Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z dissepimental Relating to a dissepiment. dissepimentarial Relating to dissepimentaria dissepimentarium The part of the inside of a corallite that is composed of dissepiments dissepimented Having one or more dissepiments dissert To discourse or dispute; to discuss. dissertate To make a dissertation; to discourse. dissertation A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis. dissertational Resembling or pertaining to dissertations. dissertationese Stilted language typical of a dissertation. dissertationist A writer of dissertations. dissertative Of or relating to a dissertation. dissertator Someone who writes or performs a dissertation or speech. Disserth A small settlement in Disserth and Trecoed community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0358). disserve To treat poorly; to do a disservice to disservice Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action. disserviceable Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable; injurious. disserviceably In a disserviceable manner. dissettle To unsettle. dissettlement The act of unsettling, or the state of being unsettled. dissever To separate (two or more things); to split apart (something). disseverance The act of dissevering; separation. disseveration The act of dissevering; disseverance. disseverment disseverance dissful Expressing disrespect; disrespectful. dissheathe To become unsheathed. disship To dismiss from service on board ship. disshiver (archaic) To break apart into pieces. dissidence The state of being dissident; dissent dissident In a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant. dissidently In a dissident manner. dissight Something unsightly; an eyesore. dissilience The quality of being dissilient. dissiliency The quality of being dissilient. dissilient Forcefully breaking apart or bursting open (or primed to do so); dehiscing explosively. dissilition The act of bursting, or breaking apart. dissimilar Not similar; unalike; different. dissimilarity A lack of similarity or a lack of likeness in appearance to something else. dissimilarly In a dissimilar way; differently. dissimilarness The state or quality of being dissimilar; dissimilarity. dissimilate To make dissimilar or unlike. dissimilation The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar. dissimilational Related to dissimilation. dissimilative Pertaining to, modifying by, showing dissimilation. dissimilator One who dissimilates. dissimilatory Of, pertaining to, or causing dissimilation dissimile Comparison or illustration by contraries. dissimilitude The quality of being dissimilar or different; lack of resemblance. dissimogram A graphical representation of the dissimilarity between two groups dissimulance Dissimulation; dissembling. dissimulate To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; to dissemble. dissimulatingly In a dissimulating manner; with dissimulation. dissimulation The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception. dissimulative Of or pertaining to dissimulation. dissimulator One who dissimulates. dissimulatress A female dissimulator; a woman who dissimulates, especially in a sexual context. dissimuler A dissembler. dissing Synonym of diss (“an insult or put-down”). dissipable Capable of being dissipated or dispersed. dissipatability The condition of being dissipatable dissipatable That can be dissipated dissipate To drive away, disperse. dissipated Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure. dissipatedly In a dissipated manner. dissipatedness The quality of being dissipated. dissipation The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste. dissipational Associated with dissipation. dissipationless That does not involve the dissipation of energy dissipative That dissipates, or causes dissipation dissipatively In a dissipative manner dissipativeness The condition of being dissipative dissipator One who, or that which, dissipates something. dissipatory That dissipates, or causes dissipation. dissite Lying or situated apart. disslander Slander. disso A dissertation. dissociability The quality of being dissociable; ability to be dissociated or separated. dissociable Able to be dissociated, divided or separated. dissociableness The state or condition of being dissociable. dissociably In a dissociable manner. dissocial Unfriendly to society; selfish. dissociality The quality of being dissocial. dissocialize To render unsocial. dissocially In a dissocial manner. dissociate To cease associating; To part. dissociation The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. dissociational Relating to or exhibiting dissociation. dissociative Removing or separating from some association. dissociatively In a dissociative manner dissociator A reaction vessel in which a dissociation reaction takes place. dissociogenic Provoking dissociations. dissoconch The shell of a bivalve mollusk veliger dissogony pedogenesis dissolubility The capability to be dissolved or disintegrated dissoluble Which can be dissolved or disintegrated. dissolubleness The state or quality of being dissoluble. dissolute Unrestrained by morality. dissolutely In a dissolute manner dissoluteness Lack of restraint; excess. dissolution The termination of an organized body or legislative assembly, especially a formal dismissal. dissolutional Relating to dissolution or dissolving. dissolutionism Anarchist and nihilist social theory, taken as a whole or type. dissolutionist A person in favour of the dissolution of some institution or state of affairs. dissolutive Producing dissolution; dissolvent. dissolvability Capacity of being dissolved; the state of being dissolvable dissolvable Capable of being dissolved. dissolvableness The quality of being dissolvable. dissolvase A helicase associated with chromosome dissolution dissolvasome A complex of helicases that is involved in DNA repair dissolve To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding. dissolved that has been disintegrated in a solvent dissolvement The process of dissolving; dissolution. dissolvent Capable of dissolution into a fluid. dissolver One who, or that which, dissolves or dissipates. dissolving The act by which something dissolves. dissolvingly So as to dissolve or disappear gradually. dissonance A harsh, discordant combination of sounds. dissonancy discord dissonant Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing; not harmonizing or melodizing. dissonantly In a dissonant manner. dissonate To be dissonant. dissophyte In phytogeography, a plant of which the subterranean parts are adapted to mesophytic or even hydrophytic conditions, and the aerial parts to xerophytic conditions. dissorophid Any of several extinct temnospondyl amphibians, of the family †Dissorophidae, from the Pennsylvanian epochs and Permian period dissorophoid Any amphibian of the clade Dissorophoidea. dissortativity The condition of being dissortative dissuadable That can be dissuaded. dissuade To convince not to try or do. dissuader One who dissuades. dissuading A dissuasion. dissuasion the act or an instance of dissuading dissuasionary Serving to dissuade. dissuasive Tending to dissuade, or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory. dissuasively In a dissuasive manner. dissuasiveness The quality of being dissuasive. dissuasory Tending to dissuade; dissuasive. dissunder To separate; to break apart; to destroy. dissyllabification A division into two syllables. dissyllabize To form or split into two syllables. dissymmetric asymmetric dissymmetrical Lacking symmetry. dissymmetrically In a dissymmetric manner dissymmetrization Conversion to dissymmetric form dissymmetry asymmetry dissympathy Lack of sympathy; indifference. dissynchronization The state or property of being dissynchronized. dissynchronize To cause (something) to lose synchronization. distachyous Having two ears or spikes. distad Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally. distaff A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) is attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist. distaffer A horse that races in a distaff (race for female horses only). distain To stain, discolour or tarnish