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 degerm To remove the germ from (a cereal grain etc.). degermation Reducing the number of microbes. degermed From which the germ has been removed degerminator A device that separates the germ from the husk of a cereal grain. Degersheim A municipality in St. Gallen canton, Switzerland. Degeyter A surname from Dutch. deghan A small-land-owning citizen of the Sassanian Empire. Deghand A surname deghettoization The act or process of deghettoizing. deghettoize To remove from a ghetto and integrate into the mainstream. deghost To remove a ghost image from. DeGidio A surname from Italian. DeGirolamo A surname from Italian. deglacial Of, pertaining to, or resulting from deglaciation deglaciate To become uncovered as a result of the melting of a former glacier deglaciation The removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting. deglamorization The process of deglamorizing. deglamorize To make less glamorous deglaze To remove glaze from. deglazer One who or that which deglazes. deglazing A piece of deglazed food from a pan. deglobalization The process of diminishing interdependence and integration between the economies of nations. deglobalize To make independent according to deglobalization. deglomeration The act or process of breaking up a mass into fine particles. degloried Devoid of glory; dishonoured. deglorification The process of deglorifying; making something less glorious. deglorify To remove glory from; to cause something to be less glorious; to dishonour. degloss To remove the glossy finish from. deglosser A substance used to remove a glossy finish. deglottalization The act, process or result of deglottalizing. deglottalize To change the pronunciation of, so that it is no longer glottal. deglove To peel back the skin from part of the body as if removing a glove, especially as the result of an accident. degloving An instance of skin being degloved. deglucocoroloside A particular steroid glycoside. deglucohellebrin A particular steroid glycoside. deglucohyrcanoside A particular steroid glycoside. deglucosyl Used to form the names of compounds formed from others by the loss of a glucosyl moiety deglucosylated From which one or more glucosyl groups have been removed deglucosylation deglycosylation in which the sugar is glucose deglucuronidase Synonym of glucuronidase. deglucuronidated That is not glucuronidated deglucuronidation The removal of glucuronic acid derivatives from a molecule deglut To be swallowed deglutamination The removal of a glutamine residue from a molecule deglutamylase Any enzyme that catalyses a deglutamylation deglutamylate To carry out deglutamylation deglutamylation The removal of glutamyl groups deglutarylase Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of glutaryl groups deglutarylating That removes glutaryl groups deglutarylation The removal of glutaryl groups deglutathionylase An enzyme that catalyses a deglutathionylation reaction deglutathionylate To remove a glutathione group (from a protein) deglutathionylating That is involved in deglutathionylation deglutathionylation The removal of a glutathione moiety from a protein (typically by severing a disulfide linkage). deglutible Capable of being swallowed. deglutinate To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unites; to unglue. deglutination The act of ungluing. deglutinization removal of gluten deglutinize To remove gluten deglutition The act or process of swallowing. deglutitious Pertaining to deglutition (swallowing). deglutitive Relating to the action or process of swallowing. deglutitory Serving for, or aiding in, deglutition (swallowing). deglycase Any enzyme that hydrolyses a glycated protein deglycation The removal of a sugar moiety from a glycoprotein deglycopeptide A deglycosylated peptide deglycosidase Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of glycoside linkages deglycosylase Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of glycosyl groups deglycosylate To cause, or to undergo deglycosylation. deglycosylated Describing a glycoside (but especially a glycoprotein) from which the sugar entity has been removed deglycosylating That causes deglycosylation deglycosylation The removal of the sugar entity from a glycogen (but especially from a glycoprotein) deglycoylated deglycosylated deglycylase An enzyme that removes terminal glycine residues from a protein deglycylate To remove terminal glycine residues from a protein deglycyrrhizinate To remove the glycyrrhizinate from licorice. deglycyrrhizinated Describing something in which glycyrrhizin has been removed. degmacyte An abnormally-shaped red blood cell with one or more semicircular portions removed from the cell margin, resulting from the removal of denatured hemoglobin by macrophages in the spleen. Dego San Diego. degod To ungod, to divest of a god. degomble To remove accreted snow before entering a building. degorge To draw out moisture from (vegetables) prior to cooking, by sprinkling salt or soaking in salty water. Degos A surname DeGrace A surname from French. degradability The condition of being degradable. degradable Able to be chemically or biologically degraded. degradant The product of the process of degradation. degradate To cause or to undergo degradation; to degrade. degradation The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society degradational Pertaining to or formed by degradation. degradative Of, pertaining to, or causing degradation. degradatory That causes degradation degrade To lower in value or social position. degraded Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect. degradedly In a degraded manner. degradedness The quality of being degraded. degradee One who, or that which is degraded. degradement Degradation. degrader One who, or that which, degrades. degrading Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded. degradingly In a degrading manner. degradingness The state or quality of being degrading. degradome All the compounds produced in the degradation of a material (especially of a protease) degradomic Relating to degradomes or to degradomics degradomics the study of all the compounds produced in the degradation of a material (especially of a protease) degradosome A multi-protein complex, present in most bacteria, that is involved in the degradation of mRNA degrammaticalization The process of degrammaticalizing, of making less grammatical, or of making ungrammatical. degrammaticalize To make less grammatical or not grammatical. degrammaticize Synonym of degrammaticalize. degrammatize Synonym of degrammaticalize. Degrange A surname from French. degranulate To lose granules by the process of degranulation. degranulation The release by certain cells (for example mast cells) of substances (for example histamine) from or as secretory granules. degranulator Anything that carries out degranulation degranulatory Relating to, or causing degranulation. degras A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly used as a dressing for hides. degrate To remove the property of a grating from degrative Causing a cell or organism to degrade. degravitate To remove (the effects of) gravity (from) degravitating That causes degravitation degravitation The removal of the effects of gravity from a system, or mathematical construct. degravitator A device that counteracts the effects of gravity. Degray A surname from Dutch. degreasant Synonym of degreaser. degrease To remove grease from something. degreaser An industrial solvent, often containing polyhalogenated hydrocarbons, used to remove grease from mechanical parts. degreasing The removal of grease from something degredation A lowering of a surface by erosion or weathering. degree A completed curriculum of study in tertiary education. degreed Having an academic degree. degreeless Without an academic degree. degreelessness The property or state of lacking a degree bestowed by a university. degreen To remove the green pigment (chlorophyll) from the skins of mature fruit, typically by treatment with ethylene. degreenify To cause something to no longer be green. degreening The removal of the green pigment (chlorophyll) from the skins of mature fruit, typically by treatment with ethylene. degression Descent, the act of descending. degressive Tending to decrease. degressively In a degressive manner. degrime To remove the grime or caked dirt from. degringolade A rapid decline or deterioration; a tumble. degrit To remove grit from. degritter A device that degrits. degron A specific sequence of amino acids in a protein that directs the starting place of degradation. Degroot A surname from Dutch. degroup To remove from a group; to separate. degrow To become smaller; to shrink. degrowth A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population. degrowther A proponent of the degrowth movement. Degtyarev A transliteration of the Russian surname Дегтярёв (Degtjarjóv). degu Any species of the genus Octodon, a small, caviomorph rodent native to Chile.