1. 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.

Rhymes with Vasco Nunez De Balboa

• kurumizowa
• batticaloa
• shenandoah
• protozoa
• parazoa
• figueroa
• whampoa
• stalowa
• osakowa
• gamboa
• figaroa
• excoa
• sapoa
• samoa
• novoa
• baidoa
• aircoa
• veroa
• ulloa
• ochoa
• occhoa
• kyowa
• achoa
• toa
• sowa
• showa
• roa
• noah
• noaa
• noa

2. de-iodination

noun. the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds.

3. Ile-de-France

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

4. de-iodinate

verb. remove iodine from.

5. de-iodinase

noun. an enzyme that removes the iodine radical.

6. de-escalate

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

7. de-access

verb. dispose of by selling.

8. Balboa

noun. Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519).

9. balboa

noun. ['bɑːlˈboʊə'] the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos.

10. DE

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