10-letter words containing n, a, d, e, r
- defragment — to reorganize files on (a disk) so that the parts of each file are stored in contiguous sectors on the disk, thereby improving computer performance and maximizing disk space.
- defrauding — Present participle of defraud.
- defrayment — payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- degeneracy — If you refer to the behaviour of a group of people as degeneracy, you mean that you think it is shocking, immoral, or disgusting.
- degenerate — If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
- delawarean — of or relating to the state of Delaware or its inhabitants
- delayering — Delayering is the process of simplifying the administrative structure of a large organization in order to make it more efficient.
- delineator — a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes
- deliration — delirium; madness
- delsartian — of, relating to, or characteristic of François Delsarte or the Delsarte method.
- delta iron — an allotrope of iron that exists between 1400°C and the melting point of iron and has the same structure as alpha iron
- delustrant — an agent which removes lustre from something
- demeanours — Plural form of demeanour.
- demeasnure — demeanour
- demilancer — A soldier who carries a demilance.
- demon star — Algol.
- den father — (in the Boy Scouts) a man who serves as an adult leader or supervisor of a cub scout den.
- denaturant — to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- denaturing — Present participle of denature.
- denaturize — denature.
- dendrogram — any branching diagram, such as a cladogram, showing the interconnections between treelike organisms
- dendroidal — Dendroid; resembling a shrub or tree.
- denervated — Simple past tense and past participle of denervate.
- denigrated — Simple past tense and past participle of denigrate.
- denigrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denigrate.
- denigrator — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- deodorants — Plural form of deodorant.
- deodourant — Rare spelling of deodorant.
- depanneurs — Plural form of depanneur.
- department — A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop.
- depressant — able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
- depurating — Present participle of depurate.
- depuration — The action or process of freeing something of impurities.
- deracinate — to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
- derailment — A derailment is an accident in which a train comes off the track on which it is running.
- derivation — The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source.
- dermatogen — a meristem at the apex of stems and roots that gives rise to the epidermis
- derogating — Present participle of derogate.
- derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
- designator — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- despairing — marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- detonators — Plural form of detonator.
- detracting — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- detraction — a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
- detraining — to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- detruncate — to cut off a part of; truncate
- deurbanize — to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.
- devanagari — a syllabic script in which Sanskrit, Hindi, and other modern languages of India are written
- dewatering — the act of removing water
- dextranase — an enzyme which breaks down dextran, and is therefore useful for, among other things, preventing tooth decay