10-letter words containing e, u, d, a
- 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.
- designatum — (semantics) That which is named or designated by a linguistic term.
- despairful — full of despair; hopeless; despairing
- despumated — Simple past tense and past participle of despumate.
- desquamate — (esp of the skin in certain diseases) to peel or come off in scales
- detruncate — to cut off a part of; truncate
- deurbanize — to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.
- deus ramos — João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1830–96, Portuguese poet.
- deuterated — designating or of a substance, compound, or organism in which part or all of the normal hydrogen atoms are replaced with deuterium
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- devaluated — Simple past tense and past participle of devaluate.
- devaluates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devaluate.
- dial gauge — measuring instrument
- dianthuses — Plural form of dianthus.
- diaskeuast — a person who revises, edits, or interpolates
- diazeuctic — (of a tone) separating two tetrachords
- dijudicate — to make a decision or judgment about a matter that is disputed by two parties
- dilucidate — to elucidate
- dipetalous — bipetalous.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- disculpate — (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- diseaseful — troublesome
- disepalous — having two sepals.
- disfeature — to mar the features of; disfigure.
- disnatured — deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural
- disparlure — a pheromone, C 19 H 38 O, released by female gypsy moths.
- disputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- dissuasive — tending or liable to dissuade.
- disulphate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- divulgated — to make publicly known; publish.
- documental — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- double act — Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act. Their performance can also be called a double act.
- double bar — a double vertical line on a staff indicating the conclusion of a piece of music or a subdivision of it.
- double day — Abner, 1819–93, U.S. army officer; sometimes credited with inventing the modern game of baseball.
- double tap — an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession
- douche bag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.
- doug lenat — (person) One of the world's leading computer scientists specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently (1999) head of the Cyc Project at MCC, and President of Cycorp. He has been a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University. See also microLenat.
- doughfaced — over-persuadable
- draft tube — the flared passage leading vertically from a water turbine to its tailrace.
- drag queen — Slang. a male transvestite, especially a performer who dresses as a woman to entertain the public.
- dramaturge — a specialist in dramaturgy, especially one who acts as a consultant to a theater company, advising them on possible repertory.
- draughtier — Comparative form of draughty.
- dreadfully — in a dreadful way: The pain has increased dreadfully.
- dressguard — an attachment for a wheel or cycle that prevents damage or the dirtying of clothes
- dreyfusard — a defender or supporter of Alfred Dreyfus.
- drug abuse — addiction to drugs.
- drug-taker — someone who takes illegal drugs
- drum brake — a brake system in which a pair of brake shoes can be pressed against the inner surface of a shallow metal drum that is rigidly attached to a wheel.