10-letter words containing d, a, r, t, e
- 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.
- 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.
- desolatory — tending to cause desolation
- despatcher — Alternative form of dispatcher.
- 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
- detonators — Plural form of detonator.
- detracters — Plural form of detracter.
- detracting — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- detraction — a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
- detractive — tending or seeking to detract.
- detractors — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- detractory — (now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory.
- detraining — to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- detruncate — to cut off a part of; truncate
- deuterated — designating or of a substance, compound, or organism in which part or all of the normal hydrogen atoms are replaced with deuterium
- devastator — to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. Synonyms: destroy, sack, despoil, raze, ruin, level. Antonyms: create, erect, develop.
- dewatering — the act of removing water
- dextrality — the state or quality of having the right side or its parts or members different from and, usually, more efficient than the left side or its parts or members; right-handedness.
- dextranase — an enzyme which breaks down dextran, and is therefore useful for, among other things, preventing tooth decay
- dextrinase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a dextrin.
- diagometer — an instrument invented by Rousseau, formerly used to measure the electrical conductivity of substances
- diarrhetic — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- diathermal — of or relating to diathermy
- diathermic — of or relating to diathermy
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- diffracted — Simple past tense and past participle of diffract.
- dilacerate — to tear apart or to pieces.
- diphtheria — a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, especially the throat.
- direct tax — a tax exacted directly from the persons who will bear the burden of it (without reimbursement to them at the expense of others), as a poll tax, a general property tax, or an income tax.
- directable — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- dirt cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
- dirt-cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.