11-letter words containing d, a, r, t, e
- deattribute — to withdraw the initial ascription of (a work of art)
- deauthorize — to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding): Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco.
- debarkation — Disembarkation.
- decahydrate — a hydrate that contains ten molecules of water, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- decapitator — One who decapitates.
- decarbonate — to remove carbon dioxide from (a solution, substance, etc)
- decartelize — to break up (a cartel)
- decelerated — Simple past tense and past participle of decelerate.
- decelerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decelerate.
- decemvirate — a board of decemvirs
- decerebrate — to remove the brain or a large section of the brain or to cut the spinal cord at the level of the brain stem of (a person or animal)
- declamatory — A declamatory phrase, statement, or way of speaking is dramatic and confident.
- declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- declarative — making a statement or assertion
- declarators — Plural form of declarator.
- declaratory — (of a statute) stating the existing law on a particular subject; explanatory
- declarement — (obsolete) declaration.
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decorrelate — To reduce the correlation between signals.
- decorticate — to remove the bark or some other outer layer from
- decremental — relating to a small amount that is taken away
- decrepitate — to heat (a substance, such as a salt) until it emits a crackling sound or until this sound stops
- deculturate — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- dedramatize — to cause to be less dramatic
- deep throat — an anonymous source of secret information
- deerstalker — A deerstalker is an old-fashioned hat with parts at the sides which can be folded down to cover the ears. Deerstalkers are usually worn by men.
- defeaticrat — a member or supporter of the Democratic Party, echoing the belief among many opponents that it promoted a defeatist attitude to the situation in Iraq following the US-led invasion of 2003
- deferential — Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
- defibrinate — to divest of fibrin or the protein formed in blood during clotting
- deflagrated — Simple past tense and past participle of deflagrate.
- deflagrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflagrate.
- deflagrator — a piece of equipment for bringing about deflagration
- deflazacort — A glucocorticoid prodrug used as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant.
- defloration — the act of deflowering
- deformation — the act of deforming; distortion
- deformative — making worse by alteration
- degenerated — to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
- degenerates — Plural form of degenerate.
- degerminate — degerm (def 2).
- degradation — You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.
- degradative — causing degradation
- degranulate — (of a cell) lose or release granules of a substance, typically as part of an immune reaction.
- degustatory — tasty; having a pleasant flavour
- dehortation — an exhortation against a course of action
- dehortatory — intended to dissuade from a course of action