12-letter words containing a, n, t, e, g, r
- data general — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Responsible for the Nova minicomputer. Quarterly sales $284M, profits -$12M (Aug 1994).
- daughterling — a small daughter
- de-integrate — to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- deerstalking — The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
- deflagrating — Present participle of deflagrate.
- deflagration — Deflagration is an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
- defragmented — Simple past tense and past participle of defragment.
- defragmenter — (computing) That which defragments; a program that performs defragmentation.
- degenerately — In a degenerate manner.
- degenerating — to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
- degeneration — the process of degenerating
- degenerative — A degenerative disease or condition is one that gets worse as time progresses.
- degerminated — degerm (def 2).
- degradations — Plural form of degradation.
- deliberating — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- demagnetizer — Any device (often a furnace) that is used to remove magnetization.
- denigrations — Plural form of denigration.
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
- deracinating — Present participle of deracinate Pulling up by the roots.
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- desiderating — Present participle of desiderate.
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- disgregation — the separation of components from a whole, esp of people from a company
- disintegrant — A disintegrant is an agent, used in the preparation of tablets, which causes them to disintegrate and release their medicinal substances on contact with moisture.
- disintegrate — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- distringases — Plural form of distringas.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- driving seat — In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driving seat is the seat where the person who is driving the vehicle sits.
- drying agent — A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions.
- duty manager — A duty manager is a person who is in charge at a particular time.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- earth tongue — any of a group of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by a tongue-shaped fruiting body, found on decaying logs and damp soil.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- earthshaking — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
- east germany — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
- egalitarians — Plural form of egalitarian.
- egg and dart — a design for enriching an ovolo or echinus, consisting of a closely set, alternating series of oval and pointed forms.
- emargination — A notch (or series of notches) in a margin.
- emigrational — Relating to emigration.
- endangerment — The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.
- energization — The act (or state) of being energized.
- energy-smart — using electrical power in an efficient or economical way
- enlargements — Plural form of enlargement.
- entertaining — Providing amusement or enjoyment.