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Meanings of Defoliants:

noun

A chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants, used in warfare.

Usage examples:

Much of the countryside was laid waste through carpet-bombing, napalm and widespread use of chemica…

Meanings of Defoliate:

verb

Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic.

Usage examples:

The area was defoliated and napalmed many times

Meanings of Defoliated:

verb

Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic.

Usage examples:

The area was defoliated and napalmed many times

Meanings of Defoliates:

verb

Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic.

Usage examples:

The area was defoliated and napalmed many times

Meanings of Defoliating:

verb

Remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land), for agricultural purposes or as a military tactic.

Usage examples:

The area was defoliated and napalmed many times

Meanings of Defoliation:

noun

The process of leaves falling off a plant, or of making this happen

Usage examples:

Defoliation occurred when the plants were nearly mature., over 64 per cent of all tree species have…

Meanings of Defoliator:

noun

An adult or larval insect which strips all the leaves from a tree or shrub.

Usage examples:

Insecticides kill insect defoliators and vectors of deadly human diseases such as malaria, yellow f…

Meanings of Defoliators:

noun

An adult or larval insect which strips all the leaves from a tree or shrub.

Usage examples:

Insecticides kill insect defoliators and vectors of deadly human diseases such as malaria, yellow f…

Meanings of Deforce:

verb

Deprive (someone) wrongfully or forcibly of their rightful property.

Meanings of Deforced:

verb

Deprive (someone) wrongfully or forcibly of their rightful property.

Meanings of Deforces:

verb

Deprive (someone) wrongfully or forcibly of their rightful property.

Meanings of Deforcing:

verb

Deprive (someone) wrongfully or forcibly of their rightful property.

Meanings of Deforest:

verb

Clear (an area) of forests or trees.

Usage examples:

404,000 sq. km had been deforested

Meanings of Deforestation:

noun

The action of clearing a wide area of trees.

Usage examples:

A key aim is to try to halt widespread deforestation in the amazon

Meanings of Deforested:

verb

Clear (an area) of forests or trees.

Usage examples:

404,000 sq. km had been deforested

Meanings of Deforesting:

verb

Clear (an area) of forests or trees.

Usage examples:

404,000 sq. km had been deforested

Meanings of Deforests:

verb

Clear (an area) of forests or trees.

Usage examples:

404,000 sq. km had been deforested

Meanings of Deform:

verb

Distort the shape or form of; make misshapen.

Usage examples:

He was physically deformed by a rare bone disease

Meanings of Deformation:

noun

The action or process of deforming or distorting.

Usage examples:

Solid rock undergoing slow deformation

Meanings of Deformations:

noun

The action or process of deforming or distorting.

Usage examples:

Solid rock undergoing slow deformation

Meanings of Deformed:

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen.

Usage examples:

His deformed hands
verb

Distort the shape or form of; make misshapen.

Usage examples:

He was physically deformed by a rare bone disease

Meanings of Deforming:

verb

Distort the shape or form of; make misshapen.

Usage examples:

He was physically deformed by a rare bone disease

Meanings of Deformities:

noun

A deformed part, especially of the body; a malformation.

Usage examples:

Deformities of the hands or feet

Meanings of Deformity:

noun

A deformed part, especially of the body; a malformation.

Usage examples:

Deformities of the hands or feet

Meanings of Deforms:

verb

Distort the shape or form of; make misshapen.

Usage examples:

He was physically deformed by a rare bone disease

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