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dacryocystography(ophthalmology) A radiography of the lacrimal apparatus.dauermodificationThe persistence of an abnormal characteristic – generally an environmentally induced trait – over several generations of the organism. Such characteristics are inherited through the cytoplasm and tend to disappear after a few generations.deacclimatizationacclimatization to an original climate or system (after being acclimatized to another)deacetylcerbertinA particular steroid glycoside.deacetyltanghininA particular cardiac glycoside.deacylbrowniosideA particular steroid glycoside.deaffricatizationAlternative form of deaffrication.deagrarianisationAlternative form of deagrarianization.deagrarianizationThe process of moving a societal structure away from an agrarian mode toward something else.deanthropomorphicMoving away from anthropomorphism; no longer regarding (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.dearterialization(medicine) Removal of the arterial supply, often through the method of surgical ligation of an artery.decarbonatization(geology) Any process that removes carbonate minerals from rock.decatheterizationThe removal of a catheterdecatholicizationThe process of decatholicizing.decellularisationAlternative spelling of decellularization.decellularization(biology, medicine) The loss of cells from tissue.decircularizationThe process of decircularizing.declericalizationThe removal of clerical influencedecolonializationThe process of decolonializing.decommodificationA social movement that views workers as more than commoditiesdecommoditisationAlternative form of decommoditization.decommoditizationThe process of decommoditizing.decomplementation(genetics) The act or the result of being decomplementeddecompositionallyIn terms of, or by means of, decomposition.deconfessionaliseNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of deconfessionalize.deconfessionalizeTo remove the influence of a particular religion from.deconstructionismThe belief in, or application of, deconstruction (theory of textual criticism).deconstructionist(philosophy) A proponent of deconstructionismdecontaminabilityAbility to be decontaminated.decontextualizingpresent participle and gerund of decontextualizedecorporatizationThe process of decorporatizing.decriminalisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of decriminalization.decriminalizationThe act of making an activity or substance no longer criminalized (no longer a crime, subject to criminal penalties, to perform or possess). (Compare legalization, which often implies regulation.)decrystallisationAlternative form of decrystallization.decrystallizationThe breakdown of a solid, crystalline structure.deculturalizationThe process of deculturalizing.dedifferentiationThe loss or reversal of differentiation.dedikaryotisationAlternative form of dedikaryotization.dedikaryotization(biology) The conversion of a dikaryon into a pair of homokaryonsdeductivisticallyIn a deductivistic manner.deendothelializedFrom which endothelial tissue has been removeddefamiliarisation(art) The representation of objects anew, in a way that we do not recognize, or that changes our reading of them.defamiliarizationAlternative spelling of defamiliarisation.defibrinogenatingThat induces defibrinogenationdefibrinogenationinduced defibrinationdeflexibilizationThe act or process of making something less flexible.degalactosylation(organic chemistry) The removal of a galactosyl groupdeglucocorolosideA particular steroid glycoside.deglucuronidation(biochemistry) The removal of glucuronic acid derivatives from a moleculedeglutathionylase(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a deglutathionylation reactiondeglutathionylateTo remove a glutathione group (from a protein)dehalorespiration(biochemistry) halorespiration (in which energy is obtained by removal of the halogen atom)dehistoricizationThe process or result of dehistoricizing.dehospitalizationThe discharge of a patient from hospital.dehydroadonirubin(organic chemistry) A particular carotenoid.dehydrochlorinase(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dehydrochlorination reactiondehydroergosterol(organic chemistry) The fluorescent cholesterol analogue (3S,10S,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,12,14,15,16,17-octahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-oldehydrogenativelyIn a dehydrogenative way.dehydrogenizationdehydrogenationdehydrohalogenate(chemistry) To remove the elements of a hydrogen halide from a substance.dehydromethionine(organic chemistry) The oxidation product of methionine, methylisothiazolidine-3-carboxylic aciddeimmortalization(biology) The process, or the result, of deimmortalizingdeimperialization(political science) The process of deimperializing; the dismantling or formal ending of an empire.deinonychosaurianAny theropod dinosaur of the clade Deinonychosauriadeinstrumentalize(transitive) To stop something being merely an instrument for achieving a goal, and thereby give it its own identity or autonomy.deintellectualize(transitive) To cause no longer to be intellectual.deintensificationThe process of something becoming less intense.dejudicializationThe process of dejudicializing.deltoideopectoral(anatomy) Synonym of clavipectoral.demarginalizationThe act or process of demarginalizing.demasculinizationThe removal of the testiclesdematerialisationthe act or process of dematerializingdematerializationThe act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.demesothelizationThe breakup and removal of the mesotheliumdemethoxyyangoninAlternative form of desmethoxyyangonin.demethylimination(biochemistry) The removal of methylimine residues from amino acids such as methylargininedemethylsuberosin(organic chemistry) The coumarin 6-prenyl-7-hydroxycoumarin.demonstratabilityAlternative form of demonstrability.demonstrativenessThe state or quality of being demonstrative.demythologisationAlternative form of demythologization.demythologizationThe removal of mythological elements from something, especially from religious writing.denarrativizationAct or process of denarrativizing.denationalisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of denationalization.denationalizationThe act or process of denationalizing, of removing from government control.dendroarchaeology(archaeology) the science that uses dendrochronology to date wooden material from archaeological sitesdendroclimatologythe science that uses dendrochronology to reconstruct historical climate conditionsdendrohydrologistOne who studies dendrohydrology.dennstaedtiaceous(botany) Belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae of ferns.denominationaliseAlternative form of denominationalize.denominationalismThe division of one religion into separate groups, sects, schools of thought or denominations.denominationalistOne imbued with a denominational spirit.denominationalize(transitive) To bring under the influence of a religious denomination.densitometricallyBy means of densitometry.dentocraniofacial(anatomy) dental and craniofacialdeoligarchisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of deoligarchization.deoligarchization(politics) The act or process of reversing oligarchization, that is, the act or process of democratization by lessening the political power of oligarchs or removing them from influential positions.deoligomerizationThe process, or the result of deoligomerizingdeoxiribonucleaseMisspelling of deoxyribonuclease.deoxocastasterone(organic chemistry) A brassinosteroid that is a 6-deoxy- derivative of castasteronedeoxyelephantopin(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene lactone found in Elephantopus carolinianus.deoxyfluorination(organic chemistry) Any reaction that replaces a hydroxyl (-OH) group with fluoride (-F)deoxyhypusination(biochemistry) Modification by the addition of deoxyhypusinedeoxynucleotidase(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a deoxynucleotidedeoxypyridinolineOne of two pyridinium crosslinks that provide structural stiffness to type I collagen found in bones.deoxyriboaldolase(biochemistry) Any aldolase that hydrolyses a deoxyribose phosphatedeoxyribofuranose(organic chemistry) The furanose form of a deoxyribosedeoxyribonuclease(biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.deoxyribonucleate(biochemistry) Any salt of deoxyribonucleic aciddeoxytaurocholateSynonym of taurodeoxycholate.deoxytrillenosideA particular steroid glycoside.depancreatization(archaic) pancreatectomydeparaffinisationAlternative form of deparaffinization.deparaffinization(cytology) The removal of paraffin wax from slides prior to stainingdepartmentalizingpresent participle and gerund of departmentalizedepartmentizationAlternative form of departmentalization.depathologisationAlternative form of depathologization.depathologization(medicine) The process of coming to regard a formerly medical condition as a health or behaviour condition.dependoparvovirusAny parvovirus of the genus Dependoparvovirus.depersonalisationAlternative spelling of depersonalization.depersonalizationThe act of depersonalizing or the state of being depersonalized.dephlogisticatingpresent participle and gerund of dephlogisticatedephlogistication(chemistry, obsolete) The process of dephlogisticating; removal of the phlogiston, a supposed element released during combustion.dephosphatisationThe removal of phosphate or phosphoric aciddephosphocoenzyme(biochemistry) A dephosphorylated coenzymedephosphonylation(organic chemistry) The process, or the result of dephosphonylating.dephosphorisationAlternative form of dephosphorization.dephosphorization(chemistry) The act of freeing from phosphorus.dephosphorylation(biochemistry) The removal of phosphate groups from a compound, especially from a biological compounddephysicalizationThe act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.deprofessionalizeTo make something non-professional; to reduce from the rank of profession.derationalisationAlternative form of derationalization.derationalizationThe process of derationalizing.dereligionizationThe process of dereligionizing.dermapigmentationSynonym of micropigmentation.dermatoelectricalRelating to the electrical properties of skindermatopathologicAlternative form of dermatopathological.dermatoprotectiveThat protects the skin from damagedermatovenerology(pathology) The medical speciality that deals with disease of the skin in relation to venereal diseasedeseasonalisationAlternative form of deseasonalization.deseasonalizationThe process or result of deseasonalizing.desemanticisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of desemanticization.desemanticizationThe loss or removal of all or part of the original semantic content (meaning) of a word or morpheme, sometimes (but not always) as part of grammaticalization.desglucodigitoninA particular steroid glycoside.desglucoerycordinA particular steroid glycoside.desglucoruscosideA particular steroid glycoside.desglucosyriosideA particular steroid glycoside.desingularization(mathematics) Any of several techniques used to resolve a singularity.desmethyldiazepamThe drug nordazepam.desmethylmoramideA particular opioid.desoxynucleotidylAlternative form of deoxynucleotidyl.desoxyribonucleicAlternative form of deoxyribonucleic.destandardizationThe process of destandardizing.destressification(colloquial, nonce word) The reduction or elimination of emotional stress.desulfoferrodoxin(biochemistry) A protein, that contains both ferric and ferrous atoms, found in bacteria of the genus Desulfovibrio.desupersaturationThe process of becoming less than supersaturated.desynchronisation(British spelling) Alternative form of desynchronization.desynchronization(American spelling, Oxford British English, neurology) A loss of synchronization of brain waves.determinativenessThe state or quality of being determinative.deterministicallyIn a deterministic manner, predictably.deterritorializedsimple past and past participle of deterritorializedetheocratizationThe act or process of detheocratizing.deuterochloroform(organic chemistry) A deuterated form of chloroform that is used as a solvent in NMR spectroscopydevascularisationAlternative spelling of devascularization.devascularizationThe destruction or blocking of blood vessels and concomitant loss of blood supply to an organdextroamphetamine(pharmacology) One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.dextrosinistrallyIn a dextrosinistral manner.dextrosulphenidolthiamphenicoldiacetylhydrazine(organic chemistry) The hydrazide CH₃-CO-NH-NH-CO-CH₃diagonalisabilityAlternative spelling of diagonalizability.diagonalizabilityThe ability to be diagonalized.dialectologicallyIn terms of dialectology.diaminocyclohexyl(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any diamino derivative of a cyclohexyl radicaldiaminopyrimidine(organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric diamino derivatives of pyrimidinediaphragmaticallyBy use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic waydiaponeurosporene(organic chemistry) The apocarotenoid (4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,22-decaenediastereochemicalRelating to diastereochemistry.diastereoisomeric(physical chemistry) Of or pertaining to diastereoisomers or diastereoisomerismdiastereomorphism(physical chemistry) diastereoisomerismdiazaphenanthrene(organic chemistry) Any tricyclic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by replacing two carbon atoms with those of nitrogendiazoacetoacetate(organic chemistry) Any diazo derivative of a acetoacetate group or iondibenzothiazepine(organic chemistry) Any chemical compound that is a derivative of thiazepine with two benzene rings.dibromocholestane(organic chemistry) Any dibromo derivative of cholestanedibrompropamidineAn antiseptic and disinfectant, used in the isethionate form to treat minor eye infections.dibutylstannylene(organic chemistry) A bifunctional group containing tin connected to two butyl groups.dichloroacetamide(organic chemistry) An organic compound that is a chlorinated derivative of acetamide.dichloroargentate(inorganic chemistry) The silver chloride anion AgCl₂⁻; any salt containing this aniondichloroethylenesplural of dichloroethylenedichloroformoximephosgene oximedichloromethylene(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CCl₂: derived from methylenedicyclohexylamide(organic chemistry) Any dicyclohexyl derivative of an (organic or inorganic) amidedicyclopentadiene(organic chemistry) An unsaturated tricyclic hydrocarbon 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methano-1H-indene produced in the cracking of naphthadicyclopropanated(organic chemistry) Modified by the addition of two cyclopropane rngsdideoxynucleosideThe nucleoside of a dideoxysugardideoxynucleotide(biochemistry) Any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose groupdideoxysequencing(genetics) The sequencing of dideoxynucleotidesdielectrophoresis(physics) The exertion of a force on a (uncharged) particle in a non-uniform electric fielddielectrophoreticOf or pertaining to dielectrophoresisdiencephalospinal(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the diencephalon and the spinediethylacrylamide(organic chemistry) The N-diethyl derivative of acrylamidediethylaminoethyl(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A diethylamino derivative of the ethyl radicaldiethyltryptamineA psychedelic drug closely related to dimethyltryptamine.dietotherapeuticsdietotherapydiferuloylmethane(organic chemistry) curcumindiffeomorphicallyIn diffeomorphic terms.diffeomorphometryThe morphometry of diffeomorphismsdifferentiabilityThe ability to be differentiated.differentiationalAssociated with, or leading to differentiationdiffusionlessness(rare) Absence of diffusion.difluoroalkylated(organic chemistry) Modified by addition of a difluoroalkyl groupdihalocyclopropyl(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any dihalo derivative of a cyclopropyl groupdihaloelimination(organic chemistry) A reaction in which two halogen atoms are removed from adjacent carbon atoms of a compounddihexosylceramideAny dihexosyl derivative of a ceramidedihydroalprenololA hydrogenated alprenolol derivative that acts as a beta-adrenergic blocker.dihydroanthracene(organic chemistry) The tricyclic hydrocarbon, consisting of two benzene rings connected by two methylene group bridges, formed by reduction of anthracenedihydroceramidase(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a dihydroceramidedihydrocodeineone(organic chemistry) The enol tautomer of hydrocodone.dihydroergotamine(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.dihydrofumariline(organic chemistry) An alkaloid related to fumariline present in the seeds of Fumaria officinalisdihydrokaempferol(organic chemistry) aromadendrindihydrometabolite(biochemistry) The dihydro form of a (steroidal) metabolitedihydromorphinoneHydromorphone.dihydropicolinateMisspelling of dihydrodipicolinate.dihydropyrimidine(organic chemistry) A heterocycle formed from pyrimidine by the addition of two hydrogen atoms across a double bonddihydrostilbenoidA natural phenol formed from the dihydrostilbene (bibenzyl) backbone.dihydrotanshinoneA chemical constituent of Salvia miltiorrhiza.dihydrothiazepine(organic chemistry) A seven-membered unsaturated heterocycle containing five carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one sulfur atom and two double bondsdihydroxyacridine(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric dihydroxy derivatives of acridinedihydroxyanthrone(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric dihydroxy derivatives of anthronedihydroxybenzenesplural of dihydroxybenzenedihydroxybenzoate(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a dihydroxybenzoic aciddihydroxychalcone(organic chemistry) Any dihydroxy derivative of a chalconediiodohydroxyquin(pharmacology) Synonym of diiodohydroxyquinoline.diisopropylphenyl(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any diisopropyl derivative of a phenyl radicaldimensionlessnessThe quality of being dimensionless.dimercaptotoluene(organic chemistry) A chemical compound with the formula CH₃C₆H₃(SH)₂.dimethylacetamide(organic chemistry) The amide CH₃CON(CH₃)₂, commonly used as a polar solvent.dimethyldisulfide(organic chemistry) The aliphatic compound (CH₃CH₂S)₂ found in crude oil and in brassicas; it has a hemolytic actiondimethylformamide(organic chemistry) The methyl substituted amide HCO-N(CH₃)₂ used as a polar solventdimethylhydantoin(organic chemistry) Any dimethyl derivative of hydantoin, but especially 5,5-dimethylhydantoindimethylhydrazine(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric dimethyl derivatives of hydrazine, but especially 1,2-dimethylhydrazine which is used in medical research.dimethylimidazole(countable) Any derivative or isomer of dimethylimidazoledimethylsulfoxideAlternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide.dioncophyllaceous(botany, relational) Of or relating to the Dioncophyllaceae.diphenylacetylene(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline material widely used as a building block in organic chemistry and as a ligand in organometallic chemistry.diphenylbutadiene(organic chemistry) Any diphenyl derivative of butadiene, but especially trans,trans-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadienediphenylguanidine(organic chemistry) An odorless, whitish, crystalline powder, C₁₃H₁₃N₃, commonly used in the vulcanization of rubbers.diphenylheptanoiddiarylheptanoiddiphenylhydrazine(organic chemistry) Any diphenyl derivative of hydrazine, but especially 1,2-diphenylhydrazinediphenylmethanone(organic chemistry, uncountable) An aromatic compound made of two phenyl connected by a carbonyl functional group.diphenylphosphide(organic chemistry) A derivative of diphenylphosphine.diphenylphosphine(organic chemistry) An organophosphorus compound with the formula (C₆H₅)₂PH.diphosphorylationphosphorylation using two phosphate groupsdiphtheronecroticdiphtheroid and necroticdipterocarpaceous(botany) Of or relating to the family Dipterocarpaceae.dipterocarpaciousMisspelling of dipterocarpaceous.directionlessnessAbsence of direction.disacknowledgmentThe act of disacknowledging.disadvantagednessThe quality of being disadvantaged.disadvantageouslyIn a disadvantageous manner.disappointingnessThe state or quality of being disappointing.disciplinablenessThe quality of being disciplinable.disciplinarianismA disciplinarian approach or attitude.discombobulatedly(rare) In a discombobulated manner.discommensuration(physics) The condition of being discommensuratediscommodiousnessThe state or quality of being discommodious.disconcertingnessThe quality of being disconcerting.disconfirmabilityThe condition of being disconfirmabledisconnectivenessThe quality of being disconnective.discontiguousnessThe quality of being discontiguous.discontinuousnessThe state or quality of being discontinuous.discreditablenessQuality of being discreditable.disesquiterpenoid(organic chemistry) A dimeric form of a sesquiterpenoiddisfellowshipmentThe removal from the fellowship of the Lord's Table (participation in the Lord's Supper); excommunication or expulsion from a Christian church.disfranchisementsplural of disfranchisementdisharmoniousnessLack of harmony.dishonourablenessAlternative spelling of dishonorableness.disidentificationThe act of disidentifying, or rejecting a personal or group identity.disidentificatoryRelating to disidentification.disideologizationRemoval of or breaking away from an ideology.disinformationistOne who propagates disinformation.disinterestednessThe state or quality of being disinterested.disintermediation(banking, finance, economics) The removal of funds from a financial institution such as a bank for direct purchase of financial instruments.disnaturalizationThe process of disnaturalizing.dispalatalization(phonology) The process of becoming not palatal.dispassionatenessThe state or quality of being dispassionate.dispensationalism(religion) A Protestant evangelical theology dividing history into distinct periods (dispensations, rooted in the writings of John Nelson Darby).dispensationalistOf or pertaining to dispensationalism.disproportionableout of proportion; disproportionatedisproportionablyin a disproportionable manner.disproportionallyIn a disproportional manner, or to a disproportional extent; disproportionatelydisqualificationsplural of disqualificationdisrecommendationThe act, or the result, of disrecommending.disrespectabilityLack of respectability; state of being disrespectable.disrespectfulnessThe state or quality of being disrespectful; disrespect; disregard.dissatisfyingnessThe quality of being dissatisfying.dissentaneousnessThe quality of being dissentaneous.dissymmetrizationConversion to dissymmetric formdistalometapodialRelating to the distal side of the metapodial bonesdistalometatarsal(anatomy) Relating to the distal side of the metatarsusdistiflagellomereThe distal part of the flagellomeredistinguishednessThe quality of being distinguished.distributionalism(linguistics) A general theory of language and a discovery procedure for establishing elements and structures of language based on observed usage.disyllabification(linguistics) The evolution towards disyllabicity.dithiolopyrrolone(organic chemistry) Any dithiol derived from a pyrrolonedjadochtatherioidAny of the superfamily †Djadochtatherioidea of extinct mammals,docosapentaenoate(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a docosapentaenoic aciddocudramatizationThe process of adapting something into a docudrama.dodecafluorinated(chemistry) Modified by the addition of twelve fluorine atomsdolabellatrienone(organic chemistry) An unsaturated ketone derived from dolabellanedolichostenomelia(medicine) The condition of having abnormally long limbs.dopadecarboxylase(biochemistry) A decarboxylase that decarboxylates dihydroxyphenylalaninedopaminoreceptiveThat receive the neurotransmitter dopamine as a first stage in several physiological processesdorsointermediate(anatomy) dorsal and intermediatedorsolongitudinal(anatomy) Dorsal and longitudinal.dorsoretrolateral(anatomy) dorsal and retrolateraldraggletailednessThe quality of being draggle-tailed.draughtswomanshipdraughtsmanship by a womandrepanosauromorphAny reptile of the extinct clade †Drepanosauromorpha.dumortierninoside(organic chemistry) Any of a group of triterpenoid saponins present in the cactus Isolatocereus dumortieriduodecanucleotideAlternative form of dodecanucleotide.duodenocystostomy(surgery) anastomosis of the duodenum and gallbladderduodenoesophageal(anatomy) duodenal and esophagealduodenopancreatic(anatomy) Relating to the duodenum and the pancreasdysautoregulationA failure of autoregulation.dyschondrosteosis(pathology) skeletal dysplasia characterized by abnormal shortening of the forearms and lower legsdysdiadokokinesiaAlternative form of dysdiadochokinesia.dysdiadokokinesisAlternative form of dysdiadochokinesia.dyselectrolytemia(pathology) An incorrect amount of an electrolyte in the blooddyserithropoiesisMisspelling of dyserythropoiesis.dyserythropoeisisMisspelling of dyserythropoiesis.dyserythropoiesis(pathology) An abnormal erythropoiesis, including such phenomena as multinuclearity, nuclear fragmentation, dyshemoglobinization etc.dyserythropoieticCharacterised by ineffective erythropoiesis.dysfibrinogenemia(medicine) Any of a group of autosomal-dominant disorders of qualitatively abnormal fibrinogens.dysfibrinogenemicOf or relating to dysfibrinogenemia.dysgranulopoiesis(medicine) The abnormal condition in which granulopoiesis does not take place properly.dyshemoglobinemia(medicine, metonymic, countable) Any of the various disorders or diseases that comprise this feature.dyshormonogenesisAbnormal hormonogenesis.dyskinetoplastidydyskinetoplastic apoptosisdysmyelinogenesisA reduction in the level of, or an absence of myelinogenesisdysosteosclerosis(pathology) An autosomal recessive form of osteosclerosisdysthrombopoiesisDecreased production of thrombocytes.dystrophinopathicRelated to dystrophinopathydysynchronisationMisspelling of desynchronisation.
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