13-letter words containing a, n, d, l, e
- delicatessens — Plural form of delicatessen.
- delimitations — Plural form of delimitation.
- delirifacient — anything that causes or induces delirium
- demasculinise — Alternative spelling of demasculinize.
- demasculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- demineralized — From which all minerals have been removed.
- demineralizer — a substance or device that causes demineralization
- demineralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demineralize.
- demonological — the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- demyelinating — Present participle of demyelinate.
- demyelination — The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, normally as a result of disease.
- denationalise — Alternative spelling of denationalize.
- denationalize — To denationalize an industry or business means to transfer it into private ownership so that it is no longer owned and controlled by the state.
- 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.
- dental clinic — a school clinic in which minor dental work is carried out by dental nurses
- dental plaque — a filmy deposit on the surface of a tooth consisting of a mixture of mucus, bacteria, food, etc
- dentalization — to change into or pronounce as a dental sound.
- denticulation — a denticulate structure
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- denuclearized — Simple past tense and past participle of denuclearize.
- deontological — (of an ethical theory) regarding obligation as deriving from reason or as residing primarily in certain specific rules of conduct rather than in the maximization of some good
- dependability — software reliability
- 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.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- 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
- 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.
- desobligeante — a type of carriage seating only one person
- destabilising — Present participle of destabilise.
- destabilizing — Present participle of destabilize.
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- desublimation — (physics) deposition (transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase).
- desulfuration — to desulfurize.
- determinantal — of or relating to determinants
- determinately — having defined limits; definite.
- detribalizing — Present participle of detribalize.
- detrimentally — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
- deuteranomaly — a milder form of deuteranopia; partial deuteranopia
- devastatingly — tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire.
- developmental — Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something.
- devolutionary — the act or fact of devolving; passage onward from stage to stage.
- devotionalist — a devotee