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12-letter words containing a, c, e, d, s

  • de-accession — to remove (an item) from a museum or library collection preparatory to selling it
  • death camass — any liliaceous plant of the genus Zygadenus (or Zigadenus), of the western US, that is poisonous to livestock, esp sheep
  • 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.
  • decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
  • decalescence — the absorption of heat when a metal is heated through a particular temperature range, caused by a change in internal crystal structure
  • decapitalise — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
  • decapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of decapsulate.
  • decasyllabic — having ten syllables: a decasyllabic verse.
  • decasyllable — a word or line of verse consisting of ten syllables
  • decay series — a succession of elements initiated in the radioactive decay of a parent, as thorium or uranium, each of which decays into the next until a stable element, usually lead, is produced.
  • decemvirates — Plural form of decemvirate.
  • decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
  • decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
  • decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
  • deck passage — overnight accommodation on a vessel other than in a regular sleeping space.
  • deckle strap — a strap on each edge of the moving web of paper on a paper-making machine that fixes the width of the paper
  • declamations — Plural form of declamation.
  • declarations — Plural form of declaration.
  • declassified — to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc. Compare classification (def 5).
  • declassifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declassify.
  • declensional — of declension
  • declinations — Plural form of declination.
  • decompensate — to undergo decompensation due to disease or impairment
  • decomposable — to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements.
  • decongestant — A decongestant is a medicine which helps someone who has a cold to breathe more easily.
  • deconsecrate — to transfer (a church) to secular use
  • decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
  • decrepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate.
  • decrustation — the act of removing a crust
  • deescalating — Present participle of deescalate.
  • degeneracies — Plural form of degeneracy.
  • delay screen — (in a cathode-ray tube) a sensitized screen with a phosphorescent coating that retains the image formed by the electron beam for an appreciable time.
  • delicateness — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
  • delicatessen — A delicatessen is a shop that sells high quality foods such as cheeses and cold meats that have been imported from other countries.
  • deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
  • demarcations — Plural form of demarcation.
  • democratised — Simple past tense and past participle of democratise.
  • democratiser — one who democratises
  • democratizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of democratize.
  • demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
  • dependancies — Plural form of dependancy.
  • deradicalise — to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
  • desacralized — Simple past tense and past participle of desacralize.
  • desacralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desacralize.
  • desaparecido — one who has disappeared: used, especially in Latin America, in referring to a person who has been secretly imprisoned or killed during a government's program of political suppression.
  • descamisados — an extreme liberal of the Spanish revolution 1820–23.
  • descensional — relating to descension
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