| degrade |
to bring (someone or something) down in moral or intellectual character; deprave; debase. [8 definitions] |
| degraded |
below normal standards; uncivilized or depraved. [2 definitions] |
| degrading |
tending to debase or humiliate. |
| de Grâve |
a French red or white wine. |
| degrease |
to dissolve oil or grease. |
| degreaser |
a product that dissolves oil or grease. |
| degree |
a stage or step, esp. as part of a course of action or process. [6 definitions] |
| degree-day |
a unit that represents one degree of difference, from a standard temperature, in the mean outdoor temperature on a certain day. |
| dehisce |
to split open along a pre-existing line, as the seedpods of certain plants. |
| dehorn |
to remove the horns of (cattle or the like). |
| dehumanize |
to deprive of individuality, spirit, or other human qualities; render routine or mechanical. |
| dehumidify |
to reduce the level of atmospheric moisture in. |
| dehydrate |
to remove water from (fruits, vegetables, or other foods) for preservation. [4 definitions] |
| dehydration |
the act or process of removing water, or the elements of water, from something such as a food or chemical compound. [2 definitions] |
| dehydroepiandrosterone |
a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands, gonads, and brain that is a precursor of androgens and estrogens. |
| dehydrogenase |
an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen atoms from a molecule. |
| dehydrogenate |
to remove hydrogen from (a chemical compound). |
| de-ice |
to keep free of ice or remove ice from. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. [2 definitions] |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. [2 definitions] |
| Deimos |
the smaller of the two moons of the planet Mars. |