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Denizenize
- - To constitute (one) a denizen; to denizen.
Depilating
- verb - remove body hair; "epilate her legs"
Depilation
- noun - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
- the condition of being void of hair
Derisorily
- adverb - in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she repeated derisively"
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.
Devil Bird
- - A small water bird. See Dabchick.
Devil Lily
- noun - east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals
Devilising
- verb - turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war"