12-letter words containing a, g, r, e, t, d
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
- depth charge — A depth charge is a type of bomb which explodes under water and which is used especially to destroy enemy submarines.
- deracinating — Present participle of deracinate Pulling up by the roots.
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- deregulatory — Of or pertaining to deregulation.
- 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.
- desegregated — Simple past tense and past participle of desegregate.
- desegregates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desegregate.
- desiderating — Present participle of desiderate.
- dextrogyrate — having dextrorotation
- diageotropic — (of a plant part) growing at a right angle to the direction of gravity.
- digitigrades — Plural form of digitigrade.
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- disaggregate — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- disgregation — the separation of components from a whole, esp of people from a company
- disintegrant — A disintegrant is an agent, used in the preparation of tablets, which causes them to disintegrate and release their medicinal substances on contact with moisture.
- disintegrate — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- disk storage — space for storing information on a disk
- distringases — Plural form of distringas.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- draft dodger — a person who evades or attempts to evade compulsory military service.
- draggle-tail — slut; slattern.
- draught beer — beer which is stored in bulk, esp in a cask, as opposed to being bottled
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- driving seat — In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driving seat is the seat where the person who is driving the vehicle sits.
- drying agent — A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions.
- duty manager — A duty manager is a person who is in charge at a particular time.
- dv cartridge — (games) (Digital Video?) A plug-in circuit cartridge required by some games consoles in order to play MPEG video material.
- dysregulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dysregulate.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- egg and dart — a design for enriching an ovolo or echinus, consisting of a closely set, alternating series of oval and pointed forms.
- eighth grade — the eighth year of school, when students are 12 to 14 years old
- endangerment — The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- fifth-grader — a student in the fifth grade of the American education system
- first-grader — a child in the first grade
- flabergasted — Simple past tense and past participle of flabergast.
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- foregathered — Simple past tense and past participle of foregather.
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up