diluvions
plural of diluvion

diluvium
An inundation or flood; a deluge.
A deposit of sand, gravel, etc. made by oceanic flooding.

diluviums
plural of diluvium

dimeback
A sixth defensive back (in addition to two cornerbacks, two safeties and a nickelback) who is deployed for additional pass coverage.

dimebacks
plural of dimeback

dimensionability
The quality of being dimensionable.

dimensionalisation
Alternative spelling of dimensionalization.

dimensionalisations
plural of dimensionalisation

dimensionalization
The process of dimensionalizing

dimensionalizations
plural of dimensionalization

dimensionlessness
The quality of being dimensionless.

dimensity
dimension

dimeran
One of the two-jointed Dimera, a subdivision of the Coleptera using an obsolete system of classification.

dimerans
plural of dimeran

dimerism
The property of being dimerous.

dimery
The property of being dimerous.

dimeson
A bound pair of mesons.

dimesons
plural of dimeson

dimethylhydrazine
Either of two isomeric dimethyl derivatives of hydrazine, but especially 1,2-dimethylhydrazine which is used in medical research.

dimethylhydrazines
plural of dimethylhydrazine

dimication
A fight, battle or contest.

dimications
plural of dimication

dimidiation
The act of dividing into halves.
The condition of being divided into halves.
A marshalling of two coats of arms by the bisection per pale of their escutcheons and forming a new coat of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other.

dimidiations
plural of dimidiation

diminishment
The act of diminishing; reducing in size, quantity, or quality.

diminishments
plural of diminishment

diminutiveness
The state or quality of being diminutive.

diminutivisation
Alternative form of diminutivization.

diminutivisations
plural of diminutivisation

diminutivity
The quality of being diminutive.

diminutivization
the process of turning a word into its diminutive form
an instance of such a process

diminutivizations
plural of diminutivization

diminutization
The act or process of diminutizing.

diminutizations
plural of diminutization

dimission
permission to depart, or a dismissal.

dimissions
plural of dimission

dimmability
The quality of being dimmable.

dimmet
Twilight; dusk; crepusculum.

dimmets
plural of dimmet

dimmit
Alternative form of dimmet (Twilight; dusk; crepusculum)

dimmits
plural of dimmit

dimness
The state of being dim.
The state of being dim.

dimnesses
plural of dimness

dimorph
Either of a pair of dimorphous substances

dimorphs
plural of dimorph

dimp
A small or short cigarette.
The butt end of a cigarette, before it has been completely smoked; a half-smoked cigarette.

dimplement
The state of being dimpled, or marked with gentle depressions.

dimps
plural of dimp

dimpsey
The time in the evening just before dusk.

dimwittedness
The state or condition of being dimwitted.

dimwittery
dim-witted behaviour

dimwitticism
A dimwitted or idiotic remark.

dimwitticisms
plural of dimwitticism

dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine
A form of lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) in which both acyl groups are myristoyls

dimyrystoylphosphatidylcholine
A form of lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) in which both acyl groups are myristoyls

dinarization
The development of a supposed Dinaric race by intermixing.

dinaturality
The condition of being dinatural.

dineutron
A particle consisting of two neutrons.

dineutrons
plural of dineutron

dinginess
The state or quality of being dingy.

dinginesses
plural of dinginess

dingir
Any Sumerian deity.
The cuneiform symbol 𒀭

dingirs
plural of dingir

dinglehopper
Something that one does not readily recall the name of.

dinglehoppers
plural of dinglehopper

dinkiness
The condition of being dinky.

dinnerette
A small dinner.

dinnerettes
plural of dinnerette

dinnerlessness
Absence of dinner.

dinocysts
plural of dinocyst

dinojuice
Alternative form of dino juice (short for dinosaur juice).

dinomania
Enthusiasm for dinosaurs.

dinomitosis
A form of mitosis that occurs only in dinophytes

dinors
plural of dinor

dinosaurology
The branch of paleontology that focuses on studying dinosaurs.

dinoturbation
Bioturbation caused by the movements of dinosaurs.

dinucleosome
A short complex of nucleosomes that is formed as the first step in the production of chromatin

dinucleosomes
plural of dinucleosome

dinumeration
enumeration

diocotron
Only used in diocotron instability

dioeciousness
The state or quality of being dioecious.

dioecy
The condition of being dioecious, namely having separate sexes, especially of plants.

dioestrus
A period of sexual inactivity (in female mammals) between periods of oestrus.

dioicy
The state of being dioicous.

dioid
An idempotent semiring.

dioids
plural of dioid

diolefination
Any reaction that yields a diolefin (diene)

diolefinations
plural of diolefination

dioleoylphosphatidylcholine
A form of lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) in which both acyl groups are oleoyls

dionym
A name consisting of two terms.
A binomial name; a scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

dionyms
plural of dionym

dioperad
An operad having multiple inputs and multiple outputs

dioperads
plural of dioperad

dioptrics
plural of dioptric

dioptrometry
The measurement of the accommodative and refractive states of the eye.

diorism
logical distinction; definition

diorisms
plural of diorism

dioritization
Conversion into diorite.

dioritoid
Any of a family of rock types similar to diorite.

diorthoses
plural of diorthosis

diorthosis
The act of setting a fracture or dislocation.
A critical revision of a text.

diosphenol
any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols

diosphenols
plural of diosphenol

dioxan
Alternative form of dioxane.

dioxane
Any of a class of six-membered, saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in the ring.

dioxanes
plural of dioxane

dioxans
plural of dioxan

dioxetane
Any of a class of heterocycle having a four-membered ring with two carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms

dioxetanes
plural of dioxetane

dioxirane
Any of a class of saturated heterocycles having a three-membered ring, one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms

dioxiranes
plural of dioxirane

dioxocane
Any of four isomeric, saturated, eight-membered heterocycles having six carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms

dioxocanes
plural of dioxocane

dioxopiperazine
Any of several isomeric diketones derived from piperazine

dioxopiperazines
plural of dioxopiperazine

dioxychlorination
The use of chlorine dioxide as a disinfectant.

dipalmytoylphosphatidylcholine
A form of lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) in which both acyl groups are palmitoyls

dipfuck
A term of abuse.

dipfucks
plural of dipfuck

diphallasparatus
Synonym of diphallia.

diphallia
A rare medical condition and developmental abnormality in which a male is born with two penises.
A characteristic of having two penises.

diphallism
Synonym of diphallia.

diphallus
A set of two penises.
Synonym of diphallia.

diphenism
The presence of two distinct phenotypes in a population

diphone
A pair of adjacent phones.

diphones
plural of diphone

diphoton
A resonance particle formed from two identical photons

diphotons
plural of diphoton

diphthong
A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
A diaphoneme realized as a two-target vowel in some but not necessarily all dialects.
A vowel digraph or ligature.

diphthongality
The quality of being diphthongal.

diphthongation
diphthongisation

diphthongations
plural of diphthongation

diphthongisation
Alternative spelling of diphthongization.

diphthongisations
plural of diphthongisation

diphthongization
The process by which a single vowel sound (monophthong) shifts to a two-vowel vocalization (diphthong).

diphthongizations
plural of diphthongization

diphthongoid
A vowel that is midway between a monophthong and a diphthong.