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 debuggee A process or application being debugged. debugger 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 breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables. debugging The process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system. Debulgarization The process or policy of removing, suppressing, or reversing Bulgarian cultural, linguistic, national, or ethnic influence, identity, or presence from individuals, populations, regions, heritage, language use, or historical narratives. debulk To remove part of (a malignant tumour). debunching The tendency of a beam of electrons (or other charged particles) to disperse because of mutual repulsion. debundle Synonym of unbundle. debunk To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute. debunkable Capable of being debunked. debunker Someone who debunks. debunking The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum) debunkment Synonym of debunking. debureaucratic Of or pertaining to actions or things that tend to dissipate bureaucracy. debureaucratization The act or instance of being debureaucratized. debureaucratize To reduce the amount of bureaucracy involved in decision making. deburr To remove burrs from (a workpiece). deburrer A device used for deburring debursement disbursement debus To alight or get off a bus. debuscope A form of kaleidoscope. debushing The removal of encroaching bush / scrub from agricultural land Debusmann A surname. debusscope An arrangement of two mirrors that forms four reflections of an object placed between them Debussy A surname from French, notably borne by Debussyan Of or relating to Claude-Achille Debussy (1862–1918), French composer. Debussysm The musical style or conception of art of Claude Debussy. Debussyst Of or relating to the musical style of Claude Debussy; Debussyan. debut A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area. debutant A person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time. debutante A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society. debutantism The status or behaviour of a debutante. debutard A young, wealthy person (especially a girl or woman) lacking in intelligence or common sense. debutton To remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease. debutyration Any reaction that removes one or more butyl groups from a molecule. Deby A female given name. debye 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 factor 3.33564 × 10⁻³⁰. dec declared deca The anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate. decaampere An SI unit of current equal to 10¹ amperes. Symbol: daA decabillion Ten billion. decabillionaire A person whose wealth is greater than ten billion (10¹⁰) dollars, or other currency. decaborane The stable borane B₁₀H₁₄ decaborate Any anion containing ten borate groups; any salt containing such an anion decabrachian Any cephalopod of the suborder Decabrachia decabromide Any bromide having ten bromine atoms per molecule. decacalcium Ten atoms of calcium in a chemical compound. decacanth Having ten larval hooks. decacanthous Having ten spines decacarbide Any carbide containing ten carbon atoms per molecule decacarbonate Any compound containing ten carbonate groups in each molecule or unit cell decacarbonyl Any compound that contains ten carbonyl groups decacarbonyldihydridotriosmium An organoosmium compound with formula H₂Os₃(CO)₁₀. decacerous That has ten tentacles. decachloride Any chloride having ten chlorine atoms decachlorobiphenyl The fully chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyl containing ten chlorine atoms decachord An Ancient Greek musical instrument with ten strings, resembling the harp. decachordon Synonym of decachord. decachotomy The division of one into ten separate but related parts. decacopper Ten atoms of copper in a chemical compound (Cu₁₀). decacore Composed of 10 cores. decacorn A private startup with a valuation of US$10 billion or greater. decacuminate decacuminated decacuminated Having the top or point cut off. decacumination The action or process of lopping off the top of a tree. decacyclic Describing any molecule having ten rings decad A group of ten notes from which the consonant triads may be constructed decadactylous Having ten fingers or rays decadal Of or related to the number ten. decadally In a decadal manner. decadarch Synonym of decurion. decadarchy Synonym of decarchy. decadation The modification of a decad, typically to obtain a new series of consonant triads decade A group, set, or series of ten , particularly decadeful The amount that fills or is produced in a decade. decadely Taking place every decade, or measured in decades. decadence With a negative connotation: the process of declining from a state of moral virtue, prosperity, etc., to a worse state; decay, deterioration; also, the bad state which has been reached; (countable) an instance of this. decadency decadence. decadent Characterized by moral or cultural decline. decadentate Of a ligand, capable of forming ten separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion decadentism Decadence. decadently In a decadent manner. decadescent decaying decadeslong Lasting for decades. decadewise Arranged in, or subdivided into decades decadic of or relating to a decimal system decadienal Any aldehyde derived from a decadiene, but especially 2,4-decadienal which is an aroma-rich substance found in cooked food. decadiene Any of several isomeric unsaturated alkenes having ten carbon atoms and two double bonds decadienoate Any salt or ester of a decadienoic acid decadist A writer of a book divided into decades (ten parts). decadrachm A unit of currency in Ancient Greece, worth ten drachmas. decadron The glucocorticoid drug dexamethasone decaf That has caffeine removed. decafentin A particular fungicide. decaffeinate To remove the caffeine from something (especially from coffee). decaffeinated From which caffeine has been removed (e.g. decaffeinated coffee). decaffeination The removal of caffeine. decaffeinization Synonym of decaffeination. decaffeinize Synonym of decaffeinate. decafluoride any fluoride containing ten fluorine atoms in each molecule decafluorobiphenyl The perfluorinated derivative of biphenyl decafluorobutane The aliphatic fluorocarbon C₄F₁₀ decage To remove from a cage material (especially for drug delivery) decaged Removed from a cage decaging Removal from a cage structure decaglycine An oligopeptide composed of ten glycine residues decagon A polygon with ten sides and ten angles. decagonal Shaped like a decagon. decagonally In a decagonal manner. decagram An SI unit of mass equal to 10¹ grams. Symbol: dag decagynous Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles. decahedral having ten plane surfaces decahedron A polyhedron with ten faces. decaheme A structure, on the surface of a bacterial cell, that mediates electron transport decahistidine An oligopeptide consisting of ten histidine moieties decahydrate A hydrate whose solid contains ten molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell. decahydrated Being a decahydrate. decahydride Any hydride containing ten atoms of hydrogen per molecule decahydroisoquinoline The saturated, bicyclic heterocycle, related to isoquinoline, composed of a cyclohexane ring fused to that of piperidine decahydronaphthalene A bicyclic cycloalkane consisting of two fused cyclohexane rings; it is used as an industrial solvent. decahydroquinoline The bicyclic amine formally obtained by the hydrogenation of quinoline; any of its derivatives that occur naturally as alkaloids decahydroxy ten hydroxy functional groups in a molecule decakatal An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10¹ katals. Symbol: da decaketide A decameric ketide. decal A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily. decalactone Any lactone derived from decanoic acid decalage The difference in angle of incidence between the main wing and horizontal stabilizer, or between the canard and main wing, of an airplane. decalcification The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones. decalcified From which calcareous matter has been removed. decalcifier A chemical or device that decalcifies. decalcify To deprive of calcareous matter. decalcifying That is used to decalcify decalcinated From which lime (calcium) has been removed decalcomania The process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals. decalcomaniac A person who carries out the decalcomania process. decalcomanie decalcomania decalead Ten atoms of lead in a chemical compound. decalesce To undergo decalescence. decalescence A decrease in temperature that occurs while heating metal through a range of temperatures in which change in structure occurs. decalescent Pertaining to decalescence. decaleside Any of a class of insecticide present in the roots of Decalepis hamiltonii decalibrate To lose calibration and therefore not be accurate. decalibrated Having lost calibration. decalin decahydronaphthalene decaline A particular alkaloid found in plants of the family Lythraceae. decalingual Written in ten languages. decalitre Ten litres. Symbol: daL decalobate Having ten lobes decalogist One who explains the Decalogue. decalogue Any set of rules that have the weight of authority decalogy 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.