| destructive |
causing chaos or destruction. [2 definitions] |
| destructive distillation |
the heating of a substance such as wood or coal with minimal exposure to air, to produce useful byproducts. |
| desuetude |
the state of a thing, practice, or custom that has ceased to be used or followed; disuse. |
| desulfurize |
to extract or remove the sulfur from. |
| desultory |
disordered, disconnected, or unmethodical; aimless. [2 definitions] |
| detach |
to separate from some whole. [2 definitions] |
| detachable |
combined form of detach. |
| detached |
not physically connected or attached; separated. [2 definitions] |
| detachment |
the condition of someone or something that is detached. [5 definitions] |
| detail |
a small item; specific aspect; particular. [8 definitions] |
| detailed |
providing a good deal of information including small, but often important, pieces of information; thoroughly treated or described. [2 definitions] |
| detain |
to prevent from going on; stop or delay. [2 definitions] |
| detainee |
one who is held in police custody, usu. for questioning or political reasons, without formal charges being filed. |
| detassel |
to remove the tassel from (corn) to facilitate cross-pollination in the production of hybrids. |
| detect |
to perceive, discover, or uncover. [2 definitions] |
| detectable |
able to be discovered or perceived. |
| detectaphone |
a device used to eavesdrop on phone conversations. |
| detection |
the act of detecting or investigating. [2 definitions] |
| detective |
a person, often a police officer, who conducts investigations. |
| detective story |
a fictional account of how a crime, usu. a murder, is solved by an amateur or professional detective. |
| detector |
something or someone that detects. [2 definitions] |