degradation
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.

degradations
plural of degradation

degradedness
The quality of being degraded.

degradement
Degradation.
Removal or lowering of a person's rank or office.
Degrading behaviour; insults or disrespect.

degradingness
The state or quality of being degrading.

degrammaticalisation
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of degrammaticalization.

degrammaticalisations
plural of degrammaticalisation

degrammaticalization
The process of degrammaticalizing, of making less grammatical, or of making ungrammatical.
The process of language change by which a morpheme (grammeme) is strengthened to become a content word, or otherwise have more lexical content.

degrammaticalizations
plural of degrammaticalization

degranulator
Anything that carries out degranulation

degranulators
plural of degranulator

degravitation
The removal of the effects of gravity from a system, or mathematical construct.

degredation
Misspelling of degradation.
A lowering of a surface by erosion or weathering.
The decomposition of a macromolecule in stages, to produce a range of intermediate products.

degredations
plural of degredation

degression
Descent, the act of descending.
Degressive taxation, a system of progressive decreases in a rate of taxation (as tariffs etc.) below certain benchmarks.
Degressive description, a system of varying descriptions of a book in accordance to its importance or available space.

degressions
plural of degression

degringolade
A rapid decline or deterioration; a tumble.

degringolades
plural of degringolade

degrowth
A negative growth (i.e. a reduction) of an economy or a population.
A political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics and anticonsumerist and anticapitalist ideas.

degrowths
plural of degrowth

degunker
Something that removes gunk.

degunkers
plural of degunker

degunkification
The process of degunkifying.

degustation
tasting, especially as a form of careful appreciation

degustations
plural of degustation

dehabilitation
The process of social estrangement and progressive loosening of social bonds between an individual and their family and society as a result of long-term residence in an institution.

dehairer
Something or someone that removes hair.

dehairers
plural of dehairer

dehalogenation
The act or process of removing halogen (usually a pair of atoms) from a molecule; any reaction that does this.

dehalogenations
plural of dehalogenation

dehancement
Deterioration, decline, reduction.

dehancements
plural of dehancement

dehegemonization
The process of dehegemonizing.

dehellenisation
The process of removal or disappearance of Greek attributes.

dehellenization
American spelling and Oxford British English standard spelling of dehellenisation.

dehistoricization
The process or result of dehistoricizing.

dehonestation
An act of dishonouring or disgracing.

dehortatio
Dissuasion.

dehortation
Advice against something; dissuasion.

dehortations
plural of dehortation

dehumanisation
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanization.

dehumanisations
plural of dehumanisation

dehumanization
The act or process of dehumanizing.

dehumanizations
plural of dehumanization

dehumidification
The act or process of dehumidifying.

dehumidifications
plural of dehumidification

dehybridisation
Alternative form of dehybridization.

dehybridisations
plural of dehybridisation

dehybridization
The production of genetically stable offspring from an F1 hybrid
The reversal of hybridization; the separation of hybrid orbitals into distinct atomic orbitals.

dehybridizations
plural of dehybridization

dehydratation
Misspelling of dehydration.

dehydration
The act or process of removing water from something.
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.

dehydrations
plural of dehydration

dehydrobromination
Any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen bromide are removed from a molecule

dehydrobrominations
plural of dehydrobromination

dehydrochlorination
Any reaction in which the elements of hydrogen chloride are removed from a molecule

dehydrochlorinations
plural of dehydrochlorination

dehydrocyclisation
Alternative spelling of dehydrocyclization.

dehydrocyclisations
plural of dehydrocyclisation

dehydrocyclization
Simultaneous dehydrogenation and cyclization, especially as part of petroleum refining

dehydrocyclizations
plural of dehydrocyclization

dehydrodimerization
The formation of a biaryl dimer by removing a hydrogen atom from each of two molecules of an aromatic hydrocarbon and linking the two radicals with a single bond

dehydrodimerizations
plural of dehydrodimerization

dehydrogenation
Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.

dehydrogenations
plural of dehydrogenation

dehydrogenisation
Alternative spelling of dehydrogenization

dehydrogenization
dehydrogenation

dehydrogenizations
plural of dehydrogenization

dehydrohalogenation
Any reaction in which the elements of a hydrogen halide are removed from a molecule.

dehydrohalogenations
plural of dehydrohalogenation

dehydropalladation
The reverse of a hydropalladation reaction

dehydropeptidase
Any of a particular group of dipeptidases

dehydropeptidases
plural of dehydropeptidase

dehydroxylation
The process of dehydroxylating.

dehymenisation
Alternative form of dehymenization.

dehymenization
The surgical or gynecological removal of the hymen; hymenotomy.
The act of deflowering; a venereal depriving of the hymen, and hence, pucelage; defloration.

dehyphenation
The removal of a hyphen or hyphens.

dehypnotisation
Alternative spelling of dehypnotization

dehypnotization
The process of bringing somebody out of hypnotic trance.

dehypnotizations
plural of dehypnotization

deicide
The killing of a deity; godslaughter.
The killer of a deity.
The crucifixion of Jesus, viewed as a crime.

deicides
plural of deicide

deicticality
The quality of being deictical.

deidentification
The removal of personal identifying information from data
Cessation or lack of identifying (with something).

deideologization
Removal of or breaking away from an ideology.

deification
The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis.
Excessive praise.
A deified embodiment.
Union with God; theosis.

deifications
plural of deification

deiformity
Resemblance to deity; godliness.

deimmortalization
The process, or the result, of deimmortalizing

deimmunization
The process of deimmunizing.

deimperialisation
Alternative form of deimperialization.

deimperialization
The process of deimperializing; the dismantling or formal ending of an empire.

deincarnation
The process of the spirit leaving the body upon death.

deincarnations
plural of deincarnation

deindividualisation
Alternative form of deindividualization.

deindividualization
The act or process of deindividualizing.

deindividualizations
plural of deindividualization