10-letter words containing o, d, a, l, e
- dancefloor — Alternative form of dance floor.
- dandelions — Plural form of dandelion.
- dantrolene — a toxic orange powder, C 14 H 10 N 4 O 5 , used to control muscle spasms, as in the treatment of local trauma, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or other neurological disorders.
- data glove — (hardware, virtual reality) An input device for virtual reality in the form of a glove which measures the movements of the wearer's fingers and transmits them to the computer. Sophisticated data gloves also measure movement of the wrist and elbow. A data glove may also contain control buttons or act as an output device, e.g. vibrating under control of the computer. The user usually sees a virtual image of the data glove and can point or grip and push objects. Examples are Fifth Dimension Technologies (5DT)'s 5th Glove, and Virtual Technologies' CyberGlove. A cheaper alternative is InWorld VR's CyberWand.
- data model — (database) The product of the database design process which aims to identify and organize the required data logically and physically. A data model says what information is to be contained in a database, how the information will be used, and how the items in the database will be related to each other. For example, a data model might specify that a customer is represented by a customer name and credit card number and a product as a product code and price, and that there is a one-to-many relation between a customer and a product. It can be difficult to change a database layout once code has been written and data inserted. A well thought-out data model reduces the need for such changes. Data modelling enhances application maintainability and future systems may re-use parts of existing models, which should lower development costs. A data modelling language is a mathematical formalism with a notation for describing data structures and a set of operations used to manipulate and validate that data. One of the most widely used methods for developing data models is the entity-relationship model. The relational model is the most widely used type of data model. Another example is NIAM.
- datagloves — Plural form of dataglove.
- de-isolate — to remove from isolation.
- deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
- dealbation — the process of bleaching or making white
- deallocate — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- death blow — If you say that an event or action deals a death blow to something such as a plan or hope, or is a death blow to something, you mean that it puts an end to it.
- death roll — a list of the people killed in a war or disaster
- death toll — The death toll of an accident, disaster, or war is the number of people who die in it.
- deathblows — Plural form of deathblow.
- debonairly — In a debonair manner.
- decadelong — lasting for a decade: After a decadelong study, the drug has finally been approved by the FDA.
- decalogist — a person who interprets and expounds on the Ten Commandments
- decanormal — (of a solution) containing ten equivalent weights of solute per liter of solution.
- decastylos — a decastyle building, as a classical temple.
- decathlons — Plural form of decathlon.
- decennoval — relating to nineteen
- decinormal — having one tenth of the strength of a standard solution
- decisional — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- declarator — an action seeking to have some right, status, etc, judicially ascertained
- declinator — a piece of apparatus that establishes the measure of a plane's deviation from the prime vertical or the meridian
- decollated — Simple past tense and past participle of decollate.
- decollates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decollate.
- decollator — (computing) a machine that decollates (separates) the parts of multipart computer printout and discards the carbon paper.
- decolorant — able to decolour or bleach
- decolorate — to change or fade in colour
- defalcator — A defaulter or embezzler.
- deflations — Plural form of deflation.
- defoliated — Simple past tense and past participle of defoliate.
- defoliates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoliate.
- defoliator — An adult or larval insect that strips all the leaves from a tree or shrub.
- 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.
- delay slot — delayed control-transfer
- delegation — A delegation is a group of people who have been sent somewhere to have talks with other people on behalf of a larger group of people.
- delegators — Plural form of delegator.
- delegatory — of or relating to the delegation or assignment of authority, power, or responsibility.
- delibation — a small taste of a liquid
- deligation — the act of binding, especially with a ligature
- delineator — a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes
- deliration — delirium; madness
- delocalize — to remove from the usual locality
- 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
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demodulate — to carry out demodulation on (a wave or signal)
- demoniacal — of, relating to, or like a demon; demonic: demoniac laughter.
- demoralise — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.