10-letter words containing a, r, d, e
- deprivable — Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
- depurating — Present participle of depurate.
- depuration — The action or process of freeing something of impurities.
- depurative — used for or capable of depurating; purifying; purgative
- depuratory — Tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.
- deracemize — (chemistry) To convert a racemic mixture into one or other of the enantiomers.
- deracinate — to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
- derailleur — a mechanism for changing gear on bicycles, consisting of a device that lifts the driving chain from one sprocket wheel to another of different size
- derailment — A derailment is an accident in which a train comes off the track on which it is running.
- deregulate — To deregulate something means to remove controls and regulations from it.
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- derivative — A derivative is something which has been developed or obtained from something else.
- derivatize — to alter (a chemical compound) via a chemical reaction, so that it becomes a derivative
- dermatherm — an instrument for measuring skin temperature.
- dermatitis — Dermatitis is a medical condition which makes your skin red and painful.
- dermatogen — a meristem at the apex of stems and roots that gives rise to the epidermis
- dermatomal — Anatomy. an area of skin that is supplied with the nerve fibers of a single, posterior, spinal root.
- dermatomes — Plural form of dermatome.
- dermatoses — Plural form of dermatosis.
- dermatosis — any skin disease
- dermopathy — Disease of the skin.
- derogating — Present participle of derogate.
- derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
- desaturase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of single to double bonds, especially in the production of essential fatty acids.
- desaturate — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- descramble — to restore (a scrambled signal) to an intelligible form, esp automatically by the use of electronic devices
- descriable — Capable of being descried (detected or perceived).
- desecrated — to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- desecrater — One who desecrates.
- desecrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desecrate.
- desecrator — to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- desert oak — a tree, Casuarina decaisneana, of Central and NW Australia, the timber of which is resistant to termite attack
- desert pea — an Australian trailing leguminous plant, Clianthus formosus, with scarlet flowers
- desert rat — a jerboa, Jaculus orientalis, inhabiting the deserts of N Africa
- desiccator — any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc
- desiderata — something wanted or needed.
- desiderate — to feel the lack of or need for; long for; miss
- designator — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- desirables — Plural form of desirable.
- desireable — Archaic form of desirable.
- desolatory — tending to cause desolation
- despairful — full of despair; hopeless; despairing
- despairing — marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- despatcher — Alternative form of dispatcher.
- desperados — Plural form of desperado.
- destratify — to form or place in strata or layers.
- detartrate — To remove tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
- deterrable — able to be deterred