10-letter words starting with de
- den father — (in the Boy Scouts) a man who serves as an adult leader or supervisor of a cub scout den.
- den helder — a port in the W Netherlands, in North Holland province: fortified by Napoleon in 1811; naval station. Pop: 60 000 (2003 est)
- den mother — a woman who supervises meetings of a den of Cub Scouts
- denasality — The quality of being denasal.
- denasalize — to diminish the nasal resonance of (speech or a speech sound).
- denaturant — to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- denaturing — Present participle of denature.
- denaturize — denature.
- denazifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denazify.
- dendriform — branching or treelike in appearance
- dendrimers — Plural form of dendrimer.
- 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
- dendroidal — Dendroid; resembling a shrub or tree.
- dendrology — the branch of botany that is concerned with the natural history of trees and shrubs
- dendrophis — a genus of harmless tree-dwelling snake, of which varieties can be found in South America, India, Australia, Africa, and North America
- denegation — a denial, contradiction, or refusal
- 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.
- denis howe — (person) Denis B. Howe (1960 -) Editor of the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
- denization — the process of becoming a denizen; naturalization
- denominate — to give a specific name to; designate
- denotating — Present participle of denotate.
- denotation — the act or process of denoting; indication
- denotative — able to denote; designative
- denotement — A sign, indication.
- denotified — Simple past tense and past participle of denotify.
- denouement — In a book, play, or series of events, the denouement is the sequence of events at the end, when things come to a conclusion.
- denouncers — Plural form of denouncer.
- denouncing — Present participle of denounce.
- densifying — to impregnate (wood) with additives under heat and pressure in order to achieve greater density and hardness.
- densimeter — any instrument for measuring density
- dental dam — Also called rubber dam. a thin piece of latex placed over the tooth or teeth being treated during endodontic treatment or other dental work.
- dentifrice — any substance, esp paste or powder, for use in cleaning the teeth
- dentiphone — (dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
- denturists — Plural form of denturist.
- denudating — Present participle of denudate.
- denudation — Geology. the exposing or laying bare of rock by erosive processes.
- denudement — the condition of being denuded
- denunciate — to condemn; denounce
- deodorants — Plural form of deodorant.
- deodoriser — A device for removing or covering obnoxious odors; a device to dispense deodorant.
- deodorized — Simple past tense and past participle of deodorize.
- deodorizer — any substance or device used in deodorizing something; esp., a spray or the like used to mask odors, as in a room
- deodourant — Rare spelling of deodorant.
- deontology — the branch of ethics dealing with duty, moral obligation, and moral commitment
- deoppilate — to remove obstructions (from)
- deoxidiser — Alternative form of deoxidizer.