English words: debriefer to decanometer

300 English words, part 17 of 118 of the words starting with D, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

English words debriefer to decanometer

debriefer noun /diːˈbɹiːfə(ɹ)/: One who gives a debriefing.
debriefing noun, verb /diːˈbɹiːfɪŋ/: The act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
debrine verb: To remove a brine or saturated salt solution from.
debris noun /ˈdɛbɹi/: Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
debris basin noun: A facility to catch debris flows, to trap vegetative and sedimentary debris, such as gravel, boulders, branches, trunks; but allow water to drain; to...
debris field noun: Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a...
debris mortar noun: A device used to create special effects by forcing pressurized air or gas through a tube to propel material into the scene (dirt, glass, fake blood, etc.)...
debris response area noun: A hazard zone that is declared to bar flights into the region, and keep aircraft away from flying into debris falling out of space, such as from a rocket...
debrisoquin noun: Alternative form of debrisoquine.
debrisoquine noun: A drug (derived from isoquinoline) used in the treatment of hypertension
debrite noun: Material deposited by the flow of debris.
debritic adjective: Relating to debrites.
debrominate verb: To remove bromine atoms, especially those added by a previous bromination
debrominated adjective, verb: Produced by debromination
debrominating adjective, verb: That debrominates
debromination noun: Any reaction that removes bromine from a compound
debromomarinone noun: An antibiotic produced by marine actinomycetes.
debruise verb: To partially obscure one charge with another.
debruised adjective: Surmounted by an ordinary (or something else).
debs noun: A debutante ball or debut.
debt noun /ˈdɛt/: An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
debt bondage noun: A condition similar to slavery where people are unable to control their lives or their work due to unpaid debts.
debt burden noun: The debt of a country or subdivision, when large enough that servicing it has become difficult.
debt ceiling noun: The limit up to which an entity (usually a government) is legally allowed to borrow.
debt collection noun: The process of pursuing payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses.
debt collector noun: Synonym of collection agency.
debt enforcement noun: Synonym of debt collection.
debt-financed adjective: financed by debt
debt-for-nature adjective: Being or relating to a financial transaction that writes off a portion of a developing nation's foreign debt in exchange for local investments in...
debt-free adjective: Free of debt, not owing any money.
debt instrument noun: A document evidencing a debt; the debt so evidenced.
debt-laden adjective: having a burden of debt
debt obligation noun /dɛt ɑb.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/: A duty by which a party to an agreement is legally bound to pay the maturity of a debt at a time and in a manner as is stipulated within a given contract or...
debt of honor noun: An obligation, especially a gambling debt based on a verbal promise, which is not legally enforceable but which is considered to be secured by the debtor's...
debt of honour noun: Alternative form of debt of honor.
debt of nature noun: Death, seen as an obligation that all living creatures must eventually pay.
debt release noun: A discharge or release from an existing financing agreement, in which the borrower is no longer required to pay their share or timely installments.
debt relief noun: The partial or total forgiveness of debt.
debt-ridden adjective /ˈdɛt.ɹɪd.n̩/: Dominated by debt.
debt slave noun: One who is in enslaved for the redemption of an unpaid debt.
debt slavery noun: Synonym of debt bondage.
debt trap noun: A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.
debt trap diplomacy noun: A nation's use of predatory loans in order to gain leverage in relations with the recipient country or to seize assets within the indebted country.
debted adjective, verb /ˈdɛtəd/: indebted; under obligation
debtee noun /dɛˈtiː/: One who is owed a debt; a creditor.
debtholder noun: An owner of a financial obligation of another party.
debtless adjective: Without debt.
debtlessness noun: Absence of debt.
debtlike adjective: Resembling debt.
debtor noun /ˈdɛt.ə/: A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
debtor in possession noun: A natural person or corporation that has filed a bankruptcy petition, but remains in possession of property upon which a creditor has a lien or similar...
debtors' prison noun: A prison for people who are unable to pay debt.
debtorship noun: The state of being in debt.
debubblizer noun: A surface tension chemical compound used in dentistry and other industries to minimize air bubbles.
debuccalisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of debuccalization.
debuccalise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of debuccalize.
debuccalization noun /diːˌbʌ.kə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/: A sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes glottal [h] or [ʔ].
debuccalize verb /diːˈbʌ.kə.laɪz/: To undergo debuccalization.
debud verb: To remove the bud or buds from.
debuff noun, verb /ˈdiː.bʌf/: An effect that makes a game character weaker; a negative status effect.
debuffer noun, verb: To remove a buffer from.
debug noun, verb /diːˈbʌɡ/: To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
debug mode noun: The mode of a compiler or IDE that allows for debugging, with the availability of information such as variable names and line numbers from the source code.
debugability noun: Alternative form of debuggability.
debugee noun: Alternative form of debuggee.
debuggability noun /diːˌbʌɡəˈbɪlɪti/: The quality of being debuggable; capability of being (easily) debugged.
debuggable adjective /diːˈbʌɡəbəl/: That can be debugged.
debuggee noun /diːˌbʌˈɡi/: A process or application being debugged.
debugger noun /diːˈbʌɡə(ɹ)/: A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of...
debugging noun, verb /diːˈbʌɡɪŋ/: The process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system.
Debulgarization noun /diːˌbʌlɡəraɪˈzeɪʃən/: The process or policy of removing, suppressing, or reversing Bulgarian cultural, linguistic, national, or ethnic influence, identity, or presence from...
debulk verb /diːˈbʌlk/: To remove part of (a malignant tumour).
debunching noun /diːˈbʌntʃɪŋ/: The tendency of a beam of electrons (or other charged particles) to disperse because of mutual repulsion.
debundle verb: Synonym of unbundle.
debunk noun, verb /diːˈbʌŋk/: To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute.
debunkable adjective /diːˈbʌŋkəbəl/: Capable of being debunked.
debunker noun /diːˈbʌŋkə(ɹ)/: Someone who debunks.
debunking noun, verb /diːˈbʌŋkɪŋ/: The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
debunkment noun: Synonym of debunking.
debur verb /diːˈbɜː(ɹ)/: Alternative form of deburr.
debureaucratic adjective: Of or pertaining to actions or things that tend to dissipate bureaucracy.
debureaucratisation noun: Alternative form of debureaucratization.
debureaucratise verb: Alternative spelling of debureaucratize.
debureaucratization noun: The act or instance of being debureaucratized.
debureaucratize verb /dɪ.bjʊəˈɹɒkɹətʌɪz/: To reduce the amount of bureaucracy involved in decision making.
deburr verb /diːˈbɜː(ɹ)/: To remove burrs from (a workpiece).
deburrer noun: A device used for deburring
deburring tool noun: A tool used to deburr metal
debursement noun: disbursement
debus verb: To alight or get off a bus.
debuscope noun /ˈdɛbjəskəʊp/: A form of kaleidoscope.
debushing noun: The removal of encroaching bush / scrub from agricultural land
debusscope noun: An arrangement of two mirrors that forms four reflections of an object placed between them
Debussian adjective: Alternative form of Debussyan.
Debussy proper noun /dəˈbjuː.siː/: A surname from French, notably borne by
Debussyan adjective, noun: Of or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer.
Debussysm noun: The musical style or conception of art of Claude Debussy.
Debussyst adjective, noun: Of or relating to the musical style of Claude Debussy; Debussyan.
debut noun, verb /ˈdɛbjuː/: A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
debutant noun /ˈdɛbjuːtənt/: A person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.
debutante noun /ˌdɛbjuːˈtɑːnt/: A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.
debutantism noun: The status or behaviour of a debutante.
debutton verb: To remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease.
debutyration noun /diːˌbjuːtaɪˈɹeɪʃən/: Any reaction that removes one or more butyl groups from a molecule.
Deby proper noun: A female given name.
debye noun /dəˈbaɪ/: The CGS unit of electric dipole moment, defined as 1 D = 10⁻¹⁸ statcoulomb-centimetre and computable from the SI unit coulomb-metre by multiplying by the...
Debye-Falkenhagen effect noun: The increase in the conductivity of an electrolyte solution when the applied voltage has a very high frequency.
Debye length noun: In plasmas and electrolytes, a measure of a charge carrier's net electrostatic effect in a solution and how far that effect persists.
Debye radius noun: Synonym of Debye length.
Debye sphere noun: A volume whose radius is the Debye length, in which there is a sphere of influence, and outside of which charges are electrically screened.
Debye unit noun: Synonym of debye.
dec adjective, noun, prefix, verb: Alternative form of deca- (“ten”) used before a vowel.
dec'd adjective: Abbreviation of deceased.
deca noun, prefix /dɛkə-/: Ten.
decaampere noun: An SI unit of current equal to 10¹ amperes. Symbol: daA
decabillion number: Ten billion.
decabillionaire noun: A person whose wealth is greater than ten billion (10¹⁰) dollars, or other currency.
decaborane noun: The stable borane B₁₀H₁₄
decaborate noun: Any anion containing ten borate groups; any salt containing such an anion
decabrachian noun: Any cephalopod of the suborder Decabrachia
decabromide noun: Any bromide having ten bromine atoms per molecule.
decabromodiphenyl ether noun: A brominated flame retardant with the molecular formula C₁₂Br₁₀O.
decacalcium noun: Ten atoms of calcium in a chemical compound.
decacanth adjective: Having ten larval hooks.
decacanthous adjective: Having ten spines
decacarbide noun: Any carbide containing ten carbon atoms per molecule
decacarbonate noun: Any compound containing ten carbonate groups in each molecule or unit cell
decacarbonyl noun: Any compound that contains ten carbonyl groups
decacarbonyldihydridotriosmium noun: An organoosmium compound with formula H₂Os₃(CO)₁₀.
decacerous adjective: That has ten tentacles.
decachloride noun: Any chloride having ten chlorine atoms
decachlorobiphenyl noun: The fully chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyl containing ten chlorine atoms
decachord noun: An Ancient Greek musical instrument with ten strings, resembling the harp.
decachordon noun: Synonym of decachord.
decachotomy noun: The division of one into ten separate but related parts.
decacopper noun: Ten atoms of copper in a chemical compound (Cu₁₀).
decacore adjective: Composed of 10 cores.
decacorn noun: A private startup with a valuation of US$10 billion or greater.
decacuminate adjective: decacuminated
decacuminated adjective: Having the top or point cut off.
decacumination noun /diːkəkjuːmɪˈneɪʃən/: The action or process of lopping off the top of a tree.
decacyclic adjective /ˌdɛkəˈsaɪklɪk/: Describing any molecule having ten rings
decad noun /ˈdɛkæd/: Archaic form of decade (“period of ten years”).
decadactylous adjective: Having ten fingers or rays
decadal adjective /ˈdɛkədəl/: Of or related to the number ten.
decadally adverb /dɪˈkeɪdəli/: In a decadal manner
decadarch noun: Synonym of decurion.
decadarchy noun: Synonym of decarchy.
decadary adjective: Alternative form of decadal.
decadation noun: The modification of a decad, typically to obtain a new series of consonant triads
decade noun /ˈdɛkeɪd/: A group, set, or series of ten , particularly
decade box noun: A piece of test equipment used during prototyping of circuits to vary the resistance, capacitance, or inductance by means of a knob or switch.
decade counter noun: A counter that counts in decimal digits, rather than in binary.
decade long adjective: Extending over a decade.
Decade Volcano noun: Any of a small number of volcanoes that are located near populated areas and have a history of large, destructive eruptions.
decadeful noun: The amount that fills or is produced in a decade.
decadelong adjective: Alternative spelling of decade-long.
decadely adjective: Taking place every decade, or measured in decades.
decadence noun /ˈdɛkədəns/: A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay
decadency noun: decadence.
decadent adjective, noun /ˈdɛkədənt/: Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
decadentate adjective: Of a ligand, capable of forming ten separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion
decadentism noun: Decadence.
decadently adverb /ˈdɛkədəntli/: In a decadent manner.
decades-long adjective: Lasting multiple decades (i.e. greater than twenty years)
decades young noun: Decades old.
decadescent adjective /ˌdɛkəˈdɛsənt/: decaying
decadeslong adjective: Lasting for decades.
decadewise adjective: Arranged in, or subdivided into decades
décadi noun: The tenth day of the decade (ten-day week) in the French Republican Calendar, superseding Sunday as a day of rest.
decadic adjective /dɪˈkædɪk/: of or relating to a decimal system
decadic dialing noun: Synonym of pulse dialing.
decadic dialling noun: Pulse dialing.
decadienal noun: Any aldehyde derived from a decadiene, but especially 2,4-decadienal which is an aroma-rich substance found in cooked food.
decadiene noun: Any of several isomeric unsaturated alkenes having ten carbon atoms and two double bonds
decadienoate noun: Any salt or ester of a decadienoic acid
decadienoic acid noun: Any dicarboxylic acid that has ten carbon atoms and two double bonds
decadist noun: A writer of a book divided into decades (ten parts).
decadrachm noun: A unit of currency in Ancient Greece, worth ten drachmas.
decadron noun: The glucocorticoid drug dexamethasone
decaf adjective, noun /ˈdiːkæf/: That has caffeine removed.
decafentin noun: A particular fungicide.
decaff adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of decaf.
decaffeinate verb /diːˈkæfiːneɪt/: To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee).
decaffeinated adjective, noun, verb /diːˈkæfiːneɪtəd/: From which caffeine has been removed (e.g. decaffeinated coffee).
decaffeination noun /diːˌkæfiːˈneɪʃən/: The removal of caffeine.
decaffeinization noun: Synonym of decaffeination.
decaffeinize verb: Synonym of decaffeinate.
decafid adjective: Alternative form of decemfid.
decafluoride noun: any fluoride containing ten fluorine atoms in each molecule
decafluorobiphenyl noun: The perfluorinated derivative of biphenyl
decafluorobutane noun: The aliphatic fluorocarbon C₄F₁₀
decage verb: To remove from a cage material (especially for drug delivery)
decaged adjective, verb: Removed from a cage
decaging noun, verb: Removal from a cage structure
decaglycine noun: An oligopeptide composed of ten glycine residues
decagon noun /ˈdɛ.kə.ɡɑn/: A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.
decagonal adjective /dɛˈkæɡənəl/: Shaped like a decagon.
decagonally adverb: In a decagonal manner.
decagram noun /ˈdɛkəɡɹæm/: An SI unit of mass equal to 10¹ grams. Symbol: dag
decagramme noun: Alternative spelling of decagram.
decagynous adjective: Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.
decahedral adjective [ˌdɛkəˈhiːdɹəɫ]: having ten plane surfaces
decahedron noun /ˌdɛkəˈhiːdɹən/: A polyhedron with ten faces.
decaheme noun: A structure, on the surface of a bacterial cell, that mediates electron transport
decahistidine noun: An oligopeptide consisting of ten histidine moieties
decahydrate noun /ˌdɛkəˈhaɪdɹeɪt/: A hydrate whose solid contains ten molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
decahydrated adjective: Being a decahydrate.
decahydride noun: Any hydride containing ten atoms of hydrogen per molecule
decahydroisoquinoline noun /dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊaɪsəʊˈkwɪnəliːn/: The saturated, bicyclic heterocycle, related to isoquinoline, composed of a cyclohexane ring fused to that of piperidine
decahydronaphthalene noun /dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊˈnæfθəliːn/: A bicyclic cycloalkane consisting of two fused cyclohexane rings; it is used as an industrial solvent.
decahydroquinoline noun /dɛkəhaɪdɹəʊˈkwɪnəliːn/: The bicyclic amine formally obtained by the hydrogenation of quinoline; any of its derivatives that occur naturally as alkaloids
decahydroxy noun: ten hydroxy functional groups in a molecule
decahydroxyl noun: Alternative form of decahydroxy.
decakatal noun: An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10¹ katals. Symbol: da
decaketide noun: A decameric ketide.
decakis- prefix: A variant of deca-, used for multiplication with a second numerical prefix
decal noun, verb /ˈdiː.kæl/: A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
decalactone noun: Any lactone derived from decanoic acid
decalage noun /ˈdeɪkəˌlɑːʒ/: The difference in angle of incidence between the main wing and horizontal stabilizer, or between the canard and main wing, of an airplane.
decalcification noun [diːˌkæɫsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]: The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
decalcified adjective, verb: From which calcareous matter has been removed.
decalcifier noun [diːˈkæɫsɪfaɪə(ɹ)]: A chemical or device that decalcifies.
decalcify verb [diːˈkæɫsɪfaɪ]: To deprive of calcareous matter.
decalcifying adjective, verb [diːˈkæl.sɪf.aɪ.ɪŋ(ɡ)]: That is used to decalcify
decalcinated adjective: From which lime (calcium) has been removed
decalcomania noun /diːˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə/: The process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals.
decalcomaniac noun: A person who carries out the decalcomania process.
decalcomanie noun: decalcomania
decalead noun: Ten atoms of lead in a chemical compound.
decalesce verb /ˌdiːkəˈlɛs/: To undergo decalescence.
decalescence noun /ˌdiːkəˈlɛsəns/: A decrease in temperature that occurs while heating metal through a range of temperatures in which change in structure occurs.
decalescent adjective /ˌdiːkəˈlɛsənt/: Pertaining to decalescence.
decaleside noun: Any of a class of insecticide present in the roots of Decalepis hamiltonii
decalibrate verb /diːˈkælɪbɹeɪt/: To lose calibration and therefore not be accurate.
decalibrated adjective, verb /diːˈkælɪbɹeɪtəd/: Having lost calibration.
decalin noun: decahydronaphthalene
decaline noun: A particular alkaloid found in plants of the family Lythraceae.
decalingual adjective: Written in ten languages.
decaliter noun: US spelling of decalitre.
decalitre noun /ˈdɛkəlɪtə(ɹ)/: Ten litres. Symbol: daL
decalobate adjective: Having ten lobes
decalog noun: Alternative form of Decalogue.
decalogist noun: One who explains the Decalogue.
decalogue noun /ˈdɛkəlɒɡ/: Any set of rules that have the weight of authority
decalogy noun /dɪˈkælədʒi/: A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works.
decalone noun: The bicyclic alicyclic ketone decahydro-1-naphthalenone
decalumen noun /ˈdɛkəluːmɪn/: A unit of luminous flux equal to ten lumens.
decamer noun: An oligomer having ten subunits.
decameric adjective: Of or pertaining to a decamer
decameride noun: An interval of pitch equal to 1/10 of a heptameride, or 1/3010 of an octave.
Decameron proper noun /dɪˈkaməɹən/: A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.
Decameronesque adjective: Reminiscent of the Decameron.
Decameronian adjective /dɪˌkaməˈɹəʊnɪ.ən/: Of or relating to the Decameron.
Decameronic adjective /dɪˌkaməˈɹɒnɪk/: Of or relating to the Decameron.
decamerous adjective: Synonym of decempartite.
decameter noun /ˈdɛkəˌmitɚ/: US spelling of decametre.
decamethonium noun /ˌdɛk.ə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/: Synonym of decamethonium bromide.
decamethonium bromide noun /ˌdɛk.ə.məˌθoʊ.ni.əm ˈbɹoʊˌmaɪd/: A synthetic salt C₁₆H₃₈Br₂N₂ used as a skeletal muscle relaxant.
decamethylcyclopentasiloxane noun /dɛkəˌmɛːθɪlˌsaɪkləʊˌpɛntəsɪˈlɒkseɪn/: A clear, lightweight liquid used in cosmetics and personal care products. It spreads easily, helps give a smooth, silky feel to skin and hair, and...
decamethyltetrasiloxane noun /dɛkəˌmiːθaɪltɛtɹəsaɪˈlɒkseɪn/: A particular linear siloxane.
decametre noun /ˈdɛkəmiːtə(ɹ)/: An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam
decametric adjective /ˌdɛkəˈmɛtɹɪk/: Of, relating to, or measured using a decameter/decametre; especially of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between one and ten decameters.
decamillennial adjective: Occurring every ten thousand years.
decamillennium noun: A period of time consisting of ten thousand years.
decamillion number: Ten million.
decamillionaire noun: A person whose wealth amounts to ten million dollars (or other currency unit).
decamine noun /ˈdɛkəmiːn/: The antimicrobial agent 1,1'-decamethylenebis[4-aminoquinaldinium acetate].
decamired noun: A unit of measurement for color temperature, equal to ten mireds.
decamp verb /diːˈkæmp/: To break camp and move on.
decampee noun: A person who has switched political parties.
decamper noun: One who decamps.
decampment noun /diːˈkæmpmənt/: The act of decamping.
decan noun, verb /ˈdɛkən/: One of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions that appear heliacally at intervals of 10 days or are separated by approximately 10...
decanal adjective, noun /dɪˈkeɪn.əl/: Pertaining to a dean or deanery.
decanalisation noun: The reverse of canalisation
decanalise verb: To undergo decanalisation
decanalization noun: Alternative form of decanalisation.
decanalize verb: Alternative form of decanalise.
decanary noun: deanery
decanate noun: Face, one of three parts into which each zodiac sign is divided; a decan.
decander noun: Any plant of the Decandria class
decandrian adjective: decandrous
decandrous adjective: Of or pertaining to the Linnaean class of plants Decandria
decane noun /ˈdɛkeɪn/: Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂
decanedioic acid noun: Synonym of sebacic acid.
decanery noun: deanery
decanethiol noun: Any of many isomeric thiols derived from decane
decangle noun /ˈdɛkˌæŋɡəl/: Synonym of decagon (“a polygon with ten sides and ten angles”).
decangular adjective /dɪˈkæŋɡjələ(ɹ)/: Having ten angles.
decani adjective, noun /dɪˈkeɪnaɪ/: Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the dean's stall is placed (the right hand side to a person facing the altar); decanal.
decanitride noun: Any nitride containing ten atoms of nitrogen
decannulate verb: To remove the cannula or cannulae from the atrium or aorta.
decannulation noun: The removal of a cannula.
decanoate noun: Any salt or ester of decanoic acid
decanoic adjective /ˌdɛkəˈnəʊɪk/: Of or pertaining to decanoic acid or its derivatives; capric
decanoic acid noun: capric acid
decanoin noun /ˌdɛkəˈnəʊɪn/: The triglyceride of decanoic acid; caprin
decanol noun: A straight chain fatty alcohol with the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₁(OH), used in manufacture of plasticizers, lubricants, surfactants and solvents.
decanometer noun: Alternative form of decanometre.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under D: 35,212 words, in 118 parts.