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deaccelerationThe act of deaccelerating; retardation.deaccumulation(business) The reversal of accumulation, as by selling the assets of a business.deafferenationMisspelling of deafferentation.dearsenicationThe process of dearsenicating.deassimilationThe process of deassimilating.debabelizationThe situation where a people or region that formerly spoke multiple languages or dialects comes to speak a single unified language or dialect.decacumination(rare) The action or process of lopping off the top of a tree.decaffeinationThe removal of caffeine.decanalisationThe reverse of canalisationdecanalizationAlternative form of decanalisation.decanonizationThe process of decanonizing.decapacitation(biology) The prevention of capacitation (and subsequent inability to fertilize ova) in spermatozoa.dechloridationThe removal of chloride (salt) from the bodydechlorinationThe removal of chlorine from water that has been chlorinateddechlorurationSynonym of dechloridation.dechorionationThe removal of a choriondecimalisationConversion to a decimal system.decimalizationAlternative spelling of decimalisation.decivilisationAlternative form of decivilization.decivilizationThe process of decivilizing.decodificationThe act or process of decodingdecolonisationAlternative spelling of decolonization.decolonizationThe freeing of a colony etc from dependent status by granting it independence.decolorisationAlternative spelling of decolorization.decolorizationthe removal of color from something; bleachingdecompensation(medicine) The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency, resulting in functional deterioration.decomplexation(chemistry) The breakup of a molecular complexdecondensation(cytology) A loosening of the texture of chromatin.deconfirmation(fandom slang, video games) A confirmation of a character's lack of playable status.deconsecrationThe undoing of consecration; a desecration or defilement.deconstructionThe destroying or taking apart of an object; disassembly.decoordinationThe process of decoordinating.decorrellationMisspelling of decorrelation.decrementationThe act or process of decrementing.decreolisationAlternative form of decreolization.decreolization(linguistics) The process of decreolizing.dedemonizationThe act of dedemonizing someone or something.dediazoniation(organic chemistry) Synonym of dediazotation.dedimerization(chemistry) The splitting of a dimer into two monomersdeenergizationAlternative form of de-energization.defasiculationMisspelling of defasciculation.defeminisationAlternative form of defeminization.defeminizationThe process of defeminizing.defenestrationThe act of throwing something or especially someone out of a window, especially lethally.defibrillationThe stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.definitizationThe process of definitizing.deflagellation(biology) The removal of flagelladeflocculationThe dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation.defluidizationThe process of removing the fluidization from a fluidized bed.defluoridationThe removal of fluoride, especially from a water supplydefluorinationThe process of defluorinating.defucosylation(organic chemistry) Any reaction that removes a fucosyl groupdegasificationThe removal of gas from something, especially from a liquid.degelificationThe conversion of a gel into a free-flowing liquid.dehabilitation(sociology) 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.dehalogenation(chemistry) The act or process of removing halogen (usually a pair of atoms) from a molecule; any reaction that does this.dehumanisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of dehumanization.dehumanizationThe act or process of dehumanizing.dehydroabietin(organic chemistry) A diterpenoid derived from abietic acid by the removal of hydrogen and the carboxylic acid groupdehymenisationAlternative form of dehymenization.dehymenization(surgery) The surgical or gynecological removal of the hymen; hymenotomy.deimmunizationThe process of deimmunizing.deinactivationThe release of an ion channel in a neuron from inactivationdeinfibulationA surgery that reverses infibulation.deinstallationThe process of deinstalling.dekulakization(historical) The communist repression of the kulaks (prosperous peasants and farmers) in the Soviet Union and communistic Eastern Europe.delatinisationAlternative form of delatinization.delatinizationThe removal of Latin elements from something.delegalizationThe process of delegalizing.delegitimationThe act of removing the legitimacy from something, or of making something illegitimate.delipidizationThe process, or the result of delipidizingdeliverypersonA deliveryman or deliverywoman.delocalisationAlternative spelling of delocalization.delocalizationthe process of delocalizing or the fact of being delocalizeddeltatheroidanAny extinct metatherian of the order Deltatheroidademalonylation(organic chemistry) The removal of a malonyl groupdemelanizationThe removal (or reduction of the amount) of melanin in the skindemembranationRemoval of (or from) a membranedememorisationAlternative form of dememorization.dememorization(computing) A process, within an algorithm, that removes any dependency upon a previous (especially an initial) value or statedemobilisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of demobilization.demobilizationThe disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing; the act of demobilizing.demodificationThe reversal of an earlier modificationdemonetisationAlternative form of demonetization.demonetizationThe act or process of demonetizing (withdrawing as legal tender).demoralisationAlternative spelling of demoralization.demoralizationThe act of corrupting or subverting morale, discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in morale.demorification(phonology) The process of becoming or making something nonmoraic; the process of losing or causing to lose a mora.denasalizationThe process or result of denasalizing.denaturisationAlternative form of denaturization.denaturizationThe process of denaturing.denazificationThe process of the removal of Nazis from public office and positions of responsibility in Germany and Austria after World War II.dendrification(mathematics) The construction of a tree, typically from category datadendronotaceanA sea slug of the suborder Dendronotacea.denotificationThe process of denotifying.dentrificationMisspelling of denitrification.denumerizationThe removal of a one-to-one relationship with the integersdeodourisation(British spelling) Alternative form of deodorization.deodourization(Oxford British English) Alternative form of deodorization.deoptimisationAlternative form of deoptimization.deoptimizationThe act or process of deoptimizing.deorganizationThe process, act, or state of deorganizing.deorsumduction(anatomy) Downward rotation of an eye.deorsumversion(medicine) lowering of the eyes; downward gazedeossificationThe demineralization of bone.deoxybouvardin(organic chemistry) A form of bouvardin that lacks a single hydroxy groupdeoxymyoglobin(biochemistry) The form of myoglobin that is not complexed with an oxygen moleculedeoxyviolacein(organic chemistry, medicine) The antitumor drug (3E)-3-[5-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-oxo-1H-pyrrol-3-ylidene]-1H-indol-2-onedepanelizationThe act or process of depanelizing.deparasitationThe removal of parasitesdepenalisationAlternative form of depenalization.depenalizationThe removal of a penalty for something.depigmentation(pathology) The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.depolarisationAlternative spelling of depolarization.depolarizationThe act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.depotentiation(biochemistry) The action of a substance that reduces the effect of another substancedeprescriptionThe process of deprescribing.depreservationThe process of bringing preserved equipment out of storage and back into working order.deproteination(biochemistry) The elimination of protein from a biological structuredepurinization(biochemistry) The mutation of nucleic acid by removal of purine bases (an ageing process in cells)deputinization(neologism, politics) The process of the removal of the influence of Vladimir Putin from politics.depyrimidationMisspelling of depyrimidination.depyrogenationThe removal of pyrogens from a material.dequantizationThe restoration of missing detail in a quantized imagederacemization(chemistry) The conversion of a racemate into a pure enantiomer or into a mixture in which one enantiomer is present in excess, or of a diastereoisomeric mixture into a single diastereoisomer or into a mixture in which one diastereoisomer predominatesderamification(biology) The removal of branch structuresderegistrationRemoval of registration, especially:deribosylation(biochemistry) The removal of a ribose or ribosyl group from a molecule, especially from a polypeptide or proteinderivatisationAlternative form of derivatization.derivatization(chemistry) A technique which transforms a chemical compound into a product of similar chemical structure.derivitization(organic chemistry) Misspelling of derivatization.deruralisationAlternative form of deruralization.deruralizationThe abandonment of the countryside by its population.desacetylationAlternative form of deacetylation.desalinisationThe removal of salt and other minerals from water; desalination.desalinization(US) Alternative form of desalinisation.descriminationMisspelling of discrimination.desegmentation(anatomy) The loss or obliteration of division into segments.deselenization(organic chemistry) The removal of selenium from a compound, typically in order to synthesize a different onedesglucoruscinA particular steroid glycoside.desglucouzarinA particular steroid glycoside.desinicizationThe removal; elimination or suppression of Chinese influence and culture or process of stripping down one's Chineseness.desmatosuchianAny extinct archosaur of the genus DesmatosuchusdesomatizationThe process or the result of desomatizingdesulfoviridin(biochemistry) A dissimilatory sulfite reductase present in the bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricansdesulphonationAlternative form of desulfonation.desulphurationdesulfurizationdesuperization(mathematics) The reverse operation of a superizationdethronisationAlternative form of dethronization.dethronization(obsolete) Dethronement.detokenizationProcess of detokenizing.detotalizationA process of detotalizing.detoxificationThe process of removing toxins.detrendizationThe process, or the result of detrendizingdetyrosination(biochemistry) The removal of tyrosine from (the carboxyl terminal of) a protein, especially as a posttranslational modificationdeunionizationThe act or process of deunionizing.deurbanizationThe process of deurbanizing.deuterostomianRelating to the deuterostomes.devalorizationThe process of devalorizing.deviantizationThe process of deviantizing.devirilizationThe process of devirilizing.devitalisationAlternative form of devitalization.devitalizationThe act or process of devitalizing; its results.devocalizationAct or process of devocalizing.dewomanisationAlternative spelling of dewomanization.dewomanization(uncommon) The act or process of dewomanizing.dextrinizationThe process of dextrinizing.dextrofloxacinThe biologically inactive enantiomer of levofloxacindextroposition(pathology, especially of the heart) An abnormal displacement to the rightdextrorotationRotation in a clockwise direction, especially such rotation of the plane of polarized light.diacritizationThe addition of diacritical marksdiadinoxanthin(organic chemistry) A pigment found in phytoplankton, with chemical formula C₄₀H₅₄O₃.diaphanization(biology) A technique in which a biological specimen is treated to make the skin and tissue diaphanous (i.e. transparent) whilst retaining body shape and staining the skeleton; tissue clearingdiaphonizationAlternative form of diaphanization.dichlofenthionAn organophosphate pesticide and nematicide.dichlorination(chemistry) The introduction of two chlorine atoms into a molecule.didodecahedron(geometry) A solid with 24 faces consisting of scalene triangles.diethylpropionThe drug diethylcathinone.differentationMisspelling of differentiation.difluorination(chemistry) Modification by the addition of two fluorine atomsdifurocoumarin(organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing a coumarin fused to two furan ringsdigitalisationAlternative spelling of digitalization.digitalizationSynonym of digitization.diheteroglycan(biochemistry) Any heteroglycan composed of two different monosaccharidesdihydrocalcein(organic chemistry) A dihydro derivative of calcein -[2,7-bis[[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]methyl]-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-1,2-dihydroxanthen-9-yl]benzoic aciddihydrotheelinSynonym of estradiol.diminutizationThe act or process of diminutizing.diphtherotoxinAn exotoxin secreted by Corynebacterium diphtheriaediphthongationdiphthongisationdiploidisationAlternative form of diploidization.diploidization(genetics) The repeated loss of chromosomes by a tetraploid organism to become diploiddiprotodontianAny marsupial of the order Diprotodontiadisaffectation(perhaps nonstandard) Alternative form of disaffection.disaffiliationThe termination of an affiliation; the act of ceasing to be associated with something.disaffirmationThe act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.disaggregationA division or breaking up into constituent parts, particularly the analytic disassembly of categories which have been aggregated or lumped together.disambiguationThe removal of ambiguity.disapplication(law) exemption from a legal requirementdisapprobationAn act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.disassociationdissociation.disattenuation(statistics) A correction to account for attenuationdisciplinarianOne who exercises discipline.discolouration(British spelling) Alternative spelling of discoloration.discomposition(obsolete) Discordance; inconsistency.disconsolationThe state of being disconsolate; gloom.discorrelationA negative correlationdiscreditationThe act or process of discrediting or of being discrediteddiscreminationMisspelling of discrimination.discretisation(British) Alternative spelling of discretization.discretization(mathematics, computing, cognitive science) The act of discretizing, or dividing a continuous object or spectrum into a finite number of discrete elementsdiscrimination(uncountable) The quality of being discriminating; acute discernment, especially in matters of good taste.disedificationThe process of disedifying.disembarkationThe act of disembarking.disenclavationThe disruption of an enclavedisforestationArchaic form of deforestation.dishabituationA way of responding to old stimuli as if they were new.disincantationThe countering of a spell that was cast by an incantation.disincarnationThe process of ceasing to have a physical body.disinclinationThe state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislikedisinfectation(nonstandard) disinfectiondisinfestationThe act or process of disinfesting.disinformationFalse information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.disintegrationA process by which anything disintegrates.disneyficationAlternative letter-case form of Disneyfication.disobstructionThe removal of an obstructiondisorientationthe loss of one's sense of direction, or of one's position in relationship with the surroundings.disoxygenation(chemistry, archaic) deoxidationdistermination(obsolete) separation by boundsdisubstitution(organic chemistry) Any substitution reaction in which two groups are substituteddisunificationThe act or result of disunifying; the breaking up of a union.doctrinizationThe preaching or promulgation of a doctrine.dolomitization(geology) The conversion of a limestone rock into dolomite by replacement of calcium by magnesium.dopaminylation(biochemistry) Modification by reaction with dopaminedorsosubmediandorsal and submediandownconversion(electronics) The conversion of a high radio frequency to a lower frequency.downexpression(genetics, biochemistry) The lower than normal expression of a protein.downmodulationmodulation to a lower leveldownregulation(biology) The suppression of a response to a stimulusdraughtspersonAlternative spelling of draftsperson.dropletizationFormation into dropletsduramenisation(very rare) Transformation into duramen (heartwood).duraminisationAlternative form of duramenisation.dwarfdandelionAlternative form of dwarf dandelion.dynamicizationThe process of making or becoming dynamic.dysejaculationPainful ejaculation.dysinnervationFaulty innervationdysmyelinationA condition in which there is a much reduced amount of myelin in nervous tissue.dysventilation(medicine) The failure of a ventilation process to work correctly.