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 detergency The active property of a detergent. detergent Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant. detergentless Free from detergent deterger Any substance used for cleaning a wound. deteriorable susceptible to deterioration deteriorate To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair. deteriorating Getting worse. deterioratingly In a manner that makes worse. deterioration The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse. deteriorationism A belief that things tend to grow progressively worse. deteriorationist A proponent of deteriorationism; one who believes that things tend to grow worse. deteriorative Causing deterioration. deteriorator One who, or that which, deteriorates. deteriorism The belief that society worsens over time. deteriorist One who believes that society worsens over time. deteriority A worsening in quality or state; or inferiority. determent The act of deterring; deterrence. determinability The quality of being determinable. determinable able to be determined or limited determinableness Capability of being determined; determinability. determinablism A philosophy of determinables determinablist An advocate of determinablism determinably in a determinable way determinacy The ability to be completely determined in a definite way; the quality of being determinate. determinans A modifier; a word that modifies another word. determinant A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something. determinantal Of or pertaining to a determinant determinate Distinct, clearly defined. determinated determined determinately In a way that is determinate determinateness The quality or state of being determinate. determination The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc. determinative An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts. determinatively In a determinative manner. determinativeness The state or quality of being determinative. determinativity The quality of being determinative. determinator A determining factor. determine To set the boundaries or limits of. determined Decided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged. determinedly In a determined manner. determinedness The state or quality of being determined. determiner A factor that defines something, or one among several that define it. determinerhood The property of being a determiner. determinerless Without a determiner. determinicity The property or quality of being deterministic. determining Determinative; causal. determinism The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice. determinist An advocate of determinism. deterministic Of, or relating to determinism. deterministically In a deterministic manner, predictably. determinizable Capable of being determinized, or made deterministic. determinization The act or process of determinizing. determinize To remove non-determinism in an automaton; to convert a non-deterministic automaton to a deterministic one. determinologization The process of a termineme during which it loses its terminological characteristics in a specific domain and becomes the property of general language. deterrability The quality of being deterrable. deterrable Capable of being deterred. deterration The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; an unearthing. deterrence The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred. deterrency Synonym of deterrence. deterrent Serving to deter, preventing something from happening. deterrently In a way that deters, or serves as a deterrent. deterrer One who, or that which, deters. deterritorial Relating to, or facilitating, deterritorialization. deterritorialization The eradication of social, political, or cultural practices from their native places and populations. deterritorialize To subject to deterritorialization. deters A surname. detersion The act of deterging or cleansing. detersive Having cleansing abilities detersively so as to cleanse. detersiveness Having a cleansing quality. Detert A surname from German. detest To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe. detestability The state or quality of being detestable. detestable Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking. detestableness The state or quality of being detestable. detestably In a detestable manner. detestate To detest. detestation Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence. detested hated detester Someone who detests, a hater. detether To disconnect (something previously tethered). detethering The removal of a tether detext To extract or remove from a text dethatch To abrade the surface of a lawn or turf in order to remove dead grass. dethatcher A device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades. dethaw To thaw; unthaw; unfreeze. detheocratization The act or process of detheocratizing. detheocratize To make less theocratic. Detheridge A surname from Old English. dethermalization The removal of thermal interactions within a system dethermalizer A device that alters the aerodynamics of an airplane, glider etc, allowing it to descend quickly but safely, especially when caught in a thermal Dethick A hamlet in Dethick, Lea and Holloway parish, Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3258). dethiobiotin Synonym of desthiobiotin. dethiolase Any enzyme that catalyses a dethiolation reaction dethiolation Any reaction that removes a thiol group Dethloff A surname from German. dethreading Any process in which the threaded structure of a molecule (such as a rotaxane) is disrupted. dethrombosis The dissolution of a thrombosis dethrombotic Relating to dethrombosis dethronable That may be dethroned. dethrone To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy. dethronement Removal from a superior place in a hierarchy. dethroner One who dethrones. dethroning The removal of a ruler from the throne. dethronization Dethronement. dethronize To dethrone; to remove from the throne. detick to remove ticks (parasitic arachnids) from detin To remove the tin from (metal scrap), usually for resale. detinner A person or organization that carries out detinning. detinue A person or thing detained; a detainee. detitanation Any process that removes titanium from a material. Detlefsen A surname. Detmer A surname Detmold A town, the administrative seat of Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Detoilet Detroit (the city). detokenization Process of detokenizing. detokenize To convert (a tokenized representation) back to the original form. detokenizer A program or algorithm that detokenizes. detomidine An imidazole derivative and α2-adrenergic agonist, used as an animal sedative, primarily in horses. detonability A measure of the readiness with which an explosive will detonate under specified conditions. detonable Able or liable to detonate. detonatability Synonym of detonability. detonatable That can be detonated or is liable to detonate; detonable. detonate To explode, blow up detonation An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads supersonically via shock compression. detonative That is liable to detonate spontaneously detonator A device used to detonate an explosive device etc. detonization detonation detonize To detonate. detooth To remove a tooth or teeth from. detoother A gold digger; one who cultivates a relationship in the hope of acquiring wealth. DeTorres A surname from Spanish. detorse To apply detorsion. detorsion The reduction of torsion, such as in correction of volvulated bowel. detort to turn from the original or plain meaning. detortion The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping. detorubicin A particular anthracycline antibiotic. detotalization A process of detotalizing. detotalize To cause (something) no longer to be the total state of things, by means of adding something further that is not a part of it; to make incomplete by addition. detour A diversion or deviation from one's original route. detouring The act of taking a detour. detouristify To stop conforming to the expectations or patterns of tourists. detournement The reuse of elements of mainstream media to produce a subversive message. detox Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or addictive drugs. detoxer A person on detox; somebody attempting to rid themselves of drugs or other unhealthy substances. detoxicant That detoxicates detoxicate To remove poison (or its effects) from. detoxication Any metabolic process by which the toxicity of a material is reduced detoxicative That causes detoxication detoxifiable That can be detoxified.