15-letter words containing a, d, r, s
- depersonalizing — Present participle of depersonalize.
- dephosphorylate — to remove a phosphate group from (an organic compound)
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- dermatographism — a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks.
- dermatomyositis — a chronic medical condition characterized by inflammation of muscles (myositis), accompanied by a skin rash
- dermatophytosis — a fungal infection of the skin, esp the feet
- desacralization — the process of rendering anything less sacred; secularization
- describableness — The quality of being describable.
- deserialization — The act or process of deserializing.
- desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
- designated area — specified
- desilverization — the process of desilverizing (metal); the state of having been desilverized
- desktop manager — A user interface to system services, usually icon and menu based like the Macintosh Finder, enabling the user to run application programs and use a file system without directly using the command language of the operating system.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- determinateness — The state or quality of being determinate.
- detribalisation — Alternative form of detribalization.
- deuteranomalous — having deuteranomaly; relating to deuteranomaly
- dextrosinistral — left-handed, but having the right hand trained for writing.
- diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
- diaphototropism — growth of a plant or plant part in a direction transverse to that of the light
- diastereoisomer — a type of isomer that differs in the spatial arrangement of atoms in the molecule, but is not a mirror image; a stereoisomer that is not an enantiomer
- diastrophically — in a diastrophic fashion
- dictatorialness — The state or quality of being dictatorial.
- differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
- diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
- digestive tract — alimentary canal
- dionysius thrax — c100 b.c, Greek grammarian.
- disarticulating — Present participle of disarticulate.
- disarticulation — The act of disarticulating.
- disaster relief — financial or physical help provided to people or areas hit by a disaster
- disciplinarians — Plural form of disciplinarian.
- disconfirmation — to prove to be invalid.
- discoordination — Impaired coordination.
- discount market — a trading market in which notes, bills, and other negotiable instruments are discounted.
- discretionarily — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- discriminations — Plural form of discrimination.
- disembarrassing — Present participle of disembarrass.
- disenfranchised — to disfranchise.
- disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
- disentrancement — the act of setting free from a trance
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
- dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
- disincorporated — Simple past tense and past participle of disincorporate.
- disinflationary — (economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
- disintegrations — the act or process of disintegrating.
- disintermediate — (business, banking, finance) To carry out disintermediation.
- disjecta membra — scattered fragments, esp parts taken from a writing or writings
- disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.