derrick
A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.
A framework that is constructed over a mine or oil well for the purpose of boring or lowering pipes.
An executioner responsible for hanging convicts; a hangman.

derricked
simple past and past participle of derrick

derricking
present participle and gerund of derrick

derricks
plural of derrick

deruxtecan
An antibody drug used to treat breast cancer

desalinator
A device that performs desalination.

desalinators
plural of desalinator

desalter
A machine or facility that removes salt, as from crude oil or agricultural runoff.

desalters
plural of desalter

desander
A piece of equipment used in the petroleum industry to remove sand (defined as particles greater than or equal to 74 microns) from the drilling fluid.

desanders
plural of desander

descrambler
Something that descrambles; a device for decoding a scrambled signal.

descramblers
plural of descrambler

descriptor
That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.
That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.

descriptors
plural of descriptor

deseeder
A device for removing seeds.

deseeders
plural of deseeder

deserializer
An electronic device that takes the serial output of a serializer and converts it back to parallel.
An algorithm that deserializes data.

deserializers
plural of deserializer

desferoxamine
Alternative form of deferoxamine.

desferoxamines
plural of desferoxamine

desferroxamine
Alternative form of deferoxamine.

desilker
A machine that removes the silk from corn.

desilkers
plural of desilker.

desilter
A piece of equipment used in the petroleum industry to remove silt from the drilling fluid.

desilters
plural of desilter

deskband
A toolbar embedded into the taskbar.

deskbands
plural of deskband

deskbar
Synonym of deskband.

deskbars
plural of deskbar

desklamp
A lamp which sits on and is used to illuminate a desk.

desklamps
plural of desklamp

deskpersons
plural of deskperson

desmetryn
A selective triazine herbicide, used to control broadleaf weeds and grasses.

desmuslin
synemin

desolderer
A device that uses a vacuum to remove solder.

desolderers
plural of desolderer

desolvator
A device used for desolvation

desolvators
plural of desolvator

despiker
A device or algorithm for removing spikes of various kinds.

despikers
plural of despiker

dessertware
The dishes used for serving dessert.

destainer
Any material used to remove stains

destainers
plural of destainer

destemmer
A device used for destemming

destemmers
plural of destemmer

destoner
A device for removing stones.

destoners
plural of destoner

destoolment
Act or process of destooling, or removing a chief from power.

destoolments
plural of destoolment

desuperheater
A device that reduces the temperature of superheated steam, and recovers useful heat in the process

desuperheaters
plural of desuperheater

desynchronizer
A device used in desynchronization

desynchronizers
plural of desynchronizer

detachable
Designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.

detachables
plural of detachable

detangler
A conditioner product for removing tangles from hair.
A brush used for removing tangles from hair.
A device used with a freestyle BMX bicycle to allow the handlebars to turn 360° without tangling of the brake cables.

detanglers
plural of detangler

detarrer
A device for removing tar.

detarrers
plural of detarrer.

detectaphone
A sensitive microphone able to record conversations covertly even through a wall.

detectaphones
plural of detectaphone

detecter
Alternative form of detector.

detecters
plural of detecter

detectograph
An early audio recording device used in wiretaps.

detectographs
plural of detectograph

detector
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.

detectors
plural of detector

detent
That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

detents
plural of detent

deterger
Any substance used for cleaning a wound.

detergers
plural of deterger

determinative
An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.
A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

determinatives
plural of determinative

dethatcher
A device for dethatching, similar to a lawnmower but with vertical rotating blades.

dethatchers
plural of dethatcher

dethermalizer
A device that alters the aerodynamics of an airplane, glider etc, allowing it to descend quickly but safely, especially when caught in a thermal

dethermalizers
plural of dethermalizer

detonator
A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.
A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.
A gun fired by a percussion cap.

detonators
plural of detonator

dev
Clipping of developer.
Clipping of development.
Clipping of device.

developments
plural of development

deviometer
Synonym of strabismometer.

deviometers
plural of deviometer

devkit
A set of development tools that allow the creation of software for a particular platform or framework.

devkits
plural of devkit

devnode
A handle to a hardware device in a tree data structure representing the connections between devices on the system.

devnodes
plural of devnode

devotional
A brief religious service.
A text or piece of music or writing to be used for devotion.

devotionals
plural of devotional

devs
plural of dev

devulcanizer
A machine that devulcanizes.

devulcanizers
plural of devulcanizer

dewar
A vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than their environment without the need to modify the pressure, by interposing an evacuated region to provide thermal insulation between the contents and the environment.

dewars
plural of dewar; alternative spelling of Dewars.

dewaterer
A machine for removing water.

dewaterers
plural of dewaterer

dewaxer
A substance or device used to remove wax.

dexfenfluramine
A serotonergic anorectic drug used for weight loss in the 1990s, later withdrawn because of cardiovascular side-effects.

dexmethylphenidate
A psychostimulant, a dopamine reuptake inhibitor that affects the central nervous system and is used to treat ADHD. It is judged to have a high potential for abuse (Schedule II in the US). Chemical formula: C₁₄H₁₉NO₂.

dhara
A natural spring in the Himalayas, especially one used for human consumption.

dhenkli
Synonym of shadoof.

dhenklis
plural of dhenkli

dhooti
Alternative form of dhoti.

dhootie
Alternative form of dhoti.

dhooties
plural of dhootie
plural of dhooty

dhootis
plural of dhooti

dhooty
Alternative form of dhoti.

dhoti
A long loincloth worn by men in India.
The cotton fabric used for such loincloths.

dhoties
plural of dhoty

dhotis
plural of dhoti

dhoty
Alternative form of dhoti.

dhuti
Alternative form of dhoti.

dhutis
plural of dhuti

di
A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

diabetometer
A device for estimating the sugar content of a diabetic urine sample.

diabetometers
plural of diabetometer

diabolo
A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.

diabolos
plural of diabolo

diacatholicon
A panacea (universal remedy): also a certain purgative electuary.

diacatholicons
plural of diacatholicon

diacaustic
Relating to the caustic curves formed by the refraction of light.

diacaustics
plural of diacaustic