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 dessiatina A Russian measure of land, roughly 1.1 hectares. dessin dessin d'enfant dessus The highest voice or part, often a violin or soprano vocal line. dest A surname. Desta A surname from Amharic. destabilase A form of lysozyme (isopeptidase) found in the secretions from the salivary glands of medicinal leeches destabilise To make something unstable. destabilization The act or process of destabilizing. destabilize To make something unstable. destabilizer One who, or that which, destabilizes. destack Synonym of unstack. destaff To divest of staff or employees. destaffing The process of elimination or reduction of personnel. destage To asynchronously write new or updated data from a cache or nonvolatile storage to a direct access storage device. destain To remove a chemical stain from. destained From which a stain has been removed destainer Any material used to remove stains destaining The removal of a stain from a biological sample destalinization The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin. destalinize To free from the influence of Joseph Stalin. destalk To remove the stalk (from a fruit etc.) destalked From which the stalk has been removed destandardization The process of destandardizing. destandardize To render nonstandard; to withdraw as a standard. destarch To remove starch from. destash To remove (a yarn, fabric, equipment, etc.) from one's collection. destat To encourage or harass statutory tenants into leaving (a building) so that it can be rented under less favourable terms. destatization The decline in the role of the state to influence or control multinational corporations etc. within their jurisdiction; deterritorialization. Destefano A surname from Italian. destem To remove the stem from (grapes, tobacco, etc.). destemmer A device used for destemming destemming The removal of stems destereotype To free from stereotypes. desterilization The contamination of medical equipment, etc. so that it is no longer sterile. desterilize To contaminate (medical equipment, etc.) so that it is no longer sterile. desthiobiotin A derivative of biotin that lacks a sulfur atom; it is a bacterial precursor of biotin desthiobiotinylated biotinylated by means of desthiobiotin desthiobiotinylation Reaction with desthiobiotin desticker To remove a sticker from. Destiel The ship of characters Castiel and Dean Winchester from the television series Supernatural. destigmatization The process or act of destigmatizing. destigmatize To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization; to remove stigma or stigmata. destigmatizer One who destigmatizes. destim To intentionally block out overwhelming stimuli in order to avoid sensory overload. destimulant Any material that leads to destimulation destimulate To bring out of a state of stimulation. destimulation The act or process of destimulating. destimulator One who or that which destimulates. destimulatory Serving to destimulate. destin A surname. destinatary A recipient. destinate To destine, to choose. destinating arriving at its destination; incoming destination The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at. destinational Of or relating to a destination. destinationless Without a destination. destinationlessness Lack of a destination. destinative In, marked by or pertaining to the destinative case. destinatory One who is the intended recipient of an action. destine To preordain. destined Confined to a predetermined fate or destiny; certain. Destinee A female given name, variant of Destiny. destinezite A well-crystallized form of diadochite. destinist A believer in destiny; a fatalist. destink Synonym of destinkify. destinkify To mask or remove the odor from; to deodorize. destiny That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will. destinyless Without a destiny. destinylessness Absence of destiny. destituent Deficient; lacking. destitute Lacking something; devoid. destitutely In a destitute manner. destituteness The state or quality of being destitute. destitution The action of deserting or abandoning. desto a headsign; a destination sign: a moveable or electronic display mounted on a bus or other public transport vehicle to indicate its intended route and destination. destock To reduce the amount of stock held (by a retail establishment) destocking The process of reducing inventory or of stocking less. destone To remove the stones from. destoner A device for removing stones. destool To remove (a ruler) from power. destoolment Act or process of destooling, or removing a chief from power. destratification The removal of stratified layers destratificator A ventilation fan that prevents the buildup of warm air near the top of tall rooms destratified From which strata has been removed destratify To remove strata from destream Synonym of detrack (“eliminate separate teaching based on pupils' ability level”). destreamline To remove the streamlining from; to undo the streamlining of. destress To reduce the physical stresses in (a material). destresser That which relieves stress. destressification The reduction or elimination of emotional stress. destressify To reduce or eliminate emotional stress. destressing The process of removing stress from a material. destreza A Spanish type of fencing (duelling sport). destrier A large warhorse, especially of a medieval knight. destrin A component protein in microfilaments. destring To remove hard fibers or strings from. destringify Synonym of destring (“convert from string to another data type”). destripe To remove stripes from. destriper A program or algorithm that removes stripes from an image. destrocardia A congenital cardiac malformation in which the heart is facing to the right instead of the left destroke To reduce or shorten the stroke of (an engine). destroy To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist. destroyability Ability to be destroyed. destroyable Able to be destroyed. destroyal Destruction. destroyed Damaged beyond repair; ruined; wrecked; obliterated. destroyer That which destroys something. destroyerman A sailor engaged on a destroyer. destroyingly In a way that destroys. destruct To intentionally cause the destruction of. destructedness The state or condition of being destructed. destructibility The condition of being destructible destructible Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed. destructibleness The quality of being destructible; destructibility. destruction The act of destroying. destructional Of, relating to, or obtained by destruction. destructionism A belief in the final destruction or complete annihilation of the wicked. destructionist One who delights in destroying that which is valuable, or whose principles and influence tend to destroy existing social, economic or political institutions. destructive Causing destruction; damaging. destructively in a destructive manner: in a way that causes destruction. destructiveness The state or quality of being destructive. destructivism An art movement that involves destroying objects in front of spectators. destructivist A representative of destructive principles, as in biblical criticism. destructivity destructiveness destructor One who destructs. destructuration The removal of structure. destructure to destroy the structure of something destructuring The process by which something is destructured. destrudo A destructive impulse, the opposite of libido. destruent Any organism that converts dead matter into a form that can be recycled destruxin Any of a group of mycotoxins found in Metarhizium anisopliae desu Used at the end of a sentence as an assertive particle. desubjectification The process of desubjectifying. desubjectify To transform from being a subject. desublimate To undergo desublimation; to change directly from a gas to a solid. desublimation deposition (transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase) desubstantival Deriving from a noun; denominal, denominative. desuccinylase Any enzyme that promotes desuccinylation desuccinylate To remove a succinyl group desuccinylation The removal of a succinyl moiety previously added by succinylation desucker To remove the suckers from a plant. desudation A profuse or morbid sweating, often succeeded by a rash of small pimples. desuete Disused; out of use. desuetude The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence. desuetudinous Of or pertaining to desuetude; of a law or statute, no longer observed, practiced or enforced. desugar To remove sugar from. desugared Having some or all the sugar removed desuggestion The unloading of a reserve of unwanted memories. desuggestive Of or pertaining to the rejection of suggestions that are likely to cause insecurity or a lack of confidence. desuggestopedia Synonym of suggestopedia.