Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z decarnate No longer incarnate. decarnated Synonym of decarnate. Decarolis A surname from Italian. decartelization The abolition or breaking-up of cartels (colluding groups). decartelize To free from a cartel (colluding group). decasaccharide Any oligosaccharide that has ten monosaccharide units Decasas A surname from Spanish. decasecond An SI unit of time equal to 10¹ seconds. Symbol: das decasepalous Having ten sepals decasodium Ten atoms of sodium in a chemical compound (Na₁₀). decaspermal Synonym of decaspermous decaspermous Containing or bearing ten seeds. decastellate To remove castellation or battlements (from) decastere A measure of capacity equal to ten steres or cubic metres. decastich A poem of ten lines. Decastro A surname from Spanish. decastyle A portico with ten columns. decasualisation The process of decasualising. decasualization The process of decasualizing. decasualize To eliminate casual labour from. decasulfide A sulfide having ten atoms of sulfur per molecule decasyllabic Having ten syllables. decasyllabicity The property of having ten syllables. decasyllable A verse form having ten syllables in each line. decasyllabon A line of ten syllables. decate Synonym of decatize (“steam fabric”). decategorialization The loss of morphosyntactic properties that may have been characteristic of a word's initial grammatical class (category), but are not relevant to its current grammatical function; the loss of membership in a certain grammatical class. decategorialize To undergo decategorialization. decategorification The reverse process of categorification: The mapping of a category theoretic category to a set by using a systematic process in which isomorphic objects in a category are identified as equal. decategorified Not represented in terms of category theory decategorization The act or process of decategorizing. decategorize To free or remove from categories; to regard individually. decatenase Any enzyme that catalyses a decatenation reaction, especially of DNA decatenate To cause or undergo decatenation. decatenation The unlinking of the components of a ring or chain structure. decatenatory That produces decatenation decater Synonym of decatizer (“machine for decating i.e. steaming cloth”). decatetraene Any of several isomeric unsaturated alkenes having ten carbon atoms and four double bonds decathect To detach or withdraw one's emotional energies (libido) from (something or someone). decathectic Relating to decathexis. decatheterization The removal of a catheter decathexis reversal of cathexis; detachment of the libido from some external object decathlete An athlete who competes in the decathlon. decathlon An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days. decatholicization The process of decatholicizing. decatholicize To remove Catholic character or influence (from). decationization The process, or the result of decationizing decationize To remove cations (from) decatize To steam something (typically a fabric) with the intention of uncurling it, giving it a lustre, or fixing a finish on it. decatizer That which decatizes; a machine for decatizing (steaming) cloth. decatoic Only used in decatoic acid decaton The tenth segment of an insect. decatonic Being or relating to a musical scale of ten notes. decatriene Any of many isomeric alkenes having ten carbon atoms and three double bonds; several of their derivatives are used in perfumery decatungsten Ten atoms of tungsten in a chemical compound (W₁₀). Decatur A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Alabama. Decaturville An unincorporated community in Warren Township, Camden County, Missouri, United States. decaudate To remove the tail from. decaudation The act of decaudating, or removing the tail from something. decausativisation A process through which causative transitive verbs become noncausative and intransitive. decausativize To function in manner that is not causative (e.g. The causative verb "melt" in He melts the ice decausativizes in The ice melts). Decauville A railway/railroad consisting of ready-made sections of light, narrow-gauge track fastened to steel sleepers, able to be disassembled and transported easily. decavalent Having a vaccine valence of 10. decavanadate A complex oxyanion of vanadium, V₁₀O₂₈⁶⁻, composed of ten vanadate octahedra; any salt containing this anion decaversary The tenth anniversary of something. decavitation The removal or prevention of cavitation. decawatt A unit of power equal to ten watts decay Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action. decayability Ability to decay. decayable Capable of decaying; perishable. decayed Having undergone decay; rotted. decayedness The state or quality of being decayed. decayer That which causes decay. decaying The process of undergoing decay. decayingly In a decaying manner. decayless Undecaying, imperishable. decaylessness Absence of decay. Deccan A geographic region, large plateau, and peninsula in southern India; southern or peninsular India. Deccani Of, belonging, or relating to the Deccan. dece Decent; reasonably good, Deceangli A Celtic tribe living in Wales and west Cheshire before and during the Roman invasion of Britain. decease Death, departure from life. deceased No longer alive; dead. deceaser One who deceases; a person who dies. decede To withdraw. decedent A dead person. deceit An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick. deceiteous deceitful deceitful Deliberately misleading or cheating. deceitfully In a deceitful manner. deceitfulness The state or quality of being deceitful; duplicity. deceitless Free from deceit. deceitlessness Absence of deceit. deceivability The state or quality of being deceivable. deceivable Able to be deceived; gullible. deceivableness The state or quality of being deceivable. deceivably In a deceivable way; gullibly, ingenuously. deceivance deceit, deception deceive To trick or mislead. deceiver A person who lies or deceives. deceiving deceitful deceivingly In a deceiving manner. deceivous deceptive decel Synonym of decelerationist. decelerate To reduce the velocity of something. deceleratingly In a decelerating manner. deceleration The act or process of decelerating. decelerational Of, relating to, or caused by deceleration. decelerationism A doctrine of deceleration. decelerationist A proponent of slowing down the pace of technological and economic progress; one opposed to accelerationism. decelerative Relating to, or causing deceleration decelerator someone or something that decelerates. deceleratory Relating to deceleration decelerometer An instrument for measuring deceleration. deceleron A two-part aileron that can be deflected as a unit to provide roll control, or split open to act as an air brake. Decelle A surname from French. Decelles A surname from French. decellularization The loss of cells from tissue. decellularize To remove cells or cellular material from (such as from an organ or tissue) December The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice. Decemberish Characteristic of the month of December; wintry, gloomy, etc. Decemberly Characteristic of the month of December. Decembery characteristic of the month of December Decembral Characteristic of December Decembre A surname. Decembrism The policies and practices of the Decembrists. Decembrist A participant in, or sympathizer with, the Decembrist revolt. decemcostate Having ten ribs. decemdentate Having ten points or teeth. decement to remove adhesive cement from restorations or orthodontics. decementation The act of decementing; the loss or removal of adhesive cement. decemfid Cleft into ten parts decemlocular Having ten cells or compartments. decempartite Having ten parts decempedal Ten feet in length or height. decemplex Having ten parts; decuple or tenfold. decemplicate The making of ten identical copies of something. decemtuple A ten-seater tandem bicycle, first built in the late 19th century. decemvir Any of two groups of 10 men selected in 451 and 450 B.C. to wield complete power over Rome and establish the laws of the Twelve Tables. decemviral Pertaining to the decemvirs of ancient Rome. decemvirate A group of ten people, especially (politics) a council of ten men sharing office or power and particularly (historical) the groups of ten men who reformed and codified Roman law circa 450 BCE. decemvirship The rank or position of decemvir. decenal Any aliphatic aldehyde that has ten carbon atoms and one double bond decenary Of or related to the number ten, (particularly) as a base of numeration. decence decency decencies The requirements for comfortable living. decency The quality of being decent; propriety. decene Any of many isomeric monoalkenes derived from a decane decener A soldier commanding ten men. decennal Synonym of decennial, of or related to a 10-year period.