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Demiwolf

A half wolf; a mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.

Demobilization

The 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.

Demobilize

To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been mobilized.

Demochelys

the type genus of the Dermochelyidae, consisting of leatherback turtles.

Democracy

Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people.

Democrat

One who is an adherent or advocate of democracy, or government by the people.

Democratic

Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.

demodulator

An electronic device which extracts the modulation from a radio carrier wave, and outputs the original information-bearing signal.

Demogorgon

A mysterious, terrible, and evil divinity, regarded by some as the author of creation, by others as a great magician who was supposed to command the spirits of the lower world. See Gorgon.

demographic

of or pertaining to demography; as, demographic surveys.

demography

The study of vital statistics, such as births, deaths, marriages, mortality, health, etc., in populations and subgroups of populations.

Demolish

To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall.

Demolisher

One who, or that which, demolishes; as, a demolisher of towns.

Demolition

The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes.

Demon

A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.

demonetization

The act of demonetizing, or the condition of being demonetized; the declaration by a government that something (e.g. gold or silver) is no longer the legal tender of a country; as, the demonetization of gold.

demonetize

To deprive of current value; to withdraw from use, as money.

Demoniac

A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon.

Demoniacal Demoniac

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices.

Demoniacism

The state of being demoniac, or the practices of demoniacs.

Demonian

Relating to, or having the nature of, a demon.

Demonianism

The state of being possessed by a demon or by demons.

Demonic

Of or pertaining to a demon or to demons; demoniac.

Demonism

The belief in demons or false gods.

Demonist

A believer in, or worshiper of, demons.

Demonize

To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into.

Demonology

A treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations.

Demonomagy

Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black or infernal magic.

Demonomania

A form of madness in which the patient conceives himself possessed of devils.

Demonomist

One in subjection to a demon, or to demons.

Demonry

Demoniacal influence or possession.

Demonstrable

Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond doubt or question.

Demonstrably

In a demonstrable manner; incontrovertibly; clearly.

Demonstrate

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

demonstrated

having been proved or verified beyond doubt; proved by demonstration.

Demonstration

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.

Demonstrative

A demonstrative pronoun; as, /this/ and /that/ are demonstratives.

Demonstratively

In a manner fitted to demonstrate; clearly; convincingly; forcibly.

Demonstrator

One who demonstrates; one who proves anything with certainty, or establishes it by indubitable evidence. one who shows how a certain device operates or a procedure is performed.

Demoralization

The act of corrupting or subverting morals. Especially: The act of corrupting or subverting discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in discipline, courage, etc.; as, the demoralization of an army or navy.

Demoralize

To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit, etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency.

demoralized

made less hopeful or enthusiastic; rendered pessimistic; as, the demoralized Iraqi ground troops put up little resistance.

Demosthenes

a famous Grecian orator, born circa 385 BC, died circa 322 BC.

Demosthenic

Pertaining to, or in the style of, Demosthenes, the Grecian orator.

Demote

To reduce to a lower grade or rank, as in the military, one's employment, or in school; to assign to a lower position.

Demotic

Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.

Demotics

The department of knowledge relative to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense; -- in library cataloguing.

Demulce

To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.

Demulcent

A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane, or protecting it from irritation. Gum Arabic, glycerin, olive oil, etc., are demulcents.

Demulsion

The act of soothing; that which soothes.

Demur

Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

Demurely

In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty.

Demureness

The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty.

Demurity

Demureness; also, one who is demure.

Demurrage

The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading, or sailing. The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention.

Demurral

Demur; delay in acting or deciding.

Demy

Pertaining to, or made of, the size of paper called demy; as, a demy book.

demythologization

the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms.

demythologize

to remove the mythical elements from; -- of writings, such as the Bible.

Den

To live in, or as in, a den.

Denali

The native name for Mount McKinley in Alaska, translated as the great one.

Denarcotize

To deprive of narcotine; as, to denarcotize opium.

Denarius

A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the /penny/ of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as.

Denary

The number ten; a division into ten.

Denationalize

To divest or deprive of national character or rights.

Dendranthema

a genus comprising plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum.

Dendraspis

a genus of African snakes comprising the mambas.

Dendriform

Resembling in structure a tree or shrub; having a branching shape.

Dendrite

A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of manganese, as in the moss agate; also, a crystallized mineral having an arborescent form, e. g., gold or silver; an arborization.

Dendritical Dendritic

Pertaining to a dendrite, or to arborescent crystallization; having a form resembling a shrub or tree; arborescent.

Dendroaspis

a genus of African snakes comprising the mambas.

Dendrocoela

A division of the Turbellaria in which the digestive cavity gives off lateral branches, which are often divided into smaller branchlets.

Dendrolite

A petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant.

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