14-letter words containing a, l, o, t, e, d
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- devaluationist — a person, as an economist, who advocates the devaluation of a currency.
- developability — to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state: to develop natural resources; to develop one's musical talent.
- devil's tattoo — a rapid or nervous drumming with the fingers or feet
- devitalization — The act of devitalizing.
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- dialectologist — a specialist in dialectology.
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- dinoflagellate — any of numerous chiefly marine plankton of the phylum Pyrrophyta (or, in some classification schemes, the order Dinoflagellata), usually having two flagella, one in a groove around the body and the other extending from its center.
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- disappointedly — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- disceptatorial — disputable
- discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconsolately — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- discretionally — At one's discretion.
- dispensational — Of or pertaining to dispensation.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- dissertational — Resembling or pertaining to dissertations.
- documentalists — Plural form of documentalist.
- dogmaticalness — The quality of being dogmatical.
- donkey topsail — a four-sided gaff topsail, used above a gaff sail or lugsail, having its head laced to a small spar.
- dorsoventrally — In a dorsoventral manner.
- dot-sequential — of, relating to, or being a color television system that sends and reproduces the primary colors as dots in proper sequence on each scanned line to produce a color picture.
- double feature — a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
- doubly serrate — biserrate
- dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
- dovetail joint — A dovetail or a dovetail joint is a joint used for fitting two pieces of wood tightly together.
- dovetail plane — a plane for cutting tongues and grooves with parallel or inclined sides.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- draw-out table — draw table.
- draw-top table — a table that can be extended by sliding one or more additional leaves into place
- dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
- dwarf palmetto — an apparently stemless palm, Sabal minor, of the southeastern U.S., having stiff, bluish-green leaves, the leafstalks arising from the ground.
- dyalog limited — (company) The company that distributes Dyalog APL. Previously known as Dyadic Systems Limited.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- educationalist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- endodontically — according to the practice of endodontics
- ethnomedicinal — Pertaining to ethnomedicine.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- extended algol — (language) An extension of ALGOL 60, used to write the ESPOL compiler on the Burroughs B5500, Burroughs B6500, and Burroughs B6700.
- extension lead — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead