(chemistry) The act or process of removing or neutralizing acid
deadheartedness
deadheartedness
noun
The quality of being deadhearted.
deafforestation
debarbarization
debarbarization
noun
The process of debarbarizing.
debentureholder
debentureholder
noun
The holder of a debenture.
decalcification
decalcification
noun
The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
decapitatations
decarbonisation
decarbonisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonization
decarbonization
decarbonization
noun
The act or process of decarbonizing.
The process of arterialization of the blood by oxygenation and the removal of carbon dioxide in the lungs.
decarbonylating
decarbonylating
verb
present participle of decarbonylate
decarbonylation
decarbonylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule
decarboxylating
decarboxylating
verb
present participle of decarboxylate
decarboxylation
decarboxylation
noun
(organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule
decarburisation
decarburisation
noun
Alternative form of decarburization
decarburization
decarburization
noun
The act, process, or result of decarburizing.
decartelization
decartelization
noun
The abolition or breaking-up of cartels
decasualisation
decasualization
decasualization
noun
The process of decasualizing.
deceitfulnesses
deceitfulnesses
noun
plural of deceitfulness
decephalization
decephalization
noun
The process of decephalizing.
decertification
decertification
noun
The act or process of decertifying.
declamatoriness
declamatoriness
noun
The quality of being declamatory.
decolourisation
decolourization
decolourization
noun
Alternative spelling of decolorization
decompensations
decompensations
noun
plural of decompensation
decompositional
decompositional
adj
Of or pertaining to decomposition.
deconcentrating
deconcentrating
verb
present participle of deconcentrate
deconcentration
deconcentration
noun
The act of deconcentrating.
deconsideration
decontaminating
decontaminating
verb
present participle of decontaminate
decontamination
decontamination
noun
The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.
decontaminative
decontaminators
decontaminators
noun
plural of decontaminator
decopperization
dedifferentiate
dedifferentiate
verb
To lose or reverse differentiation
defunctionalize
defunctionalize
verb
(computing, programming) To subject to defunctionalization.
degenerationist
degenerationist
noun
(biology, historical) One who believes in the theory of degenerationism.
deglamorization
deglamorization
noun
The process of deglamorizing.
dehydrogenating
dehydrogenating
adj
That undergoes or produces dehydrogenation
verb
present participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenation
dehydrogenation
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.
deindustrialize
deindustrialize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To subject to deindustrialization; to deprive of industry.
deipnosophistic
delabialization
delabialization
noun
The act, process or result of delabializing.
deleteriousness
deleteriousness
noun
The quality or state of being deleterious.
delightsomeness
delightsomeness
noun
The state of being delightsome.
delignification
delignification
noun
The removal of lignin, typically from wood pulp
demagnetisation
demagnetisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of demagnetization
demagnetization
demagnetization
noun
The process of removing the magnetic field from an object.
demagnification
demagnification
noun
The act or the result of demagnifying.
demanganization
demanganization
noun
The act of removing compounds of manganese from water
dematerialising
dematerialising
verb
present participle of dematerialise
dematerializing
dematerializing
verb
present participle of dematerialize
demiassignation
demobilizations
demobilizations
noun
plural of demobilization
democratisation
democratisation
noun
Alternative spelling of democratization
democratization
democratization
noun
The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.
The making more democratic of a political system.
The spread of democracy as a concept.
demonolatrously
demonstrability
demonstrability
noun
The quality of being demonstrable.
demonstrational
demonstrational
adj
Involving, or relating to, demonstration.
demonstratively
demonstratively
adv
In a demonstrative manner.
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
demystification
demystification
noun
The removal of mystery or confusion surrounding a topic or idea.
demythologising
demythologising
verb
present participle of demythologise
demythologizing
demythologizing
verb
present participle of demythologize
denarcotization
denationalising
denationalising
verb
present participle of denationalise
denationalizing
denationalizing
verb
present participle of denationalize
dendrocolaptine
dendrocolaptine
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the bird subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of woodcreepers.
denitrification
denitrification
noun
The process by which a nitrate becomes molecular nitrogen, especially by the action of bacteria.
densimetrically
densimetrically
adv
By means of densimetry
dentatoangulate
dentinocemental
dentinocemental
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the dentin and cementum of teeth
deoccidentalize
deorusumduction
deoxygenization
deoxygenization
noun
(chemistry) deoxidization
departmentalise
departmentalise
verb
Alternative spelling of departmentalize
departmentalism
departmentalism
noun
Excessive adherence to departmental methods, rules or structure
departmentalize
departmentalize
verb
To organize something into departments
depauperization
depauperization
noun
The process, or the result of depauperizing
dependabilities
dependabilities
noun
plural of dependability
deprecatoriness
deprecatoriness
noun
The quality of being deprecatory.
deprotestantize
deregulationize
dermatoconiosis
dermatoneurosis
dermatoskeleton
dermatoskeleton
noun
exoskeleton
dermatozoonosis
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
desacralization
desacralization
noun
(religion) The reverse of sacralization, and occurs when a formerly dedicated religious structure such as a church or religious school is given over for another purpose outside of the particular religious organization which dedicated it for a sacred purpose.
descendentalism
descendentalism
noun
(philosophy) A doctrine that emphasizes empiricism and positivism; a philosophical focus on material and worldly matters.
descendentalist
descendentalist
noun
A believer in descendentalism.
descriptionless
descriptionless
adj
Without a description.
descriptiveness
descriptiveness
noun
The characteristic of being descriptive.
desensitization
desensitization
noun
The act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation.
desertification
desertification
noun
The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
desexualization
desexualization
noun
The act or process of desexualizing.
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
desocialization
desocialization
noun
The act of desocializing.
despecification
despecification
noun
(obsolete) discrimination
The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
destabilization
destabilization
noun
The act or process of destabilizing.
destalinization
destalinization
noun
The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.
desterilization
desterilization
noun
(economics) A monetary process that is the reverse of sterilization.
The contamination of medical equipment, etc. so that it is no longer sterile.
destructiveness
destructiveness
noun
the state or quality of being destructive
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
determinability
determinability
noun
The quality of being determinable.
determinateness
determinateness
noun
The quality or state of being determinate.
determinatively
determinatively
adv
In a determinative manner.
detribalization
detribalization
noun
Process of detribalizing.
detrimentalness
detrimentalness
noun
The quality of being detrimental.
deuteranomalous
deuteranomalous
adj
Having or relating to deuteranomaly.
deuteronomistic
developmentally
developmentally
adv
In terms of development.
devitrification
devitrification
noun
The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state
devulcanization
devulcanization
noun
To process of treating vulcanized rubber so as to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.
dextrosinistral
dextrosinistral
adj
Moving or directed from the right to the left.
dezincification
dezincification
noun
(metallurgy) The undesirable removal of zinc from zinc-containing alloys by a chemical reaction, as when red rot occurs in brass due to presence of acids.
The act or process of freeing from zinc.
diabolification
diadochokinetic
diadochokinetic
adj
Relating to diadochokinesis.
diagnosticating
diagnosticating
verb
present participle of diagnosticate
diagnostication
diagnostication
noun
The act, or the result of diagnosticating; diagnosis
diagonalization
diagonalization
noun
US spelling of diagonalisation
diagrammatician
diamagnetically
diamagnetically
adv
In a diamagnetic way.
diamagnetometer
diamminonitrate
dichloromethane
dichloromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The partially halogenated hydrocarbon CH₂Cl₂ widely used as a solvent
dichotomisation
dichotomisation
noun
Alternative spelling of dichotomization
dichotomization
dichotomization
noun
The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification into 2 subsets (that is, a dichotomy); the special case of discretization in which n = 2.
dichotomousness
dichotomousness
noun
The quality of being dichotomous.
dictatorialness
dictatorialness
noun
The state or quality of being dictatorial.
differentialize
differentialize
verb
(rare) Synonym of differentiate
differentiating
differentiating
verb
present participle of differentiate
differentiation
differentiation
noun
(biology) The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.
(biology, evolution) The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (species, genus, variety, etc.) becomes distinct from another, or acquires distinct features; the result of such a process: distinctness.
(geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
(mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.
The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
The process of developing distinct components.
differentiative
differentiative
adj
That differentiates, or causes differentiation
differentiators
differentiators
noun
plural of differentiator
diffractiveness
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
dihydronicotine
dimethylaniline
dimethylaniline
noun
(organic chemistry) The tertiary amine C₆H₅N(CH₃)₂ used in the manufacture of the explosive tetryl
dimethylbenzene
dimethylbenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) xylene
dimethylmethane
dinoflagellatae
diphenylmethane
diphenylmethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The aromatic hydrocarbon (C₆H₅)₂CH₂; it is an intermediate in the synthesis of many other compounds
dipleurogenetic
diplocaulescent
disacquaintance
disacquaintance
noun
(obsolete) Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.