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Derivation
- noun - (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations"
- (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
- drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
- drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
- the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
- the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
Derivative
- adjective - (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'"
- a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
- a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
- resulting from or employing derivation; "a derivative process"; "a highly derivative prose style"
- the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
Derivatize
- - to alter the chemical composition [of a compound] by a chemical reaction which changes some part of the molecule, leaving most of the molecule unchanged; to prepare a derivative{6} from.
Derogating
- verb - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
Derogation
- noun - (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
- a communication that belittles somebody or something
Derogative
- adjective - expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
Desolating
- verb - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
- reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
Desolation
- noun - a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape"
- an event that results in total destruction
- sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
Dessiatine
- noun - a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres
Desudation
- - A sweating; a profuse or morbid sweating, often succeeded by an eruption of small pimples.