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 definitionlessness Lack of definition. definitive Explicitly defined. definitively In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final. definitiveness The state or quality of being definitive. definitization The process of definitizing. definitize To make (a contract, plan, or the like) definite. definitor A person who defines. definitorily In a definitory manner. definitory Serving to define; acting as a definition. definitude definiteness definned Having had the fins removed. Defino A surname from Italian. DeFiore A surname from Italian. defish To process an image taken with a fisheye lens so as to remove the distortion. defix To fix, fasten, or establish. deflagatory Of or pertaining to rapidly burnable materials, or to a process of rapid combustion. deflagellate To remove flagella (from) deflagellated Having had the flagella removed. deflagellation The removal of flagella deflagrability The quality of being deflagrable. deflagrable Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion; slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, like salt. deflagrant That burns with intense light and heat. deflagrate To burn with intense light and heat. deflagration The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction. deflagrative That causes (or is accompanied by) deflagration deflagrator Something which deflagrates. deflatable Able to be deflated deflate To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre. deflated Empty of all the air or gas that was or could be inside. deflatedly In a deflated way. deflatedness The quality or state of being deflated. Deflategate A 2015 controversy around allegations of underinflated footballs in the 2014–15 NFL playoffs. deflatingly So as to deflate. deflation An act or instance of deflating. deflational Relating to deflation deflationarily In a deflationary manner. deflationary Associated with or tending to cause deflation. deflationism A theory proposing that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement. deflationist A supporter of deflationism. deflative Tending to deflate. deflator That which deflates. Deflatriots The New England Patriots, in relation to the Deflategate scandal. deflatulent Synonym of antiflatulent, preventing flatulence. deflavinated From which the flavin component has been removed deflavination The removal of flavin moieties, especially from a flavoprotein deflavorize To remove the flavor from. deflazacort A glucocorticoid prodrug used as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant. deflea To rid of fleas. deflect To make (something) deviate from its original path or position. deflectability The quality of being deflectable; able to be deflected. deflectable Capable of being deflected. deflectably Such that it can be deflected or diverted. deflected Bent abruptly downward. deflectibility Quality of being deflectible; ability to be reflected. deflectin One of a family of antibiotic chemicals produced by Aspergillus deflectus which contain a 6H-furo[2,3-h]-2-benzopyran-6,8(6aH)-dione core. deflection The act of deflecting or something deflected. deflectional Of or pertaining to deflection. deflective Causing or relating to deflection. deflectometer An instrument that measures the deflection of structures when loads are applied. deflectometric Relating to deflectometry. deflectometry The measurement of deflection under applied loads. deflector Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles. defleece To remove the fleece from. deflesh To remove the flesh from someone or something. defleshing The act of removing the flesh. deflex To bend down. deflexed Bent downward, as branches, leaves, or hairs. deflexedly In a deflexed manner. deflexibilization The act or process of making something less flexible. deflexibilize To make less flexible. deflexion Dated spelling of deflection. deflexional Dated spelling of deflectional. deflexure A bending or turning aside; deflection. defloat To cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application. deflocculant A deflocculating agent. deflocculate To disperse an agglomerate into fine particles and form a colloid deflocculation The dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation. deflocculator A deflocculating agent. deflock To dismantle, destroy, or to otherwise render inoperable a security camera; especially a license plate reader, those placed in public areas, or produced by Flock Safety, Inc. deflocker Someone who takes part in or supports deflocking (vandalism or destruction of surveillance cameras produced by Flock Safety). deflorate Past the flowering state. defloration the act of deflowering deflorescence disappearance of an eruption of the skin deflower To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl. deflowerer One who deflowers. deflowering The breaking of the hymen of a virgin. deflowerment The loss of a girl or woman's virginity. deflox To remove a DNA sequence from between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP" defluent Running downward; decurrent. defluff To remove the fluff from. defluidization The process of removing the fluidization from a fluidized bed. defluidize To remove the fluidization from a fluidized bed. defluoridated From which the fluoride has been removed defluoridation The removal of fluoride, especially from a water supply defluorinate to remove or reduce fluorine or fluoride defluorinated From which fluorine (or fluoride) has been removed defluorination The process of defluorinating. defluorinative That leads to defluorination defluous Flowing down; falling off. deflux downward flow defluxion A flowing down; a running down. defo defamation defoam To remove the foam from. defoamer Any chemical agent used for defoaming; an antifoaming agent. defocus To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus. defocused Produced by defocusing Defoe An English surname originating as a patronymic. defog To remove the moisture or fog from. defogger Something or someone that defogs. defoil To defile or despoil. defoliant An agent used to defoliate plants. defoliate To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent. defoliation The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves. defoliator Something or someone that defoliates. defolliculate To remove the follicles (from) defolliculated From which the follicles have been removed. defolliculation The action of defolliculating deforce To withhold land unlawfully from its true owner or from any other person who has a right to the possession of it, after one has lawfully entered and taken possession of it. deforcement A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right. deforceor A deforciant. deforcer A deforciant. deforciant One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate. Defore A surname from Dutch. deforest To clear (an area) of forest. deforestation The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system. deforested Of or pertaining to deforestation. deforester One who clears an area of forest. deform Having an unusual and unattractive shape; deformed, misshapen; hence, hideous, ugly. deformability The state of being deformable deformable Capable of being reshaped. deformably In such a way as to be able to be deformed deformalisation The process of deformalising something. deformalization The process or the result of deformalizing. deformalize To make informal. deformat To remove the formatting from. deformation Physically so. deformational Pertaining to, due to, or causing deformation. deformationally In terms of, or by means of, deformation. deformative Of or relating to deformation. deformatter Something that deformats; a remover of formatting. deformed Unusual of shape; misshapen. deformedly In a deformed manner. deformedness The quality or state of being deformed. deformer One who, or that which, deforms. deformeter An instrument for measuring deformations in a structure. deformingly So as to deform. deformity The state of being deformed. deformulate To separate and identify individual components of a formulated chemical substance. deformylase An enzyme that removes the formyl group from some amino acids (especially from methionine). deformylated Modified by deformylation