14-letter words containing a, i, r, h, e
- dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
- dechristianize — to make non-Christian
- deinonychosaur — Any omnivorous or carnivorous coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur of the clade Deinonychosauria.
- delphic oracle — the oracle of Apollo at Delphi that gave answers held by the ancient Greeks to be of great authority but also noted for their ambiguity
- deparochialize — to make parochial.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographia — a common medical condition in which lightly rubbing the skin produces red, often raised, temporary marks
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- desert varnish — the dark, lustrous coating or crust, usually of manganese and iron oxides, that forms on rocks, pebbles, etc., when exposed to weathering in the desert.
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- diathermaneity — the quality of being diathermanous
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- die in harness — to die while still working or active, prior to retirement
- different than — different from
- dihedral angle — the angle between two planes in a dihedron.
- dihedral group — the group of reflections, rotations, and symmetries of a regular n -sided polygon.
- dimenhydrinate — a synthetic, crystalline, antihistamine powder, C 17 H 22 NO⋅C 7 H 6 ClN 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergic disorders and as a preventive for seasickness and airsickness.
- dinner theater — a restaurant in which a stage production is performed during or after dinner.
- dinner theatre — a form of entertainment at which a play is performed while the audience is served dinner
- directed graph — (digraph) A graph with one-way edges. See also directed acyclic graph.
- disaccharidase — an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides, as sucrose or lactose, to produce monosaccharides, as fructose or glucose.
- discharge head — The discharge head is the pressure at the discharge of a pump, measured as a height.
- discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
- discharge rate — The discharge rate is the rate at which a process produces waste or a product.
- discharge tube — gas tube.
- disenchantress — a woman who disenchants
- disenfranchise — to disfranchise.
- disenthralling — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- disheartenment — The act of disheartening.
- disinheritance — Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
- dispatch rider — a horseman or motorcyclist who carries dispatches
- distraughtness — The state or quality of being distraught or agitated; distressedness.
- down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
- drainage ditch — a ditch that excess water drains into
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
- dread to think — If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- early check-in — An early check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in earlier than the normal time.
- earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
- east greenwich — a town in central Rhode Island.
- echocardiogram — a graphic record produced by an echocardiograph.
- edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- electric chair — execution apparatus
- eleutheromania — A great desire for or obsession with freedom.
- elevator pitch — an informal an extremely short and pithy version of a sales pitch or business plan
- enantiomorphic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting enantiomorphism.