sorites /sō-rīˈtēz or sö-/ (logic)

1. A string of propositions in which the predicate of one is the subject of the next (or the same in reverse order)
2. A sophistical puzzle on the model of ‘How many grains make a heap?’

soritˈic or soritˈical adjective

• denitrificators
• denitrified
• denitrifies
• denitrify
• denitrifying
• denization
• denizations
• denizen
• denizened
• denizening
• denizens
• denizenship
• denizenships
• den mother
• den mothers
• denned
• dennet
• dennets
• denning
• denominable
• denominal
• denominate
• denominated
• denominates
• denominating