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 deciduous Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development. deciduously In a deciduous manner. deciduousness The state or condition of being deciduous; the quality of trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season. decigrade An angular measure equal to one tenth of a grade decigram An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻¹ grams. Symbol: dg decigramme UK spelling of decigram. decihartley A unit of information equal to one tenth of a hartley decikatal An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10⁻¹ katals. Symbol: d decile Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency. deciler Something with a specified decile. deciliate To undergo deciliation deciliated From which the cilia have been removed deciliating That causes, or undergoes deciliation deciliation The removal of cilia decilitre An SI unit of fluid equal to 10⁻¹ liters. Symbol: dl. decillion 10³³. decillionaire Somebody whose wealth is at least one decillion (10³³) currency units. decillionfold By a multiple of one decillion; by a decillion times as much or as many. decillionth The ordinal form of the number decillion decim A tenth, (particularly) a tithe or tax of one-tenth. decima A tithe or tax of one-tenth (now usually in historical Italian contexts). decimal Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal. decimaled Expressed in the base-ten system, with numbers after a decimal point. decimalic having to do with decimals decimalisation Conversion to a decimal system. decimalism The decimal system. decimalist A person who supports the use of the decimal system for weights, money, etc. decimalize To convert to the decimal system. decimally In a decimal scheme or notation. decimate To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers. decimation The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot. decimator A devastator or destroyer. decime Synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England) decimemide An anticonvulsant drug. decimestrial Comprising ten months. decimetre An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm decimetric Having dimensions (especially wavelength) measured in decimetres decimic Having a degree of ten decimicron A unit of length equal to one-tenth of a micron. decimolar One tenth as concentrated as a molar solution. decimole An SI unit (symbol dmol) of amount of substance, equal to 10⁻¹ moles. decimosexto having sixteen leaves to a sheet decine decenylene decinine A particular alkaloid found in plants of the family Lythraceae. decinormal Having a concentration one tenth that of a normal solution decipher To convert a code or cipher to plain text. decipherability The condition of being decipherable. decipherable that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended decipherably In a decipherable manner. decipheration decipherment decipherer A person or function that deciphers. decipheress A female decipherer. deciphering decipherment decipherment The analysis of documents written in ancient languages, where the language is unknown, or knowledge of the language has been lost. decipiency hallucination or deception. decipium Proposed name for a chemical element isolated from samarskite, later found to be a mixture of samarium and other rare earth elements. decipol A unit of perceived air quality. decircularization The process of decircularizing. decircularize To remove the circularity from; to make no longer circular. decisecond An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds. Symbol: ds deciser A rabbi who interprets Jewish religious law. decision The act of deciding. decisional Of or pertaining to decisions. decisionally In terms of decisions or decision-making. decisioning Decision making, especially by means of a formal computational methodology. decisionism The doctrine that moral or legal precepts are the product of decisions made by political or legal bodies decisionist Of or pertaining to decisionism. decisionless Without a decision. decisionmaker One who makes important decisions. decisive Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive. decisively In a decisive manner. decisiveness The state or quality of being decisive. decisor A rabbi who decides matters in Jewish religious law. decisory Able to decide or determine. Decist A member of the opposition faction within the Bolshevik party known as the Democratic Centralists. decistere One tenth of a stere or cubic metre. decitabine 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (trademark Dacogen), a cytosine analogue that hypomethylates DNA by inhibiting DNA methyltransferase. decitex A gram per 10,000 meters, a unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber. decitizenize To strip of citizenship. decivilization The process of decivilizing. decivilize To make less civilized. deck Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. Deckard A surname. deckbuilder One who constructs a deck of playing cards in certain games where players can make decisions about which cards to include. deckbuilding The construction of a deck of playing cards in certain games where players can make decisions about which cards to include. decked Adorned or embellished. deckenkarren A type of karren that forms on the ceiling of a cave. decker One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a coverer. deckful The amount that comprises a deck (of cards). deckhand A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour. deckhead The underside of a deck (equivalent to a ceiling). deckhouse A cabin that protrudes above a ship's deck. deckie A deckhand. decking A piece of deckwork; a deck. deckle A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper. deckled Having a rough edge (used especially of hand-made paper). deckless Without a deck. decklid An auto body panel that is the cover over the trunk (boot) of a motor vehicle. decklike Resembling or characteristic of a deck. decklist A list of the cards in a player's deck, in a collectible card game. deckload An amount of cargo carried on the deck of a ship. deckman A man who works on the deck of a ship. deckplate A watertight plate (purlin) at the edge of a deck. deckscrub A floor brush with very hard short bristles, used for scouring. deckside On the deck of a vessel. decktop The top of a deck (on a ship etc.). deckward Toward the deck of a ship. deckwise Knowledgeable about working as a deckhand. deckwork The tasks, maintenance, or operations performed on the deck of a vessel, [oil rig], etc. declaim To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant. declaimant A declaimer. declaimer One who declaims. declaiming A declamation. declamate To declaim; to engage in declamation. declamation The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public. declamator A declaimer. declamatorily In a declamatory manner declamatoriness The quality of being declamatory. declamatory Having the quality of a declamation. declamp To remove a clamp declamping The release of clamps from a blood vessel Declan A male given name from Old Irish, borne notably by Declán of Ardmore declarable Capable of being declared. declarant A person who makes a formal declaration or statement declaration An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation. declarative Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration. declaratively In a declarative way. declarativeness The quality of being declarative. declarativity The condition of being declarative declarator A legal declaration. declaratorily In a declaratory manner. declaratory Serving to declare or explain declare To make clear, explain, interpret. declared Openly avowed. declaredly With a formal declaration; avowedly, explicitly, professedly declaredness The state or quality of being declared. declarement declaration declarer The person who wins the bidding and so declares what suit will be trump. declarify To render something unclear. declaring The act of making something known; announcing; proclaiming declass To lower the class or social standing of. declassicize To remove classical elements from. declassifiable Suitable to be declassified. declassification The process of declassifying. declassifier One who declassifies something. declassify to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on declaw To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on. declawing The surgical removal of claws. decleanse Synonym of uncleanse declenperone An anxiolytic drug.