12-letter words containing a, n, d, r, e
- deratization — extermination of rats, especially aboard a merchant vessel.
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- derivational — Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
- dermabrasion — a procedure in cosmetic surgery in which rough facial skin is removed by scrubbing
- dermaplaning — a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance
- derwentwater — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Area: about 8 sq km (3 sq miles)
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour
- desecrations — Plural form of desecration.
- desiderating — Present participle of desiderate.
- desideration — to wish or long for.
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- detartration — The process of detartrating, i.e. removing tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
- detector van — a vehicle fitted with equipment that detects whether or not a house has a television. This is used to catch people who have not paid for a television licence and so are illegally using a television
- determinable — able to be decided, fixed, or found out
- determinably — In a determinable way.
- determinants — Plural form of determinant.
- determinated — having defined limits; definite.
- determinates — having defined limits; definite.
- determinator — a person who or a thing that determines
- deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- dibranchiate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
- dictionaries — Plural form of dictionary.
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- diesel train — a train hauled by a diesel locomotive or powered by a diesel engine
- differentiae — Plural form of differentia.
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- diffrangible — capable of being diffracted
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dilatoriness — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dimerization — (chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which two monomers react to form a dimer.
- dinner dance — a formal social gathering that includes a dinner followed by dancing.
- dinner party — social gathering over evening meal
- dinner plate — a plate for holding an individual serving of the main course of a meal.
- dinner table — dining table.
- dinner-dance — a formal social gathering that includes a dinner followed by dancing.
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- dipropellant — bipropellant.
- disadventure — misfortune; bad luck
- disagreeance — (obsolete) disagreement.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- disappearing — Present participle of disappear.
- discandering — discandying, melting from a state of being candied
- discrepances — Plural form of discrepance.
- discretional — discretionary.
- discriminate — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.