10-letter words containing iv
- derivatize — to alter (a chemical compound) via a chemical reaction, so that it becomes a derivative
- derivement — (obsolete) That which is derived; deduction; inference.
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- desalivate — to arrest the flow of saliva in (a human or other animal).
- despective — Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.
- detectives — Plural form of detective.
- detonative — (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.
- detractive — tending or seeking to detract.
- detrivores — Plural form of detrivore.
- digestives — Plural form of digestive.
- digressive — tending to digress; departing from the main subject.
- diminutive — small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
- directives — Plural form of directive.
- disc drive — disc
- discretive — Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive.
- discursive — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- discussive — (medicine, dated) A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humours; a discutient.
- disk drive — computing: hardware
- disk-drive — a device that, using an access mechanism under program control, enables data to be read from or written on a spinning magnetic disk, magnetic disk pack, floppy disk, or optical disk.
- dismissive — indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one's presence or from consideration: a curt, dismissive gesture.
- dispersive — serving or tending to disperse.
- displacive — That involves or causes displacement.
- disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- dissective — having the ability to dissect
- dissentive — (obsolete) disagreeing; inconsistent.
- dissuasive — tending or liable to dissuade.
- distensive — Distending, or capable of being distended.
- distortive — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- divagation — to wander; stray.
- divaricate — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- dive brake — a flap deployed from the wings or fuselage of an aircraft, as a dive bomber or sailplane, that increases drag to permit a relatively steep angle of descent without a dangerous buildup in speed.
- dive table — Often, dive tables. a numerical table used by scuba divers to determine time limits of dives, according to depth, as well as possible decompression delays during ascent and requisite surface intervals between dives.
- divemaster — a professional qualified to oversee scuba diving operations, as in salvage work or at a resort, and responsible for procedures and safety, monitoring the whereabouts of divers underwater or at the surface, and making rescues when necessary.
- divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
- divergency — divergence; deviation.
- diversions — Plural form of diversion.
- divertible — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- divestible — capable of being divested, as an estate in land.
- divestment — the act of divesting.
- divide off — If something divides an area off, it forms a barrier that keeps it separate from another area.
- dividendus — (in prescriptions) meant to be divided.
- divination — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divinatory — the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- divineness — The quality of being divine; divinity.
- divineress — a female diviner
- diviningly — In a divining manner.
- divinities — the quality of being divine; divine nature.
- divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- divisively — In a divisive manner.
- divisorial — Lb maths Related to a divisor.