English to English Dictionary

Declivity

A downward slope or incline, especially of ground.

Declothing

The act or process of removing clothes or stripping garments from someone or oneself.

Decoction

A liquor or extract obtained by boiling medicinal herbs or other plant materials in water.

Decoder

A device or program that converts coded data into a readable format.

Decoding

The process of converting coded data into a readable format.

Decolorize

To deprive something of its color; to bleach or make colorless.

Decommissioning

The process of shutting down and dismantling a facility, plant, or piece of equipment so that it is no longer operational.

Decommit

To withdraw from a previously made commitment, promise, or agreement, often used regarding sports recruits or financial allocations.

Decompensated

Of a bodily organ or system, failing to maintain functional balance or integrity under physiological or pathological stress.

Decompile

To translate computer code written in a low-level language or machine code back into a higher-level language such as C or Java.

Decomposer

An organism, especially a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead organic material.

Decomposition

The state or process of rotting, decaying, or breaking down into basic elements.