derailment
The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
An instance of thwarting or frustrating something.
A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.

derailments
plural of derailment

deramification
The removal of branch structures

deramifications
plural of deramification

derandomisation
Alternative spelling of derandomization.

derandomization
The reduction or removal of randomness.

derandomizations
plural of derandomization

derangedness
The state or quality of being deranged.

derangement
The property of being deranged.
An act or instance of deranging.
A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.

derangements
plural of derangement

derationalisation
Alternative form of derationalization.

derationalisations
plural of derationalisation

derationalization
The process of derationalizing.

derationalizations
plural of derationalization

derdeba
A complex liturgy of the Gnawas, recreating the first sacrifice and the genesis of the universe by the evocation of the seven main manifestations of the divine demiurgic activity.

derdebas
plural of derdeba

derealisation
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of derealization.

derealisations
plural of derealisation

derecho
A windstorm characterized by strong, straight-line winds.

derecognition
The act or process of derecognizing.

derecognitions
plural of derecognition

dereferencer
Any operator that dereferences something.

dereferencers
plural of dereferencer

dereg
Clipping of deregulation.

deregistration
Removal of registration, especially
Removal of registration, especially:

deregistrations
plural of deregistration

deregression
The removal of association between variables

deregressions
plural of deregression

deregs
plural of dereg

deregularization
The process of deregularizing.

deregularizations
plural of deregularization

deregulation
The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulation.

deregulations
plural of deregulation

dereification
A process of dereifying.

dereifications
plural of dereification

dereism
dereistic thought

dereliction
Willful neglect of one's duty.
The act of abandoning something, or the state of being abandoned.
Land gained from the water by a change of water-line.

derelictions
plural of dereliction

derelictness
The quality of being derelict.

dereligionization
The process of dereligionizing.

dereplication
The process of dereplicating.

dereplications
plural of dereplication

derepression
The inactivation of a repressor gene.
The cessation of repression of a belief, memory, etc.

derepressions
plural of derepression

derepressor
Anything that causes derepression

derepressors
plural of derepressor

deresination
The process, or the result of deresinating

deresinations
plural of deresination

deresponsibilisation
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of deresponsibilization.

deresponsibilisations
plural of deresponsibilisation

deresponsibilization
The act or process, or an instance, of deresponsibilizing.

deresponsibilizations
plural of deresponsibilization

dereverberation
The processing of an audio signal to reduce or eliminate reverberation.

deringing
The process of removing ring-like artifacts from a video.

derision
Act of treating with disdain.
Something to be derided; a laughing stock.

derisions
plural of derision

derisiveness
The condition of being derisive
Derisive behaviour

derisivenesses
plural of derisiveness

derisoriness
The quality of being derisory.

deritualization
The process of deritualizing.

deritualizations
plural of deritualization

deriv
Abbreviation of derivation.

derivabilities
plural of derivability

derivability
The condition of being derivable

derival
The derivation of a word.

derivals
plural of derival

derivationalism
The hypothesis that the mind operates by performing sequential processing steps on an initial input.

derivativeness
The state or quality of being derivative.

derivativity
The state or quality of being derivative; derivative nature.

derivatography
The measurement of various basic and derived values in thermal analysis and thermogravimetry.

derivedness
The state or quality of being derived; derivativity.
A derived characteristic; a derivation.

derivednesses
plural of derivedness

dermamyotome
Alternative form of dermomyotome.

dermamyotomes
plural of dermamyotome

dermapteran
Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera; earwig.

dermapterans
plural of dermapteran

dermatites
plural of dermatitis

dermatitides
plural of dermatitis

dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin.

dermatitises
plural of dermatitis

dermatochalasis
The condition of having an excess of skin in the upper or lower eyelid, causing bagginess.

dermatocysts
plural of dermatocyst.

dermatofibroma
A benign fibrous histiocytoma.

dermatofibromas
plural of dermatofibroma

dermatofibromata
plural of dermatofibroma

dermatoglyph
The pattern of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of a finger or foot

dermatoglyphs
plural of dermatoglyph

dermatoneurology
dermatological neurology

dermatotoxicity
The condition of being dermatotoxic

dermatotropism
The condition of being dermatotropic (typically, the action of a parasite moving towards the skin surface)

dermatoxicity
The condition of being dermatoxic

dermitis
Synonym of dermatitis.

dermoidectomy
Surgical removal or excision of the dermoid cyst.

dermomyotome
All of a mesodermal somite except the sclerotome

dermomyotomes
plural of dermomyotome

dermoplasties
plural of dermoplasty

dermoplasty
The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.

dermoscopy
dermatoscopy

dermosol
A type of mollisol, alfisol or ultisol found in Australia

dermosols
plural of dermosol

derogability
The property of being derogable.

derogation
An act which belittles; disparagement.
The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.

derogations
plural of derogation

derogatoriness
The state or quality of being derogatory.

derouine
An expedition made to First Nations camps or villages for trade rather than waiting for the natives to come to the forts, often involving wintering in the camps.

derouines
plural of derouine

derounding
Reversal or removal of the act of rounding, as in mathematics or linguistics.

deroundings
plural of derounding

derpage
foolishness

derpiness
The quality of being derpy.

deruralisation
Alternative form of deruralization.

deruralization
The abandonment of the countryside by its population.

derussianization
The removal of Russian influences.

derussification
The process or action of derussifying something.

dervishhood
The role or status of a dervish.

dervishism
The lifestyle or practices of a dervish.

desacetylation
Alternative form of deacetylation.

desacetylations
plural of desacetylation

desal
desalination

desalination
The process of removing salt from sea water in order to make drinking water.

desalinations
plural of desalination

desaminotyrosine
A form of tyrosine from which the amino group has been removed, typically produced by anaerobic bacterial metabolism

desanctification
Removal or reversal of sanctification.

desanctifications
plural of desanctification

desaturator
That which desaturates.

desaturators
plural of desaturator

desc
Abbreviation of descent.
Abbreviation of description.

descendance
The property of being a descendant; descent.

descendancies
plural of descendancy

descendancy
The quality or condition of being a descendant.
Descendants considered collectively.
The opposite of ascendancy; the condition of being in the process of losing power or control.

descendence
The act of descending; descent.

descendences
plural of descendence

descendency
The property of descendence.