10-letter words containing c, e, d
- decremeter — an instrument for measuring the damping of an electromagnetic wave train.
- decreolize — to modify (a creole language) in the direction of a standard form of the language on which most of the vocabulary of the creole is based.
- decrepitly — In a decrepit way.
- decrescent — (esp of the moon) decreasing; waning
- decrypting — Present participle of decrypt.
- decryption — to decode or decipher.
- decstation — (computer) A range of RISC based workstations manufactured by DEC.
- decumbence — The act or posture of lying down.
- decumbency — Decumbence.
- decumulate — to heap up; amass; accumulate.
- decurrency — the action of flowing downwards
- decussated — Simple past tense and past participle of decussate.
- decwindows — DEC's windowing environment based on the X Window System.
- dede agach — former name of Alexandroupolis.
- dedecorate — (obsolete, transitive) To bring to shame; to disgrace.
- dedicating — to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
- dedication — A dedication is a message which is written at the beginning of a book, or a short announcement which is sometimes made before a play or piece of music is performed, as a sign of affection or respect for someone.
- dedicative — of or relating to dedication; serving as a dedication.
- dedicatory — of or as a dedication
- deducement — an assumption or deduction
- deductable — Alternative spelling of deductibletrue; that which can be deducted.
- deductible — If a payment or expense is deductible, it can be deducted from another sum such as your income, for example, when calculating how much income tax you have to pay.
- deductions — Plural form of deduction.
- deep clean — an exceptionally intense cleaning process
- deep focus — the focusing of a filmed scene so as to make near and distant objects equally clear.
- deep magic — [possibly from C. S. Lewis's "Narnia" books] An awesomely arcane technique central to a program or system, especially one neither generally published nor available to hackers at large (compare black art); one that could only have been composed by a true wizard. Compiler optimisation techniques and many aspects of OS design used to be deep magic; many techniques in cryptography, signal processing, graphics, and AI still are. Compare heavy wizardry. Especially found in comments of the form "Deep magic begins here.". Compare voodoo programming.
- deep space — any region of outer space beyond the system of the earth and moon
- deescalate — To decrease in intensity or magnitude.
- defacement — to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it.
- defalcated — Simple past tense and past participle of defalcate.
- defalcates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defalcate.
- defalcator — A defaulter or embezzler.
- defeasance — the act or process of rendering null and void; annulment
- defecating — Present participle of defecate.
- defecation — to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.
- defectible — having the ability to fail
- defections — Plural form of defection.
- defectives — Plural form of defective.
- defectless — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
- defenceman — a defender in ice hockey and lacrosse
- deferences — Plural form of deference.
- defervesce — to undergo defervescence.
- deficience — deficiency.
- deficiency — Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
- deflecting — Present participle of deflect.
- deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
- deflective — causing deflection.
- deflectors — Plural form of deflector.
- deforciant — a person who wrongfully withholds something from someone by force
- defrocking — Present participle of defrock.