abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)
demineralisation
Noun
the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)
demineralisation
Noun
abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)
denazification
Noun
social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism
de-Nazification
Noun
social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism
deossification
Noun
the loss of the mineral content of bone tissue
desalination
Noun
the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desalinization
Noun
the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desalinisation
Noun
the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desertification
Noun
the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert
desensitization
Noun
the process of reducing sensitivity
desensitisation
Noun
the process of reducing sensitivity
desorption
Noun
changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state
destalinization
Noun
social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
de-Stalinization
Noun
social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
destalinisation
Noun
social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
de-Stalinisation
Noun
social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
destructive distillation
Noun
heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products
deterioration
Noun
process of changing to an inferior state
deterioration
Noun
a symptom of reduced quality or strength
decline in quality
Noun
process of changing to an inferior state
detumescence
Noun
diminution of swelling
deflagration
Noun
combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
diakinesis
Noun
the final stage of the prophase of meiosis
diastrophism
Noun
the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust
digital photography
Noun
a photographic method that stores the image digitally for later reproduction
dilapidation
Noun
the process of becoming dilapidated
dilapidation
Noun
a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
diplotene
Noun
the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
disinflation
Noun
a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments
displacement reaction
Noun
(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
dissolving
Noun
the process of going into solution
distillation
Noun
the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
distillation
Noun
a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling
distillment
Noun
the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
distributed data processing
Noun
data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
dithering
Noun
the process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color
double decomposition
Noun
a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
double decomposition reaction
Noun
a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
double replacement reaction
Noun
a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound
dry plate
Noun
a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion
dry plate process
Noun
a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion
dyadic operation
Noun
an operation on exactly two operands
data mining
Noun
data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases
data processing
Noun
(computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
dealignment
Noun
a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties
deamination
Noun
removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
deaminization
Noun
removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
decalcification
Noun
loss of calcium from bones or teeth
decarboxylation
Noun
the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)