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disulphate
nounVery Low
/daɪˈsʌl.feɪt/A chemical compound containing two sulfate groups, often in the form of a salt or ester (e.g., pyrosulphate).
disulphide
nounLow frequency (C2)
/ˌdaɪˈsʌl.faɪd/A chemical compound containing two sulfur atoms bonded together.
disulphuric acid
nounLow (Technical)
/daɪˌsʌlˈfjʊərɪk ˈæsɪd/An inorganic acid with the formula H₂S₂O₇, composed of two sulphuric acid molecules linked by an oxygen atom.
disunify
verb-transitiveC2 (Very low frequency; technical/academic register)
/dɪsˈjuːnɪfaɪ/To destroy unity; to break something into separate parts; to cause a state of disunion.
disunion
nounC1/C2
/dɪsˈjuːnɪən/The state of being separated or the breakdown of unity; the act or process of disuniting.
disunionist
nounVery Rare
/dɪsˈjuː.njə.nɪst/A person who advocates or supports the separation or dissolution of a political union.
disunite
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
/ˌdɪs.jʊˈnaɪt/To cause people or groups to separate, breaking their unity or connection.
disunity
nounB2
/dɪsˈjuːnəti/A state of being divided or not united; lack of agreement or harmony among people or groups.
disuse
nounverb-transitiveC1
/dɪsˈjuːs/The state of no longer being used or practised; the cessation of use.
disutility
nounC2
/ˌdɪs.juːˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/The harmful, undesirable, or negative consequences of an action or situation; the opposite of utility or benefit.
disvalue
nounverb-transitiveVery Low (C2)
/dɪsˈvæljuː/The negative worth or undesirability of something; to consider something as having little or negative value.
disyllabism
nounVery Rare
/daɪˈsɪləbɪz(ə)m/The property of having two syllables.
disyllabize
verb-transitiveRare
/daɪˈsɪləbaɪz/To make a word or linguistic unit into a disyllable (a two-syllable form).
disyllable
nounC2
/daɪˈsɪləb(ə)l/A word or metrical unit consisting of exactly two syllables.
disyoke
verb-transitiveExtremely Rare / Obsolete / Poetic Archaism
/dɪsˈjəʊk/To unyoke; to free from a yoke or from a state of being joined or coupled together.
disˈcordance
nounC2
/dɪˈskɔːdəns/A state of disagreement, conflict, or lack of harmony between things or people.
disˈmissal
nounC1
/dɪsˈmɪsəl/The act of sending someone away or officially ending their employment.
dit
nounC1
/dɪt/The spoken representation of the dot (·) in Morse code, contrasted with 'dah' for the dash (–).
dita
nounRare
/ˈdiːtə/A tree of the genus Alstonia, native to parts of Southeast Asia, often called Devil's tree or milkwood.
ditch
nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
/dɪtʃ/A long narrow channel dug in the ground, typically for drainage or irrigation.

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