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 delessite A magnesium-rich form of chamosite that is a member of the chlorite group. delessitic Containing or relating to the mineral delessite. deletability The state or quality of being deletable. deletable Able to be deleted. deletant A mutant caused by the deletion of a gene. delete To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. deleted Having been deleted or eliminated; absent from the final version. deletee A word or clause that is deleted. deleter One who, or that which, deletes. deleterious Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way. deleteriously In a deleterious manner; harmfully. deleteriousness The quality or state of being deleterious. deletery destroyer. delethalization Making something not lethal, or less lethal; delethalizing. delethalize to make not lethal, or less lethal deletia In an email reply, material omitted from the quoted original. deletion An item that has been or will be deleted. deletional Relating to deletion. deletionism The condition of being deletionist. deletionist Favoring the deletion of a given passage or work as spurious. deletive Tending to delete or destroy. deletogenic That causes a deletion (of a gene) deletory That which blots out. Deleuze A surname from French Deleuzian Of or pertaining to Gilles Deleuze (1925–1995), French philosopher. Deleuzianly In a Deleuzian manner. Deleuzoguattarian Relating to, or characteristic of the works of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. delevel To demote, or be demoted, to a lower level. delever to reduce leverage, to pay back debts deleverage To reduce debt by rapidly selling assets. deleveraging The process of something being deleveraged. delexical That has little or no meaning by itself. delexicality The condition or state of be delexical. delexicalization The process of delexicalizing, of making delexical. delexicalize To make delexical. (Compare desemanticize.) delexically In a delexical manner. delf Diplôme d'étude de langue française, a French-language qualification. delfie A self-taken photograph of oneself with a dog or dogs. DelFierro A surname from Spanish. Delfina A female given name. Delfosse A surname from French. Delfour A surname from French. delft A delf; a mine, quarry, pit or ditch. delftibactin A peptide siderophore, present in bacteria of the genus Delftia, that can detoxify gold delftware Dutch tin-glazed earthenware made in Delft, Holland, especially white pottery decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment. Delgadillo A surname. Delgado A surname from Spanish Delgaudio A surname from Italian. Delgiudice A surname from Italian. delgocitinib A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of atopic dermatitis. DelGreco A surname from Italian. delhayelite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur. Delhi A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi. Delhian Of, from, or pertaining to, Delhi. Delhiite Of, from, or pertaining to, Delhi. deli A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving. delia A garment worn by noblemen of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, similar to a coat or cloak, and worn over the żupan from the 16th until the early 18th century. Deliah A female given name. Delian Of or relating to the Greek island of Delos. delibate To taste; to take a sip of. delibation Act of tasting; a slight trial. deliber To deliberate. deliberalization The process of deliberalizing. deliberalize To deprive of liberalism; to revoke something’s liberal character. deliberant A person who deliberates deliberate Done on purpose; intentional. deliberately Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally. deliberateness the state or property of being deliberate. deliberation The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection. deliberational Related to deliberation. deliberative That deliberates, considers carefully. deliberatively In a deliberative manner. deliberativeness The state or quality of being deliberative. deliberator A person who deliberates. delibidinization The process of delibidinizing. delibidinize To make no longer an object of libido. delibility The state or property of being delible. delible That which can be deleted or erased. delibly In a delible way. delibrate To strip off the bark; to peel. delibration The act of stripping off bark. delicacy The quality of being delicate. delicata An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes delicate Easily damaged or requiring careful handling. delicated Delicate. delicately In a delicate manner; exquisitely. delicateness the characteristic of being delicate; fragility delicates Garments or cloth items that are delicate and need gentle handling when being laundered, especially underwear or lingerie delicatesse Synonym of delicacy. delicatessen A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready for serving. delice Delight, pleasure, especially sensual pleasure. delicense To deprive of a license. delicensure The act or process of a license being removed or revoked, either in connection with censure or solely because of new-onset incapacity without fault. deliciate To take delight; to revel or enjoy. deliciosity quality of being delicious delicious Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty. deliciously In a delicious manner. deliciousness The state or quality of being delicious. deliciousss Elongated form of delicious. delict A wrongful act, analogous to a tort in common law. delictual Derived from a delict (analogous to a tort). delictuous transgressing morality delid To remove the lid from a microchip. delie To deny and lie simultaneously. deliensite An orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, sulfur, and uranium. deligate To bind up; to bandage. deligation A binding up; a bandaging. delight Joy; pleasure. delightable Delightful. delighted Greatly pleased. delightedly In a delighted manner. delightedness The quality of being delighted; great pleasure. delighter One who takes delight in something. delightful Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure. delightfully In a delightful manner. delightfulness The state or quality of being delightful. delightingly So as to cause delight; delightfully. delightless Void of delight. delightly delightedly; with delight delightment delight delightous delightful delightsome Characterised or marked by delight or delightfulness; very pleasing; delightful. delightsomely In a delightsome manner. delightsomeness The state of being delightsome. delignate To clear or strip of wood. delignification The removal of lignin, typically from wood pulp delignified From which the lignin has been removed delignify To remove the lignin from (wood pulp). deligotype A form of polymorphism in the repeat units of DNA deligotyping The identification and characterisation of deligotypes Delikat A surname. Delila A female given name. Delilah A beautiful, cunning and treacherous woman; a femme fatale. DeLillo A surname from Italian. delimb To cut the limbs from. delime Synonym of unlime (“remove lime from hides”). delimer A substance used to remove lime from hides. deliminate To delimit. Delimir A male given name from the Slavic languages. delimit To mark or fix the limits of. delimitable That can be delimited delimitably In a delimitable manner delimitate To delimit, especially in the computing sense. delimitation The act of delimiting something. delimitative Serving to delimit delimitator One who, or that which, delimitates. delimited With specified conditions. delimiter That which delimits, that separates. delimiterless Without delimiters. delimiting The act or point of something being delimited.