PRESBYCUSIS | • presbycusis n. (Otolaryngology, pathology) Inability of the ears, due to aging, to perceive and focus on high-pitched sounds. • PRESBYCUSIS n. progressive loss of hearing with advancing old age, also PRESBYACOUSIS, PRESBYACUSIS, PRESBYCOUSIS. |
| PRESBYTISMS | • PRESBYTISM n. presbyopia. |
| PSYCHICISMS | • PSYCHICISM n. psychical research. |
| PSYCHICISTS | • psychicists n. Plural of psychicist. • PSYCHICIST n. a psychical researcher. |
| SPINELESSLY | • spinelessly adv. In a spineless manner. • SPINELESS adv. without spine. |
| SPONDYLOSIS | • spondylosis n. (Medicine) A degenerative disease in which the vertebral joints of the spine become stiff and then fused. • SPONDYLOSIS n. disintegration of one or more vertebrae. |
| SURETYSHIPS | • suretyships n. Plural of suretyship. • SURETYSHIP n. the state of being surety. |
| SYMPATHISES | • sympathises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sympathise. • SYMPATHISE v. to be in keeping, accord, or harmony, also SYMPATHIZE. |
| SYMPHILISMS | • SYMPHILISM n. the state of being in a symbiotic relationship. |
| SYMPHONISTS | • symphonists n. Plural of symphonist. • SYMPHONIST n. a composer or (rarely) performer of symphonies. |
| SYMPOSIASTS | • symposiasts n. Plural of symposiast. • SYMPOSIAST n. a participant at a conference. |
| SYNDICSHIPS | • syndicships n. Plural of syndicship. • SYNDICSHIP n. the office of syndic, a magistrate; a member of committee. |
| SYNOPSISING | • synopsising v. Present participle of synopsise. • SYNOPSISE v. to make a synopsis of, also SYNOPSIZE. |