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Words starting with DEO

There are 47 words starting with DEO in the standard word-game list. The most common are deodorant, deodand, deodar, deodorization, deodorize, deodorizer.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
deodoranta toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors11
deodandAn object forfeited to the state (and supposedly to God) because it had caused the death of a person.10
deodartall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well…8
deodorizationThe act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities.24
deodorizeeliminate the odor from20
deodorizerA substance or device that removes or masks odors/odours; a device to dispense deodorant.21
deonticPertaining to necessity, duty or obligation, or expressions conveying this.10
deontologicalOf or relating to deontology.17
deontologistA philosopher or other thinker who advocates or employs a deontological approach to ethics.14
deontologyEthics.15
deoxidationThe process of extracting the oxygen content of a dissolved oxide, or of removing dissolved oxygen, with the…20
deoxidizeto remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an…27
deoxidizerAny agent that reduces the oxygen content of a material; a deoxidant28
deoxygenateremove oxygen from (water)23
deoxygenationThe removal of oxygen atoms or molecules from a material.25
deoxyribonucleaseAny of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.32
deoxyribonucleotideAny nucleotide containing deoxyribose.35
deoxyribosea sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids24

All 47 words

  • deodorant
  • deodand
  • deodands
  • deodar
  • deodara
  • deodaras
  • deodars
  • deodorants
  • deodorization
  • deodorizations
  • deodorize
  • deodorized
  • deodorizer
  • deodorizers
  • deodorizes
  • deodorizing
  • deontic
  • deontological
  • deontologies
  • deontologist
  • deontologists
  • deontology
  • deorbit
  • deorbited
  • deorbiting
  • deorbits
  • deoxidation
  • deoxidations
  • deoxidize
  • deoxidized
  • deoxidizer
  • deoxidizers
  • deoxidizes
  • deoxidizing
  • deoxy
  • deoxygenate
  • deoxygenated
  • deoxygenates
  • deoxygenating
  • deoxygenation
  • deoxygenations
  • deoxyribonuclease
  • deoxyribonucleases
  • deoxyribonucleotide
  • deoxyribonucleotides
  • deoxyribose
  • deoxyriboses