12-letter words containing a, d, l, i
- della robbia — ˈLu‧ca (ˈlukɑ ) ; lo̅oˈkä) 1400?-82; Florentine sculptor & worker in enameled terra cotta: member of a family of artists
- delta-winged — (of an aircraft) having a triangular sweptback wing
- delusionally — In a delusional way.
- demilitarise — (British) alternative spelling of demilitarize.
- demilitarize — To demilitarize an area means to ensure that all military forces are removed from it.
- demineralize — to remove dissolved salts from (a liquid, esp water)
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- demodulating — Present participle of demodulate.
- demodulation — the act or process by which an output wave or signal is obtained having the characteristics of the original modulating wave or signal; the reverse of modulation
- demoniacally — In a demoniacal manner.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralizing — If something is demoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
- demutualized — Simple past tense and past participle of demutualize.
- denaturalize — to deprive of nationality
- denormalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denormalize.
- denotational — Of or pertaining to denotation.
- denotatively — having power to denote.
- denticulated — Denticulate.
- dentilingual — pronounced or articulated with the tongue touching the upper teeth
- dentirostral — (of birds) having a toothed beak
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- deny a claim — If an insurance company denies a claim, it refuses to pay a claim submitted by a policyholder.
- deoppilation — the removal of obstructions
- deoppilative — any drug which removes obstructions in the body
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- depopulative — That depopulates.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- deracialized — Simple past tense and past participle of deracialize.
- deradicalise — to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
- deradicalize — to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- derivability — The condition of being derivable.
- derivational — Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
- derivatively — derived.
- dermaplaning — a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance
- dermatologic — Dermatologic means of or relating to the skin.
- derogatively — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- derogatorily — tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
- desacralized — Simple past tense and past participle of desacralize.
- desacralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desacralize.
- desalinating — Present participle of desalinate.
- desalination — Desalination is the process of removing salt from sea water so that it can be used for drinking, or for watering crops.
- desalinizing — Present participle of desalinize.
- descensional — relating to descension
- desexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of desexualize.
- desexualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desexualize.