angioedema | (noun) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs | Synonyms: atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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atrophedema | (noun) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs | Synonyms: angioedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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demagnetisation | (noun) the process of removing magnetization | Synonyms: demagnetization |
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demagnetise | (verb) make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of) | Synonyms: degauss, demagnetize |
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(verb) erase (a magnetic storage device) | Synonyms: demagnetize |
demagnetization | (noun) the process of removing magnetization | Synonyms: demagnetisation |
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demagnetize | (verb) make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of) | Synonyms: degauss, demagnetise |
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(verb) erase (a magnetic storage device) | Synonyms: demagnetise |
demagog | (noun) a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices | Synonyms: demagogue, rabble-rouser |
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demagogic | (adjective) characteristic of or resembling a demagogue | Synonyms: demagogical |
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demagogical | (adjective) characteristic of or resembling a demagogue | Synonyms: demagogic |
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demagogue | (noun) a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices | Synonyms: demagog, rabble-rouser |
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demagoguery | (noun) impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace | Synonyms: demagogy |
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demagogy | (noun) impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace | Synonyms: demagoguery |
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demand | (noun) the act of demanding | - |
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(noun) required activity | Synonyms: requirement |
(noun) an urgent or peremptory request | - |
(noun) the ability and desire to purchase goods and services | - |
(noun) a condition requiring relief | Synonyms: need |
(verb) request urgently and forcefully | - |
(verb) claim as due or just | Synonyms: exact |
(verb) summon to court | - |
(verb) ask to be informed of | - |
(verb) lay legal claim to | - |
(verb) require as useful, just, or proper | Synonyms: ask, call for, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take |
demander | (noun) a person who makes demands | - |
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demanding | (adjective) requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill | - |
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demandingly | (adverb) in a demanding manner | - |
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demantoid | (noun) a green andradite used as a gemstone | - |
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demarcate | (verb) set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something | Synonyms: delimit, delimitate |
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(verb) separate clearly, as if by boundaries | - |
demarcation | (noun) a conceptual separation or distinction | Synonyms: contrast, dividing line, line |
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(noun) the boundary of a specific area | Synonyms: demarcation line, limit |
demarche | (noun) a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs | - |
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demasculinise | (verb) remove the testicles of a male animal | Synonyms: castrate, demasculinize, emasculate |
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demasculinize | (verb) remove the testicles of a male animal | Synonyms: castrate, demasculinise, emasculate |
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dematerialise | (verb) become immaterial; disappear | Synonyms: dematerialize |
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dematerialize | (verb) become immaterial; disappear | Synonyms: dematerialise |
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edema | (noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | Synonyms: dropsy, hydrops, oedema |
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edematous | (adjective) swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid | Synonyms: dropsical |
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legerdemain | (noun) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | Synonyms: conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick |
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lymphedema | (noun) swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas | - |
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myxedema | (noun) hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration | Synonyms: myxoedema |
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myxoedema | (noun) hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration | Synonyms: myxedema |
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oedema | (noun) swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities | Synonyms: dropsy, edema, hydrops |
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papilledema | (noun) swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure | - |
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scleredema | (noun) a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face | - |
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tatterdemalion | (adjective) worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing | Synonyms: tattered |
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(adjective) in deplorable condition | Synonyms: bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down |
(noun) a dirty shabbily clothed urchin | Synonyms: ragamuffin |
tidemark | (noun) indicator consisting of a line at the highwater or low-water limits of the tides | - |
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trademark | (noun) a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something | Synonyms: earmark, hallmark, stylemark |
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(noun) a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product | - |
(verb) register the trademark of | - |
(verb) mark with a brand or trademark | Synonyms: brand, brandmark |
trademarked | (adjective) (of goods and merchandise) labeled with proprietary (and legally registered) identification guaranteeing exclusive use | - |
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undemanding | (adjective) requiring little if any patience or effort or skill | - |
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