10-letter words containing a, c, e, t, i, d
- decay time — the time required for a collection of atoms of a particular radionuclide to decay to a fraction of the initial number equal to 1/e, where e = 2.7182818 …, used as the base of natural logarithms.
- decimalist — a person who is in favour of decimalism
- decimating — Present participle of decimate.
- decimation — to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
- declinator — a piece of apparatus that establishes the measure of a plane's deviation from the prime vertical or the meridian
- decorating — the painting or wallpapering of a room, house, etc
- decoration — The decoration of a room is its furniture, wallpaper, and ornaments.
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- decreation — Destruction.
- decstation — (computer) A range of RISC based workstations manufactured by DEC.
- dedicating — to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
- dedication — A dedication is a message which is written at the beginning of a book, or a short announcement which is sometimes made before a play or piece of music is performed, as a sign of affection or respect for someone.
- dedicative — of or relating to dedication; serving as a dedication.
- dedicatory — of or as a dedication
- defecating — Present participle of defecate.
- defecation — to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.
- deforciant — a person who wrongfully withholds something from someone by force
- dekametric — (of a radio wave) having a wavelength between 10 and 100 meters: decametric wave.
- delicately — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- demicanton — either of the two parts of certain Swiss cantons
- democratic — A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
- denunciate — to condemn; denounce
- depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- deracinate — to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; extirpate
- desiccants — Plural form of desiccant.
- desiccated — Desiccated things have lost all the moisture that was in them.
- desiccates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desiccate.
- desiccator — any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc
- desistance — to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- despotical — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- dessicated — Misspelling of desiccated.
- detoxicate — to rid (a patient) of a poison or its effects
- detracting — to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).
- detraction — a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
- detractive — tending or seeking to detract.
- devocation — A calling off or away.
- diabetical — relating to diabetes
- diaconates — Plural form of diaconate.
- diagenetic — the physical and chemical changes occurring in sediments between the times of deposition and solidification.
- dialectics — the study of reasoning or of argumentative methodology
- diarrhetic — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- diathermic — of or relating to diathermy
- diazeuctic — (of a tone) separating two tetrachords
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dictaphone — a tape recorder designed for recording dictation and later reproducing it for typing
- dietetical — Dated form of dietetic.
- dieticians — Plural form of dietician.
- diffracted — Simple past tense and past participle of diffract.
- dijudicate — to make a decision or judgment about a matter that is disputed by two parties
- dilacerate — to tear apart or to pieces.