English words: deskward to desponsation

300 English words, part 43 of 118 of the words starting with D, A to Z. 30 have a page of their own.

English words deskward to desponsation

deskward adverb: toward a desk
deskwork noun: Work done at a desk, as by an office worker.
deskworker noun: A person who does deskwork.
deslag verb: to remove slag.
deslanatoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
deslanide noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
deslanoside noun: A cardiac glycoside found in the leaves of Digitalis lanata.
Deslauriers proper noun: A surname from French.
deslime verb: To remove the slime from.
desloratadine noun: An active metabolite of loratadine, used to treat allergies.
deslorelin noun: An injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone superagonist that stops the production of sex hormones.
deslot verb: To remove from a slot of any kind.
desludge verb: To remove sludge or sediment from.
desludging noun, verb: the process of removing sediments by draining and cleaning a tank.
desm- prefix: Alternative form of desmo- (“bond, connection, ligament”).
desma noun: An axial filament.
desmacellid noun: Any sponge in the family Desmacellidae.
desman noun /ˈdɛsmən/: Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semiaquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe.
Desmarais proper noun: A surname from French, equivalent to English Marsh.
desmatochelyid noun: Any of the genus †Desmatochelys of extinct sea turtles.
desmatophocid noun: Any extinct pinniped in the family Desmatophocidae.
desmatosuchian noun: Any extinct archosaur of the genus Desmatosuchus
desmatosuchine noun: Any member of the Desmatosuchinae, a major subfamily of aetosaurs, which are not technically dinosaurs.
desmear verb: To remove debris from a printed circuit board after holes have been drilled in it
desmethoxycurcumin noun: A curcuminoid found in turmeric.
desmethoxyyangonin noun: A particular kavalactone.
desmethyl adjective: From which a methyl group has been removed
desmethyldiazepam noun: The drug nordazepam.
desmethyldoxylamine noun: One of the two main metabolites of doxylamine (the other being didesmethyldoxylamine).
desmethylmoramide noun: A particular opioid.
desmethylprodine noun: 1-methyl-4-phenyl-4-propionoxypiperidine, an opioid analgesic drug developed in the 1940s, an analogue of meperidine, sometimes used recreationally.
desmethylselegiline noun: A metabolite of selegiline that may have neuroprotective antiapoptotic properties.
desmethylsertraline noun: Synonym of norsertraline.
desmethylsterane noun: Any of a group of hydrocarbons (4-methyl-24-alkyl-steranes) derived from sterane and associated with the generation of petroleum.
desmethylsterol noun: Any sterol lacking a methyl group in a specified position, e.g. 4-desmethylsterol.
desmethyltamoxifen noun: A metabolite of tamoxifen that lacks an N-methyl group
desmethylxanthohumol noun: A particular flavonoid chalcone.
desmetramadol noun: An opioid analgesic and the main active metabolite of tramadol.
desmetryn noun: A selective triazine herbicide, used to control broadleaf weeds and grasses.
desmic adjective: Related such that each edge of one cuts a pair of opposite edges of the other.
desmid noun /ˈdɛz.mɪd/: Any of about 5000 species of mostly unicellular freshwater green algae belonging to the order Desmidiales.
desmidiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Desmidiaceae.
desmidian adjective: Allied to the Desmidieae.
desmin noun: A protein that is a type III intermediate filament found near the Z line in sarcomeres.
desmine noun: The mineral stilbite.
desminopathy noun: Any of a group of diseases marked by abnormal accumulation of desmin.
desmisine noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
desmitis noun: inflammation of a ligament.
desmo adjective, prefix: bond, connection, ligament
desmocadherin noun: Any cadherin that is a constituent of a desmosome
desmocalmin noun: A protein, found in bovine desmosomes, that binds calmodulin
desmoceratid noun: Any ammonite in the family Desmoceratidae.
desmocollin noun: Any of a family of glycoproteins (cadherin), found in desmosomes, responsible for intercellular adhesion.
desmocranium noun: the mesenchymal primordium of the cranium
desmocyte noun: Any of several elongated interstitial cells, but especially the fibroblasts
desmodioid adjective: Characterised by determinate growth·
desmodium noun: Any member of the genus Desmodium of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, containing mostly inconspicuous legumes but some with bright or large flowers.
desmodont adjective, noun: Any of a group of South American blood-sucking bats of the genera Desmodus and Diphylla.
desmodontine noun: Any vampire bat of the subfamily Desmodontinae
desmodorid noun: Any nematode of the order Desmodorida
desmodromic adjective /ˌdɛzməˈdɹəʊmɪk/: Having different controls for its actuation in different directions, especially of an engine valve that is positively closed by a cam and leverage system...
desmodromics noun: The desmodromic system of a vehicle or other machine.
desmoglein noun: Any of a family of cadherins involved in the formation of desmosomes.
desmognathous adjective: belonging to a former taxonomic group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), having the maxillopalatine bones united
desmography noun: The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desmoid adjective, noun: Pertaining to a bundle.
desmoke verb: To remove smoke or the smell thereof from a room, etc.
desmolactone noun: The sex pheromone (4R,9Z)-hexadec-9-en-4-olide produced by some female beetles
desmolase noun: An enzyme that catalyzes the formation or destruction of carbon-carbon bonds within a molecule. These enzymes play a significant role in respiration and...
desmology noun /dəzˈmɑːl.əʊ.d͡ʒi/: The branch of anatomy which concerns ligaments.
desmolytic adjective: Relating to breaking apart skin cell interconnections (skin peeling)
desmond noun /ˈdɛz.mənd/: A lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.
desmoneme noun: Any jellyfish of the genus Desmonema
desmopathy noun: disease of the ligaments
desmoplakin noun: Any of a family of proteins isolated from desmosomes
desmoplasia noun: A desmoplastic hyperplasia of fibroblasts, found especially in the stroma of a carcinoma
desmoplasic adjective: Relating to desmoplasia.
desmoplastic adjective: That produces adhesions
desmopressin noun: A synthetic replacement for vasopressin.
desmopressine noun: Alternative form of desmopressin.
desmopterid noun: Any gastropod in the family Desmopteridae.
-desmosidic suffix: Involving the linkage of a sugar chain attached to a sapogenin through a glycosidic bond.
desmosin noun: Alternative form of desmosine.
desmosine noun: A crosslink compound responsible for the rubbery properties of elastin
desmosomal adjective: Of or pertaining to the desmosome
desmosome noun: A structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue.
desmosomic adjective: Alternative form of desmosomal.
desmosterol noun: A certain molecule similar to cholesterol.
desmosterolosis noun: A defect in cholesterol biosynthesis, resulting in an accumulation of desmosterol.
desmostylian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the Desmostylia, an extinct order of marine mammals.
desmostylid noun: Any extinct mammal in the family Desmostylidae.
desmoteplase noun: A chemical found in the saliva of vampire bats that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, used as a thrombolytic.
desmotomy noun: Surgical dissection of a ligament.
desmotubule noun: A tube of appressed endoplasmic reticulum that runs between two adjacent plant cells
desmoyokin noun: A very large protein present in muscle cells
desmurgy noun: The study of medical dressings.
desmuslin noun: synemin
desmutagen noun: Any material that decreases the effectiveness of a mutagen
desmutagenic adjective: Relating to a desmutagen
Desna proper noun: A river in Russia and Ukraine, left tributary of the Dnieper.
desnitro adjective: From which a nitro group has been removed
desnow verb: To remove the snow from (an image).
desnowing noun, verb: The removal of snow from an image or video.
Desnoyers proper noun: A surname from French.
desnuda noun /dɛsˈnuːdɑ/: A topless female street performer covered in body paint who poses for photographs in exchange for tips in the pedestrian plaza of New York City's Times Square.
deso noun: A designated driver.
desobliteration noun: Alternative form of disobliteration.
desocialise verb: Alternative spelling of desocialize.
desocialization noun: The act of desocializing.
desocialize verb: To take out of a social context; individualize.
desodiation noun: The replacement of sodium ions with those of another metal (typically lithium)
désoeuvré adjective: Unemployed; unoccupied, idle.
desogestrel noun /ˌdɛs.əˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹəl/: A synthetic progestogen C₂₂H₃₀O used in birth control pills in combination with ethinylestradiol.
desoil verb: To remove the soil from.
desolate adjective, verb /ˈdɛs.ə.lət/: Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
desolately adverb: In a desolate manner.
desolateness noun: The state of being desolate or barren.
desolater noun: One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste.
desolating adjective, verb: Causing anguish and despair.
desolatingly adverb: So as to cause desolation.
desolation noun /ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən/: The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
desolator noun: Alternative spelling of desolater.
desolatory adjective: Causing desolation.
desolder verb: To remove solder (from)
desolderer noun: A device that uses a vacuum to remove solder.
desolvate noun, verb: To remove the solvent from a material in solution
desolvated adjective, verb: That has been subjected to desolvation
desolvation noun: The removal of solvent from a material in solution
desolvator noun: A device used for desolvation
desolventizing noun: A process whereby a line or piece of equipment is flushed clear of solvent.
desomatization noun: The process or the result of desomatizing
desomatize verb: To express physical symptoms as emotions
desomorphine noun: An opiate analogue derived from morphine, with sedative and analgesic effects.
desonide noun: A low-potency topical corticosteroid.
desophisticate verb: To clear from sophism or error.
desorb verb: To remove (or be removed) from a surface onto which it was adsorbed or through which it was absorbed
desorbability noun: The condition of being desorbable
desorbable adjective: Able to be desorbed
desorbate noun: The material removed by desorption
desorbed adjective, verb: Removed by desorption
desorbent noun: A substance that can enable desorption.
desorber noun: Something that promotes desorption, especially one that separates oil and water
desorbtion noun: Alternative form of desorption.
desorption noun: The process in which atomic or molecular species leave the surface of a solid and escape into the surroundings; the reverse of absorption or adsorption.
desorptive adjective: Relating to, or causing desorption
desosamine noun: The amino sugar 3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-D-xylo-hexose that is a component of some macrolide antibiotics
desosaminyl noun: A univalent radical derived from desosamine
desotamide noun: Any of a group of antibacterial cyclohexapeptides
DeSoto proper noun: An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana, United States. Also spelt Desoto.
desoul verb: To strip of a soul.
Desousa proper noun: A surname.; Alternative form of DeSouza.
DeSouza proper noun: A surname.; Alternative form of DeSouza.
desovietisation noun: Alternative spelling of desovietization.
desovietization noun: The process of desovietizing.
desovietize verb: To free from the sociopolitical influence of the Soviet Union.
desoxalic adjective: Made or derived from oxalic acid.
desoxazoline noun: An isomer of oxazoline in which the double bond is between the nitrogen atom and the single carbon atom between the nitrogen and oxygen atoms; and...
desoximetasone noun: A topical corticosteroid used for the relief of various skin conditions, including rashes.
desoxy noun, prefix: Alternative spelling of deoxy-.
desoxyadenosine noun: Alternative form of deoxyadenosine.
desoxycholate noun: Alternative form of deoxycholate.
desoxycorticosterone noun /dɛzˌɑk.sɪˌkɔɹ.tɪˈkɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/: US form of deoxycorticosterone.
desoxycortone noun /dɛzˌɑk.sɪˈkɔɹˌtoʊn/: The steroid hormone deoxycorticosterone when used as a drug.
desoxydemoxepam noun: The drug nordazepam.
desoxyephedrine noun: Synonym of methamphetamine
desoxyhemigossypol noun: The phenolic phytoalexin 10-methyl-7-propan-2-yl-2-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.0^{4,12}]dodeca-1(11),4,6,8(12),9-pentaene-5,6-diol produced by the cotton plant...
desoxyhemoglobin noun: Alternative form of deoxyhemoglobin.
desoxyhexose noun: Alternative form of deoxyhexose.
desoxylapachol noun: A quinone derivative of lapachol that is found in teak wood
desoxynucleoside noun: Alternative form of deoxynucleoside.
desoxynucleotide noun: Alternative form of deoxynucleotide.
desoxynucleotidyl noun: Alternative form of deoxynucleotidyl.
desoxyoligonucleotide noun: Alternative form of deoxyoligonucleotide.
desoxypeganine noun: Alternative form of deoxypeganine.
desoxypentose noun: Alternative form of deoxypentose.
desoxypipradrol noun: 2-diphenylmethylpiperidine, a psychoactive drug and research chemical of the piperidine class.
desoxyribonuclease noun: Alternative form of deoxyribonuclease.
desoxyribonucleic adjective: Alternative form of deoxyribonucleic.
desoxyribonucleic acid noun: Alternative spelling of deoxyribonucleic acid.
desoxyribonucleolytic adjective: That cuts the internucleotide link in DNA
desoxyribonucleoside noun: Alternative form of deoxyribonucleoside.
desoxyribonucleotide noun: Alternative form of deoxyribonucleotide.
desoxyribose noun: Alternative spelling of deoxyribose.
desoxythymidine noun: Alternative form of deoxythymidine.
desoxyuridine noun: Synonym of deoxyuridine.
desoxyxylulose noun: Alternative form of deoxyxylulose.
despacho noun: A Peruvian sacred shamanic offering.
despaghettification noun /diː.spəˌɡɛ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/: The process or act of despaghettifying; refactoring of spaghetti code.
despaghettify verb /ˌdiː.spəˈɡɛ.tɪ.faɪ/: To refactor spaghetti code.
Despain proper noun: A surname.
despair noun, verb /dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/: To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
despairer noun /dɪˈspɛːɹə/: One who despairs.
despairful adjective /dɪˈspɛːfəl/: Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despairfully adverb: In a despairful manner.
despairfulness noun: The quality of being despairful.
despairing adjective, noun, verb /dɪˈspɛə.ɹɪŋ/: Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless.
despairingly adverb /dɪˈspɛəɹ.ɪŋ.li/: In a despairing manner.
despairingness noun: The state or quality of being despairing.
despam verb: To remove spam (unwanted messages) from.
despammer noun: A person who fights against spam messages.
Despard proper noun /ˈdɛspɑː(ɹ)d/: A surname.
desparple verb: To scatter, to disparkle.
despatch noun, verb /dɪˈspætʃ/: Alternative form of dispatch.
despatch box noun: Alternative spelling of dispatch box.
despatch case noun: Alternative spelling of dispatch case.
despatcher noun: Alternative form of dispatcher.
despatchful adjective: Alternative form of dispatchful.
despatialization noun: The process of despatializing.
despatialize verb: To remove from the context of space or geography; to cause to be no longer spatial.
despawn verb /diːˈspɔːn/: To be instantaneously destroyed or removed.
despecialization noun: The process of despecializing; loss of specialization.
despecialize verb: To make no longer specialized; to make generally applicable or accessible.
despeciate verb: To modify (a serum) so that it is no longer species-specific, to avoid triggering allergic reactions.
despeciated adjective: Of a serum: modified so that it is no longer species-specific, to avoid triggering allergic reactions.
despeciation noun: The loss of a unique species of animal due to its combining with another previously distinct species.
despecificate verb: To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize.
despecification noun: The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
despeckle verb [diːˈspɛkəɫ]: To remove speckles from.
despeckler noun: A process or algorithm that removes speckles.
despect noun, verb /dɪˈspɛkt/: Contempt, derision.
despection noun: A looking down upon.
despective adjective, noun: Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.
despedida noun /d̪ɛs.pɛˈd̪i.d̪ɐ/: a farewell party
despedida party noun: A farewell party.
despeed verb: To send hastily.
despend verb: To spend; to squander.
Desper proper noun: A surname from French.
desperacy noun: desperateness
desperado noun /dɛspəˈɹɑːdəʊ/: A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
desperadoism noun: The attitudes or behaviour of desperadoes.
desperate adjective, adverb, noun /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹɪt/: In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.
desperate times call for desperate measures proverb: In adverse circumstances, actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.
desperate times require desperate measures proverb: Synonym of desperate times call for desperate measures.
desperately adverb /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/: In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.
desperateness noun: The state or quality of being desperate.
desperation noun /ˌdɛspəˈɹeɪʃən/: The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
desperational adjective: Of or relating to desperation.
despicability noun: Despicableness.
despicable adjective, noun /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/: Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
despicableness noun: The quality of being despicable
despicably adverb: In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
despiciency noun: The act of looking down on someone; despisal.
despike verb: To remove spikes (noise) from data or a graph
despiker noun: A device or algorithm for removing spikes of various kinds.
despiking noun, verb: The removal of spikes (noise) from data or graphs
despin noun, verb: To stop or slow rotation.
Despina proper noun: A moon of Neptune
despine verb: To remove the spines from a plant.
Despinian adjective /dɛsˈpɪniən/: Of or relating to the god Despina (a.k.a. Despoena) in Greek mythology.
despinning noun, verb: The removal of spin from an object
despiralisation noun: Alternative form of despiralization.
despiralization noun: The uncoiling of chromonema as part of meiosis.
despiralize verb: To uncoil, especially a chromonema as part of meiosis
despiralized adjective, verb: uncoiled
despirit verb: Synonym of dispirit.
despirited adjective, verb: Synonym of dispirited.
despiritualise verb: Alternative form of despiritualize
despiritualization noun: The process of despiritualizing.
despiritualize verb: To remove the spiritual element from.
despisable adjective: Worthy to be despised.
despisableness noun: The state or quality of being despisable.
despisal noun: Contempt; scornful hatred.
despise verb /dɪˈspaɪz/: To regard with contempt or scorn.
despised adjective, verb: Hated; viewed with scorn.
despisedness noun: The state or quality of being despised.
despisement noun: contempt, despisal
despiser noun: One who despises.
despiseworthy adjective: Worthy of being despised; despicable.
despising noun, verb: An act of despising.
despisingly adverb: Contemptuously; with scorn.
despisingness noun: The state or quality of being despising.
despite noun, preposition, verb /dɪˈspaɪt/: In spite of, notwithstanding.
despite of preposition: in spite of; despite
despite oneself adverb: Synonym of in spite of oneself (“against one's own plan, desire, or better judgment”).
despite that conjunction: despite the fact that, despite [+ gerund], in spite of, although, even though
despiteful adjective: Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
despitefully adverb: In a despiteful manner; spitefully.
despitefulness noun: The state or quality of being despiteful.
despiteous adjective: Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.
despiteously adverb: In a despiteous manner.
despo adjective: Desperate.
despoil noun, verb /dɪˈspɔɪl/: To plunder; to pillage; take spoil from.
despoilable adjective: Able to be despoiled.
despoilation noun: A spoiling or ruining; destruction.
despoiler noun: One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer.
despoiling noun, verb: Synonym of despoliation.
despoilment noun: The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
Despoina proper noun /dɛsˈpiːnə/: the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon
despoliation noun: A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
despond noun, verb /dɪˈspɒnd/: To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
despondence noun /dɪˈspɒndəns/: The state of being downcast or despondent.
despondency noun /dɪˈspɒndənsi/: The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
despondent adjective /dɪˈspɒndənt/: In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
despondently adverb: In a despondent manner.
desponder noun: One who desponds.
desponding adjective, noun, verb: That causes or communicates despondency; disheartening or despondent.
despondingly adverb: In a desponding manner.
desponsage noun: Synonym of betrothal.
desponsate verb: To betroth.
desponsation noun: A betrothing; betrothal

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.