13-letter words containing a, d, r, i, t, c
- decentralized — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- decerebrating — Present participle of decerebrate.
- decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- declaratively — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- decorticating — Present participle of decorticate.
- decortication — the act or process of decorticating.
- decrepitating — Present participle of decrepitate.
- decrepitation — to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.
- deculturalize — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- delirifacient — anything that causes or induces delirium
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- democratizing — Present participle of democratize.
- dental caries — cavity formation in teeth caused by bacteria that attach to teeth and form acids in the presence of sucrose, other sugars, and refined starches; tooth decay.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- dermatotropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- deromanticize — to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from.
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- dextrocardiac — a person whose heart is on the right side of his or her chest
- diametrically — If you say that two things are diametrically opposed, you are emphasizing that they are completely different from each other.
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diaphragmatic — of the diaphragm.
- dictatorially — In a dictatorial manner.
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- diffractogram — An image produced by a diffractometer.
- dinner jacket — tuxedo (def 1).
- dioristically — in a dioristic manner
- diprotic acid — any acid with two hydrogen atoms in its molecule that are capable of being released or ionized in water, such as sulphuric acid and carbonic acid
- direct access — pertaining to the ability to obtain data from, or place data in, external storage without the need to sequentially scan other data contained there.
- direct action — any action seeking to achieve an immediate or direct result, especially an action against an established authority or powerful institution, as a strike or picketing.
- direct cinema — a rigorous form of cinéma vérité, especially as practiced by some American cinematographers in the late 1950s, in which only indigenous sound is used.
- direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
- direct-access — pertaining to the ability to obtain data from, or place data in, external storage without the need to sequentially scan other data contained there.
- direct-acting — (of a steam pump) having the steam pistons connected directly to the pump pistons without a crankshaft or flywheel.
- direct-mailer — a person or firm engaged in direct-mail advertising.
- directionally — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- directorially — In terms of film direction.
- disarticulate — Separate (bones) at the joints.
- discoloration — the act or fact of discoloring or the state of being discolored.
- discount card — a card that entitles the holder to buy goods from a seller at a discount
- discount rate — the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper.
- discreditable — bringing or liable to bring discredit.
- discreditably — In a discreditable manner.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- discriminants — Plural form of discriminant.