12-letter words containing a, c, d, e
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- curly-haired — having hair that forms curls
- curvicaudate — having a curved tail
- cut-off date — the last date on which it is possible to do something
- cutaway dive — a back dive in which the diver rotates the body to enter the water headfirst facing the springboard.
- cyber monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest online shopping days.
- cyclandelate — a medicine for relaxing smooth muscle and encouraging blood cell dilation
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- d'oyly carte — Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- dairy cattle — cows raised mainly for their milk
- daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
- daisy-cutter — Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
- dance on air — to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music.
- dance studio — A dance studio is a place where people pay to learn how to dance.
- dancing step — balanced step.
- daniell cell — a type of cell having a zinc anode in dilute sulphuric acid separated by a porous barrier from a copper cathode in copper sulphate solution. It has an emf of 1.1 volts
- dark current — the residual current produced by a photoelectric device when not illuminated
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- data capture — any process for converting information into a form that can be handled by a computer
- data carrier — any medium, such as magnetic tape, on which data can be recorded
- data channel — (communications) A channel (on a BRI or PRI line) used to carry control information, to set up connections on the associated bearer channels. The name wasn't too bad back when users were sending voice (not data) over the bearer channels, but in 1997 it's quite a misnomer.
- daughtercard — daughterboard
- dawson creek — a town in W Canada, in NE British Columbia: SE terminus of the Alaska Highway. Pop: 10 754 (2001)
- de-accession — to remove (an item) from a museum or library collection preparatory to selling it
- deactivating — Present participle of deactivate.
- deactivation — The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb.
- dead account — an account that is no longer being used and on which no transactions have taken place for a considerable length of time
- dealcoholize — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
- deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- death camass — any liliaceous plant of the genus Zygadenus (or Zigadenus), of the western US, that is poisonous to livestock, esp sheep
- death notice — a public announcement, e.g. in a newspaper, that someone has died
- deathmatches — Plural form of deathmatch.
- deathwatches — Plural form of deathwatch.
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- decaffeinate — to remove all or part of the caffeine from (coffee, tea, etc)
- decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- decalcomania — the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass, or paper
- decalcomanie — (dated) decalcomania.
- decalescence — the absorption of heat when a metal is heated through a particular temperature range, caused by a change in internal crystal structure
- decapacitate — To reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.
- decapitalise — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decapitalize — to make difficult to have or to take away stock or wealth from
- decapitating — Present participle of decapitate.
- decapitation — to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.
- decapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of decapsulate.
- decarbonated — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonate.