(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
affrontedness
affrontedness
noun
The state or quality of being affronted.
afraidness
afraidness
noun
The state or quality of being afraid.
africanderism
afrikanderism
aftersend
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
anticonfederationism
anticonfederationist
anticonfederationist
noun
One who opposes confederation.
antidiffuser
antifederalism
antifederalism
noun
Alternative form of anti-federalism
antifederalist
antifederalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anti-federalist
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
arfvedsonite
arfvedsonite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare sodium amphibole mineral.
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
beforehandedness
befriends
befriends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befriend
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
brazenfacedness
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
candleshrift
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffer
noun
Alternative form of candle snuffer
cardinalfishes
cardinalfishes
noun
plural of cardinalfish
cathodofluorescence
cauldrifeness
centerfolds
centerfolds
noun
plural of centerfold
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
confederacies
confederacies
noun
plural of confederacy
confederalist
confederalist
noun
A member of a confederation.
confederates
confederates
noun
plural of confederate
confederationism
confederationism
noun
The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
confederationist
confederationist
adj
(Canada, chiefly historical) Of or relating to a political movement in favour of Canadian Confederation.
noun
(Canada, chiefly historical) A supporter of Canadian Confederation.
A supporter of confederation.
confederations
confederations
noun
plural of confederation
confederatism
confiders
confiders
noun
plural of confider
confirmedness
confirmedness
noun
The quality of being confirmed.
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
conidiiferous
cornfields
cornfields
noun
plural of cornfield
counterfessed
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfiedness
deafforestation
debriefings
debriefings
noun
plural of debriefing
defenders
defenders
noun
plural of defender
defendress
defendress
noun
female defender.
defenestrate
defenestrate
verb
(computing, transitive, humorous, slang) To remove a Windows operating system from a computer.
(transitive) To eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
(transitive) To throw out; to remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power or authority.
defenestrated
defenestrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defenestrate
defenestrates
defenestrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defenestrate
defenestrating
defenestrating
verb
present participle of defenestrate
defenestration
defenestration
noun
(Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
(computing, humorous) The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.
The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
defenser
defensor
defensor
noun
(ecclesiastical) the patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church
(law) a defender or advocate in court; a guardian or protector
one who defends; a defender
defensorship
defensorship
noun
The state or business of a defensor.
defensory
defensory
adj
(archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
noun
(archaic) That which defends.
deferences
deferences
noun
plural of deference
deferens
deferentitis
deferentitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the vas deferens
deferents
deferents
noun
plural of deferent
deferments
deferments
noun
plural of deferment
defervescence
defervescence
noun
The departure or subsiding of a fever.
defervescent
defervescent
adj
Causing reduction of fever.
noun
Any remedy that reduces a fever.
defervescing
defervescing
verb
present participle of defervesce.
defibrinates
defibrinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defibrinate
definers
definers
noun
plural of definer
deflagrations
deflagrations
noun
plural of deflagration
deflorations
deflorations
noun
plural of defloration
deflorescence
deflorescence
noun
(pathology) disappearance of an eruption of the skin
deforcements
deforcements
noun
plural of deforcement
deforestation
deforestation
noun
(computing theory) A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
deforesting
deforesting
verb
present participle of deforest
deformations
deformations
noun
plural of deformation
deformedness
deformedness
noun
(obsolete, rare) The quality or state of being deformed.
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
denitrifiers
denitrifiers
noun
plural of denitrifier
denitrifies
denitrifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denitrify
densifier
densifier
noun
Any machine or substance that increases the density of a material
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dentifrices
dentifrices
noun
plural of dentifrice
dereferences
dereferences
noun
plural of dereference
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dereference
derfness
dermoossification
desaccharification
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
desertifying
desertifying
verb
present participle of desertify
desirefulness
desirefulness
noun
The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess.
despairfulness
despairfulness
noun
The quality of being despairful.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
dessertspoonfuls
dessertspoonfuls
noun
plural of dessertspoonful
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfuring
desulfuring
verb
present participle of desulfur
desulfurisation
desulfurising
desulfurising
verb
present participle of desulfurise
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
desulfurizing
desulfurizing
verb
present participle of desulfurize
deuterofibrinose
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
differences
differences
noun
plural of difference
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of difference
differentials
differentials
noun
plural of differential
differentiates
differentiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of differentiate
differentiations
differentiations
noun
plural of differentiation
differentiators
differentiators
noun
plural of differentiator
differentness
differentness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being different.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being different.
diffractiveness
diffranchise
dinornithiformes
direfulness
direfulness
noun
Quality of being direful.
disaffirmance
disaffirmance
noun
(law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal.
(law) The act of disaffirming; denial.
disafforestation
disafforestation
noun
(law, now historical) The change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws.
(now rare) Deforestation.
disafforestment
disafforestment
noun
disafforestation
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
disconfirmed
disconfirmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disconformities
disconformities
noun
plural of disconformity
diselectrification
disenfranchise
disenfranchise
verb
(transitive) To deprive someone of a franchise, generally of the right to vote.
disenfranchised
disenfranchised
adj
Not represented; especially, not having the right to vote.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disenfranchise
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disenfranchises
disenfranchises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise
disenfranchising
disenfranchising
verb
present participle of disenfranchise
disfeaturement
disfeaturing
disfeaturing
verb
present participle of disfeature
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disfigurements
disfigurements
noun
plural of disfigurement
disforestation
disforestation
noun
Archaic form of deforestation.
disfortune
disfranchise
disfranchise
verb
(transitive) To deprive someone of some privilege, especially the right to vote; to disenfranchise.
disfranchised
disfranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disfranchiser
disfranchiser
noun
One who disfranchises.
disfranchisers
disfranchisers
noun
plural of disfranchiser
disfranchises
disfranchises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfranchise
disfrancnise
disfrequent
disfurnished
disfurnished
adj
Deprived of furniture, accoutrements or belongings; stripped, destitute.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfurnish
disfurnishes
disfurnishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfurnish
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
disfurniture
disfurniture
noun
The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfurnish.
disgracefulness
disgracefulness
noun
The state or quality of being disgraceful.
disinfecter
disinfecter
noun
Alternative form of disinfector
disinfector
disinfector
noun
An apparatus for applying disinfectants.
One who, or that which, disinfects.
disinformed
disinformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disinform
dispersonification
dispersonification
noun
The process of dispersonifying.
dispersonify
dispersonify
verb
To view as impersonal; to see as an object rather than as having personal attributes.
disregardfulness
disregardfulness
noun
the state of being disregardful
disrespectfulness
disrespectfulness
noun
The state or quality of being disrespectful; disrespect; disregard.