10-letter words containing m, e, d, o
- decompiler — (computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
- decomposed — having been subject to decomposition
- decomposer — any organism in a community, such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue enabling the constituents to be recycled to the environment
- decomposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decompose.
- decompound — (of a compound leaf) having leaflets consisting of several distinct parts
- decompress — to relieve (a substance) of pressure or (of a substance) to be relieved of pressure
- deemployed — to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service: This factory employs thousands of people.
- deer mouse — any of various mice of the genus Peromyscus, esp P. maniculatus, of North and Central America, having brownish fur with white underparts: family Cricetidae
- defamation — Defamation is the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
- defamatory — Speech or writing that is defamatory is likely to damage someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
- deformable — to mar the natural form or shape of; put out of shape; disfigure: In cases where the drug was taken during pregnancy, its effects deformed the infants.
- deformeter — a gauge used to determine stresses in a structure by tests on a model of the structure.
- demagogism — The practices and principles of a demagogue; a pandering to the multitude for selfish ends.
- demagogued — Simple past tense and past participle of demagogue.
- demagogues — Plural form of demagogue.
- demantoids — Plural form of demantoid.
- demarcator — to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of: to demarcate a piece of property.
- demeanours — Plural form of demeanour.
- demicanton — either of the two parts of certain Swiss cantons
- demimetope — the space between the end of a Doric frieze and the first triglyph.
- demirepdom — the world or society of demireps
- demob suit — a suit of civilian clothes issued to a demobilized soldier, esp at the end of World War II
- demobilise — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- demobilize — If a country or armed force demobilizes its troops, or if its troops demobilize, its troops are released from service and allowed to go home.
- democratic — A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus
- demodulate — to carry out demodulation on (a wave or signal)
- demogorgon — a mysterious and awesome god in ancient mythology, often represented as ruling in the underworld
- demography — Demography is the study of the changes in numbers of births, deaths, marriages, and cases of disease in a community over a period of time.
- demoiselle — a small crane, Anthropoides virgo, of central Asia, N Africa, and SE Europe, having grey plumage with long black breast feathers and white ear tufts
- demolished — to lay waste to; ruin utterly: The fire demolished the area.
- demolisher — One who demolishes.
- demolishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demolish.
- demolition — The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place.
- demon star — Algol.
- demonetise — To remove the status of legal tender from a coin etc. and remove it from circulation.
- demonetize — to deprive (a metal) of its capacity as a monetary standard
- demoniacal — of, relating to, or like a demon; demonic: demoniac laughter.
- demonising — Present participle of demonise.
- demonizing — Present participle of demonize.
- demonology — Demonology is a set of beliefs which says that a particular situation or group of people is evil or unacceptable.
- demoralise — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralize — If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
- demothball — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- demotivate — to cause (a person) to lose motivation
- demounting — Present participle of demount.
- den mother — a woman who supervises meetings of a den of Cub Scouts
- dendriform — branching or treelike in appearance
- dendrobium — a genus of tropical orchid, predominantly growing from trees or occasionally from rocks
- dendrogram — any branching diagram, such as a cladogram, showing the interconnections between treelike organisms