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 desemanticization The loss or removal of all or part of the original semantic content (meaning) of a word or morpheme, sometimes (but not always) as part of grammaticalization. desemanticize To remove semantic content from; (especially) to cause to undergo desemanticization. desemantization Synonym of desemanticization. desemantize To remove semantic content from; to desemanticize. desemer A kind of ancient balance or steelyard. desensationalize To cause to cease to be sensational; to make acceptable or commonplace. desensibilize To desensitize. desensitisation The act or process of desensitising, of dulling or reducing sensation. desensitizable Able to be desensitized desensitization The act or process of desensitizing, of reducing or eliminating sensitivity. desensitize To render (someone) emotionally or sensationally less responsive or irresponsive, as by long or repeated exposure to something. desensitized Not sensitized desensitizer Anything that desensitizes. desequestrate To release from sequestration desequestration The action, or the result of desequestrating Deseret A state, proposed in 1849 and never recognized, which would have included most of Utah and Nevada and parts of other states. deserialisation UK spelling of deserialization. deserialization The act or process of deserializing. deserialize To parse (serialized data) so as to reconstruct the original object. deserializer An electronic device that takes the serial output of a serializer and converts it back to parallel. Deseronto A town in Ontario, Canada. deserosalization The (normally accidental) removal of serosa from an internal cavity deserpidine An antihypertensive drug related to reserpine. desert A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland. deserted Abandoned, without people. desertedness The state or quality of being deserted. deserter A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving desertful deserving; meritorious desertian Desertic; pertaining to a desert. desertic Of or pertaining to a desert or deserts. deserticole A desert-dweller; one who is deserticolous. deserticolous Living in a desert. desertification The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity. desertified Turned into a desert desertify To become desert. desertion The act of deserting. desertization Synonym of desertification. desertland Land that is or resembles a desert. desertless Undeserving. desertlessly Undeservedly. desertlike Resembling a desert desertness The condition of being deserted. desertology The study of deserts and related phenomena. desertomycin Any of a class of macrocyclic lactone antibiotics isolated from Streptomyces desertophile One who loves deserts. desertress A female deserter. desertrice A female deserter. desertscape A desert landscape. desertward Toward a desert. desertwards Towards a desert. desertworthy Able to thrive or survive in a desert environment. deserty Resembling a desert or some aspect of it. deservant Deserving; worthy (of either good or bad) deserve To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. deserved Fair; merited. deservedly In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited. deservedness The state or quality of being deserved. deserveless Undeserving. deserver Someone who deserves. deserving Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious. deservingly In a deserving manner. deservingness The state or quality of being deserving. desethyl From which one or more ethyl groups have been removed desethylamiodarone A metabolite related to amiodarone by removal of one or more ethyl groups desethylation The removal of one or more ethyl groups desethylchloroquine A chemical derived from chloroquine by the removal of one ethyl group, produced in the human body from chloroquine. desethylibogamine A chemical compound, a 4-desethyl analogue of ibogamine, that is the parent structure of iboga-type alkaloids such as ibogaine and ibogamine. desethylsimazine The heterocyclic diamine 6-chloro-2-N-ethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine desetope The part of an MHC that binds to an antigen. desex To remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often via physical sterilization. desexualization The act or process of desexualizing. desexualize To divest of sexual attributes; to render conceptually asexual. desexualizer That which desexualizes. desferricoprogen A siderophore with chemical formula C₃₅H₅₆N₆O₁₃. desferrioxamine deferoxamine desflurane The compound perfluoro methyl ethyl ether, which is used for maintenance of general anesthesia. Desford A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4703). desfuroylceftiofur The primary metabolite of ceftiofur. desglucocheirotoxin A particular steroid glycoside. desglucodesrhamnoparillin A particular steroid glycoside. desglucodesrhamnoruscin A particular steroid glycoside. desglucodigitonin A particular steroid glycoside. desglucoerycordin A particular steroid glycoside. desglucolanatigonin A particular steroid glycoside. desglucoparillin A particular steroid glycoside. desglucoruscin A particular steroid glycoside. desglucoruscoside A particular steroid glycoside. desglucosyrioside A particular steroid glycoside. desglucouzarin A particular steroid glycoside. desglymidodrine 2-amino-1-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanol, a metabolite of midodrine Desha A surname. deshabille The state of being partially clothed. Deshane A surname. deshape To remove or distort the shape of; to deform. Deshastha A member of a certain Hindu brahmin subcaste. Deshaw A surname from French. Deshawn A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. DeShawna A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. deshbhakt A patriot, nationalist. deshbhakti patriotism, especially to India. desheath Synonym of unsheath. desheathing The removal of a sheath deshedding The removal of shed hair from a dog or other animal, by brushing etc. deshell To remove the shell from. deshelve To remove from a shelf. deshelving The removal of goods for sale at a shop from display and availability. deshi a member of a heya ("stable"); trained by its shisho deshielded From which a shield has been removed deshielding The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is strengthened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei deshittification The reversal of the process of enshittification; making less enshittified deshittify To undo the effects of enshittification; to reduce the shittiness of. Deshler A surname from German. deshmukh The head or ruler of a district. desholothurin Any of a class of triterpene glycosides, present in the sea cucumber Holothuria, that show anticancer activity Deshon A surname from French. DeShong A surname from French. deshopper A person who practises deshopping. deshopping The practice of buying an item, using it once and then returning it to the place it was bought for a refund, having had the intention of doing so when buying the item. Deshpande A surname. deshret A red crown of Ancient Egypt symbolizing control over Lower Egypt. deshuffle To restore shuffled data to its original ordered state. deshuffler A process or component that deshuffles. desi Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or products of South Asia; South Asian. Desia An Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states of India, considered to be a dialect of Odia. desialylate To produce, or to undergo desialylation desialylated From which sialyl groups have been removed desialylating That produces or undergoes desialylation desialylation Any reaction that removes a sialyl group from a molecule desiccant A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water. desiccate To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree. desiccated dried desiccatedly To a desiccated degree; in an extremely dry fashion desiccation The state or process of being desiccated. desiccational Of or relating to desiccation. desiccative causing to desiccate; drying out desiccator A closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry. desiccatory Tending to desiccate, relating to desiccation.. desiccome The set of genes, proteins and metabolites involved in an organism's ability to tolerate desiccation. desid Any spider in the family Desidae. desiderable Desirable. desiderant One who desires something. desiderate To miss; to feel the absence of; to long for. desideration The act of desiderating. desiderative Having or indicating wish or desire. desideratum Something that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential. Desiderius A male given name in Latin, Dēsīderius. desidiose idle; lazy desidious Lazy, idle, slothful. desidiousness The state or quality of being desidious. desight An unsightly object; an eyesore