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 deguelin A rotenone derivative and naturally-occurring insecticide. DeGuia A surname from Spanish. Deguire A surname from French. degum To remove gum from. degummer A gum-removing agent. degumming The removal of gum from a material, especially the removal of sericin from silk or phospholipids etc. from vegetable oils. degun To remove the gun(s) from (e.g. a ship or armoured vehicle). degung A form of Sundanese gamelan music using a subset of modified gamelan instruments with a particular mode of pelog scale. degunk To remove gunk from. degunker Something that removes gunk. degunkification The process of degunkifying. degunkify To remove a blockage of dirt or grime from. degust To taste carefully to fully appreciate something; to savour degustate To taste or eat. degustation tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation degustator A taster (one who tastes something). degustatory Synonym of gustatory degut To remove the guts from. Deguzman A surname from Spanish. Dehaan A surname. dehabilitation The process of social estrangement and progressive loosening of social bonds between an individual and their family and society as a result of long-term residence in an institution. dehacker A machine used in brick plants to unload kiln cars and stack brick. dehair To remove the hair from. dehairer Something or someone that removes hair. dehalogenase Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a halogen atom from an organic halide dehalogenate To remove the halogen from. dehalogenation The act or process of removing halogen (usually a pair of atoms) from a molecule; any reaction that does this. dehalogenative Accompanied by dehalogenation dehalorespiration halorespiration (in which energy is obtained by removal of the halogen atom) dehance To worsen, to disimprove; to perform the opposite of enhancement upon. dehancement Deterioration, decline, reduction. deharden To make or become less hard (resistant to pressure). Dehart A surname. dehaulm To remove the haulm or stem from. dehaunt To free from ghosts. Dehaven A surname. dehaze To remove the haze from (an image). Dehbozorgi A surname. Dehcho A region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. deheat To cool. dehegemonization The process of dehegemonizing. dehegemonize To free from hegemony. dehellenisation The process of removal or disappearance of Greek attributes. dehellenise Remove aspects of Greekness. dehellenization American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of dehellenisation. dehellenize Remove aspects of Greekness. dehelminthization The removal of parasitic worms from the infected host. dehelminthize To remove the parasitic worms from (an infected host). dehemoglobinize To remove the hemoglobin from. dehestan An administrative division of Iran. Deheubarth A historical kingdom of Wales, in the south of the country. dehex To remove a hex (a spell, especially an evil spell). dehighlight To remove a selection highlight from. dehire To terminate the employment of. dehisce To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content. dehiscence Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents. dehiscent Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid. dehiscently In a dehiscent manner. dehistoricization The process or result of dehistoricizing. dehistoricize To separate or remove from history; to deprive of historical context. Dehlavi Hindustani; Hindi-Urdu Dehler A surname from German. Dehlin A surname. Dehn A surname. Dehnert A surname from German. dehnstufe The lengthened grade that appears in words of a certain root group, or stem group, in the course of vocalic variations. dehonestate To disparage. dehonestation An act of dishonouring or disgracing. Dehong A Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China. dehook To remove a hook or hooks from. dehorn To remove the horns from. dehorner A device for cutting the horns off an animal's head. dehors All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover. dehort To dissuade. dehortatio Dissuasion. dehortation Advice against something; dissuasion. dehortative Dissuasive. dehortatory designed to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive dehorter Someone who dehorts; a dissuader. dehospitalization The discharge of a patient from hospital. dehospitalize To discharge (a patient) from hospital. dehost To cause (a website etc.) to lose connection with its host. dehouse To deprive of a house or houses. Dehradun A city, the state capital of Uttarakhand, India. dehrnite Synonym of lewistonite. dehub To restructure flights or terminate operations at (an airport) in such a way that it ceases to be an airline hub. dehubbing The act of dehubbing an airport. Dehui A county-level city of Changchun, Jilin, China. dehull To remove the hull (covering of a seed or fruit) from. dehuller A machine that removes hulls. dehumanising Causing dehumanization. dehumanization The act or process of dehumanizing. dehumanize To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize. dehumanizer One who, or that which, dehumanizes. dehumanizing An act of dehumanization. dehumanizingly In a manner that dehumanizes. dehumidification The act or process of dehumidifying. dehumidifier A device for removing the moisture content from air dehumidify To reduce the moisture in a body of air; to lower the humidity. dehusk To remove the husk from (a coconut or cereal grain). dehusker A machine that removes the husks (from coconuts etc) Dehwar A member of an ethnic group of the Balochistan region of Pakistan and Iran, who speak Dehwari. Dehwari A Persian dialect variety spoken in the Balochistan region of Pakistan. dehybridization The production of genetically stable offspring from an F1 hybrid dehybridize To produce genetically stable offspring from an F1 hybrid dehydrant Any material that produces dehydration dehydrase dehydrogenase dehydratable Capable of being dehydrated. dehydratase Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the elements of water from a compound, often leaving a double bond. dehydrate To remove water from; to dry up. dehydrated From which the water has been removed. dehydrating that dehydrates. dehydration The act or process of removing water from something. dehydrative That causes, or is accompanied by, dehydration dehydrator A drying agent. dehydriding The removal of hydride, especially from a metal dehydrin Any of a family of proteins expressed in plants in response to dehydration dehydroabietic Relating to dehydroabietic acid and its derivatives dehydroabietin A diterpenoid derived from abietic acid by the removal of hydrogen and the carboxylic acid group dehydroabietinal The diterpenoid aldehyde (1R,4aS,10aR)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-1-carbaldehyde dehydroadonirubin A particular carotenoid. dehydroalanine An uncommon amino acid found in peptides of microbial origin. dehydroamino Of or pertaining to dehydroamino acids or their derivatives dehydroandrosterone dehydroepiandrosterone dehydroangustione Any dehydro- derivative of angustione. dehydroarene any transient species formally derived by abstraction of two hydrogen atoms from each of two rings of an arene dehydroascorbate Any salt or ester of dehydroascorbic acid. dehydroascorbic Of or pertaining to dehydroascorbic acid or its derivatives dehydroaustinol The meroterpenoid (1R,2S,5S,7S,8S,9R,12S,13S)-8-hydroxy-2,6',6',9,13-pentamethyl-6,16-dimethylidenespiro[10,14,17-trioxapentacyclo[7.6.1.17,12.01,12.02,7]heptadecane-5,5'-pyran]-2',11,15-trione produced by Aspergillus nidulans dehydrobenzene a benzyne dehydrobenzo A divalent radical formed by the removal of two adjacent hydrogen atoms from a benzyne ring used as a prefix for compound names in which it is found. dehydrobenzperidol droperidol dehydrobromination Any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen bromide are removed from a molecule dehydrobutyrine The dehydroamino acid derived from dehydration of threonine. dehydrocafestol Any dehydro- derivative of cafestol, but especially 15,16-dehydrocafestol that is present in roasted coffee dehydrochloride A condensation reaction in which the elements of hydrochloric acid (HCl) are removed. dehydrochlorinase Any enzyme that catalyzes a dehydrochlorination reaction dehydrochlorinate To undergo dehydrochlorination dehydrochlorinated Modified by dehydrochlorination dehydrochlorination Any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen chloride are removed from a molecule dehydrocholate Any salt or ester of dehydrocholic acid dehydrocholesterol A sterol, 7-dehydrocholesterol, found in the skin, that, on exposure to light, is converted into vitamin D dehydrocholic Relating to dehydrocholic acid or its derivatives dehydrocondensation A type of condensation reaction where water is eliminated to form a larger molecule. dehydrocorticosterone The steroid 11-dehydrocorticosterone that is active in the adrenal cortex dehydrocorydalmine A quaternary isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Argemone mexicana, the Mexican poppy. dehydrocoupling Formation of a bond between atoms in two molecules involving the loss of a hydrogen molecule. dehydrocyclization Simultaneous dehydrogenation and cyclization, especially as part of petroleum refining dehydrodiconiferol The dimer of coniferol 4-[3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(E)-3-hydroxyprop-1-enyl]-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]-2-methoxyphenol dehydrodiconiferyl Relating to dehydrodiconiferol