1. Ile-de-France

noun. a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it.

Rhymes with Nom De Guerre

• pitiesalpetriere
• multimillionaire
• euromobiliare
• concessionaire
• questionnaire
• doctrinaire
• trosclair
• st_pierre
• stpierre
• st_claire
• st_clair
• stclair
• montclair
• millionaire
• microware
• maxicare
• laterriere
• larosiere
• icelandair
• frontiere
• foursquare
• disrepair
• buenos-aires
• billionaire
• almaguer
• whitehair
• solitaire
• sinclair
• praxair
• nationair

2. 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.

3. de-iodination

noun. the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds.

4. chevaux-de-frise

noun. defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry.

5. de-iodinate

verb. remove iodine from.

6. de-iodinase

noun. an enzyme that removes the iodine radical.

7. de-escalate

verb. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of.

8. de-access

verb. dispose of by selling.

9. de-ice

verb. make or become free of frost or ice.

10. DE

noun. a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies.