13-letter words containing a, l, d, e, r
- demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- denaturalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denaturalize.
- dendrological — Of, pertaining to dendrology.
- 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
- denuclearized — Simple past tense and past participle of denuclearize.
- depersonalise — Alternative spelling of depersonalize.
- depersonalize — To depersonalize a system or a situation means to treat it as if it did not really involve people, or to treat it as if the people involved were not really important.
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
- derealisation — Alternative form of derealization.
- derealization — a symptom of various psychological and medical conditions, as well as a side-effect of certain treatments and drugs, whereby the world around one seems less real
- dermatologies — Plural form of dermatology.
- dermatologist — A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the study of skin and the treatment of skin diseases.
- dermatoplasty — any surgical operation on the skin, esp skin grafting
- desacralizing — Present participle of desacralize.
- desert island — A desert island is a small tropical island, where nobody lives.
- desirableness — The quality of being desirable.
- desk calendar — a loose-leaf calendar containing one or two pages for each day, with spaces for notes.
- dessert apple — an eating apple; an apple that can be eaten raw
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- desulfuration — to desulfurize.
- determinantal — of or relating to determinants
- determinately — having defined limits; definite.
- deterrability — the quality of being deterrable
- detribalizing — Present participle of detribalize.
- detrimentally — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
- deuteranomaly — a milder form of deuteranopia; partial deuteranopia
- devolutionary — the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage.
- dewar (flask) — a double-walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases
- 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.
- differentials — Plural form of differential.
- digital frame — a picture frame containing an LCD screen that is used to display digital photos: Download pictures to your digital frame directly from your camera's memory card.
- digital meter — A digital meter is a meter that gives a separate reading, in the form of a decimal number, for each given input quantity.
- direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
- 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.
- dirty realism — a style of writing, originating in the US in the 1980s, which depicts in great detail the seamier or more mundane aspects of ordinary life
- disagreeables — annoying things
- disapparelled — undressed; naked
- disarticulate — Separate (bones) at the joints.
- dischargeable — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- discreditable — bringing or liable to bring discredit.
- discreditably — In a discreditable manner.
- discriminable — capable of being discriminated or distinguished.
- disenthralled — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.