decafluorobutane
The aliphatic fluorocarbon C₄F₁₀

decaglycine
An oligopeptide composed of ten glycine residues

decahydrate
A hydrate whose solid contains ten molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.

decahydrates
plural of decahydrate

decahydronaphthalene
A bicyclic cycloalkane consisting of two fused cyclohexane rings; it is used as an industrial solvent.

decahydronaphthalenes
plural of decahydronaphthalene

decahydroxy
ten hydroxy functional groups in a molecule

decahydroxyl
Alternative form of decahydroxy.

decaketide
A decameric ketide.

decaketides
plural of decaketide

decalactone
Any lactone derived from decanoic acid

decalactones
plural of decalactone

decalcifier
A chemical or device that decalcifies.

decalcifiers
plural of decalcifier

decalead
Ten atoms of lead in a chemical compound.

decalescence
A decrease in temperature that occurs while heating metal through a range of temperatures in which change in structure occurs.

decalescences
plural of decalescence

decalin
decahydronaphthalene

decalins
plural of decalin

decamer
An oligomer having ten subunits.

decameride
An interval of pitch equal to 1/10 of a heptameride, or 1/3010 of an octave.

decamerides
plural of decameride

decamers
plural of decamer

decamine
The antimicrobial agent 1,1'-decamethylenebis[4-aminoquinaldinium acetate].

decane
Any of the 75 isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C₁₀H₂₂

decanes
plural of decane

decanitride
Any nitride containing ten atoms of nitrogen

decanitrides
plural of decanitride

decanucleotide
A codon containing ten nucleotides.

decanucleotides
plural of decanucleotide

decaoxo
A chemical compound with ten oxygen atoms with double bonds.

decapeptide
An oligopeptide formed from ten amino acids.

decapeptides
plural of decapeptide

decaphosphorus
ten atoms of phosphorus in a compound

decaprenyl
A polyprenyl group formed from ten isoprenyl moieties

decarbonylation
The removal of one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule

decarbonylations
plural of decarbonylation

decarboxylation
The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

decarboxylations
plural of decarboxylation

decarboxylization
Synonym of decarboxylation.

decasodium
Ten atoms of sodium in a chemical compound (Na₁₀).

decasulfide
A sulfide having ten atoms of sulfur per molecule

decasulfides
plural of decasulfide

decasulphide
Alternative form of decasulfide.

decasulphides
plural of decasulphide

decatron
Alternative form of dekatron.

decatrons
plural of decatron

decatungsten
Ten atoms of tungsten in a chemical compound (W₁₀).

decavanadate
A complex oxyanion of vanadium, V₁₀O₂₈⁶⁻, composed of ten vanadate octahedra; any salt containing this anion

decavanadates
plural of decavanadate

dechelation
The disruption of a chelate compound

dechelations
plural of dechelation

dechlorane
mirex

dechloridation
The removal of chloride (salt) from the body

dechlorophyllization
The removal of chlorophyll from a leaf by means of a solvent

dechloruration
Synonym of dechloridation.

decine
decenylene

decipium
Proposed name for a chemical element isolated from samarskite, later found to be a mixture of samarium and other rare earth elements.

decloaker
A material that decloaks

decloakers
plural of decloaker

decoction
An extraction or essence of something, obtained by boiling it down.
The process of boiling something down in this way.

decoctions
plural of decoction

decocture
A decoction.

decoctures
plural of decocture

decolorant
A substance that removes colour, or bleaches.

decolorants
plural of decolorant

decolourant
Alternative form of decolorant.

decolourants
plural of decolourant

decomposition
A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.

decompositions
plural of decomposition

deconvolution
The inversion of a convolution equation; does not normally have unique solution

deconvolutions
plural of deconvolution

decopunk
A subset of the dieselpunk science fiction genre and aesthetic that incorporates Art Deco elements and other aspects of the technology, culture, and fashion of the 1920s-1930s.

decoron
Any of a group of protein associated with decorins

decorons
plural of decoron

decorporation
The therapeutic removal of radioactive material that has been absorbed by the body
The legal revocation of a registration/charter of a corporation (or Limited Liability Company) operating to the detriment of the state, nation, and/or world.
The act of becoming no long corporeal.

decrepitation
The shattering of minerals by the action of heat, especially when accompanied by a crackling sound

decrepitations
plural of decrepitation

dectaflur
A fluoride-containing substance used in dental treatment.

decuroside
Any of a group of chromenone (or furocoumarin) glycosides present in Peucedanum decursivum

decurosides
plural of decuroside

decyanation
The removal of a cyanide (or nitrile) group from a molecule

decyanations
plural of decyanation

decylmaltoside
A surfactant whose structure is that of a decyl maltoside.

decylplastoquinone
A decyl derivative of plastoquinone.

decylubiquinol
Any decyl derivative of ubiquinol but especially 6-decylubiquinol

decylubiquinols
plural of decylubiquinol

decylubiquinone
The 6-decyl derivative of ubiquinone

dedimerization
The splitting of a dimer into two monomers

dedimerizations
plural of dedimerization

deesterification
The removal of ester linkages, typically by hydrolysis

deesterifications
plural of deesterification

deethylation
The removal of ethyl groups from a molecule.
Misspelling of demethylation.

deethylations
plural of deethylation

defensin
Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that are active against bacteria, fungi and viruses

defensins
plural of defensin

defensome
The collection of genes that code for proteins that are chemical stressors

defensomes
plural of defensome

deferoxamide
A hydroxyamide derived from deferoxamine

deferrification
The removal of iron, typically from a mineral

deferrization
The treatment of water to remove soluble iron salts.

deferrochelatase
An enzyme that reverses to action of ferrochelatase

deferrochelatases
plural of deferrochelatase

deferrochelation
The dechelation of an iron chelate compound.

defibrotide
A DNA derivative used as an anticoagulant.

defluoridation
The removal of fluoride, especially from a water supply

defluoridations
plural of defluoridation

deformylase
An enzyme that removes the formyl group from some amino acids (especially from methionine).

deformylases
plural of deformylase

degasification
The removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid.
The conversion to liquid from a gas.

degasifications
plural of degasification

degelation
The conversion of a gel into a liquid.

degelification
The conversion of a gel into a free-flowing liquid.

deglucosylation
deglycosylation in which the sugar is glucose

deglucosylations
plural of deglucosylation

deglucuronidation
The removal of glucuronic acid derivatives from a molecule

deglucuronidations
plural of deglucuronidation

deglutamination
The removal of a glutamine residue from a molecule

deglutathionylase
An enzyme that catalyses a deglutathionylation reaction

deglutathionylases
plural of deglutathionylase

deglutathionylation
The removal of a glutathione moiety from a protein (typically by severing a disulfide linkage).

deglutathionylations
plural of deglutathionylation

deglycation
The removal of a sugar moiety from a glycoprotein

deglycosilation
Misspelling of deglycosylation.

deglycosylation
The removal of the sugar entity from a glycogen (but especially from a glycoprotein)

deglycosylations
plural of deglycosylation

deglycylase
An enzyme that removes terminal glycine residues from a protein

deglycylases
plural of deglycylase