| ANADIPLOSES | • anadiploses n. Plural of anadiplosis. • ANADIPLOSIS n. the beginning of a sentence, line, or clause with the concluding, or any prominent, word of the one preceding. |
| ANADIPLOSIS | • anadiplosis n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase used at the end of a clause or expression is… • ANADIPLOSIS n. the beginning of a sentence, line, or clause with the concluding, or any prominent, word of the one preceding. |
| DIPLOBIONTS | • diplobionts n. Plural of diplobiont. • DIPLOBIONT n. an organism that has both haploid and diploid individuals in its life cycle. |
| DIPLOCOCCAL | • diplococcal adj. Relating to bacteria of the genus Diplococcus. • DIPLOCOCCAL adj. of or like a diplococcus, also DIPLOCOCCIC. |
| DIPLOCOCCIC | • diplococcic adj. Relating to diplococcus. • DIPLOCOCCIC adj. of or like a diplococcus, also DIPLOCOCCAL. |
| DIPLOCOCCUS | • diplococcus n. (Microbiology) A coccus that typically occurs in the form of two joined cells. • DIPLOCOCCUS n. a coccus that divides by fission, the two resulting individuals remaining paired. |
| DIPLOMACIES | • diplomacies n. Plural of diplomacy. • DIPLOMACY n. the art of negotiation. |
| DIPLOMATESE | • diplomatese n. (Derogatory) The jargon used by diplomats. • DIPLOMATESE n. the language of diplomacy. |
| DIPLOMATICS | • diplomatics n. The science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents. • DIPLOMATICS n. the science of deciphering ancient writings and texts. |
| DIPLOMATING | • diplomating v. Present participle of diplomate. • DIPLOMATE v. to invest with a degree or title by diploma. |
| DIPLOMATISE | • diplomatise v. Alternative form of diplomatize. • DIPLOMATISE v. to practise, or bring about by, diplomacy, also DIPLOMATIZE. |
| DIPLOMATIST | • diplomatist n. A diplomat. • DIPLOMATIST n. a diplomat. |
| DIPLOMATIZE | • diplomatize v. (Intransitive) To engage in diplomacy. • diplomatize v. (Transitive) To effect by means of diplomacy. • DIPLOMATIZE v. to practise, or bring about by, diplomacy, also DIPLOMATISE. |
| DIPLOPHASES | • diplophases n. Plural of diplophase. • DIPLOPHASE n. a diploid phase in a life cycle. |
| DIPLOSPEAKS | • DIPLOSPEAK n. the polite and placatory language usually associated with diplomats. |
| HYPODIPLOID | • hypodiploid adj. (Genetics) Having fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. • hypodiploid n. Such an organism. • HYPODIPLOID adj. having slightly fewer than the diploid number of chromosomes. |