13-letter words containing a, t, r, i, s
- culturalistic — Of or relating to culturalism.
- custom-tailor — to modify to fit a specific use or need; tailor-make.
- customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
- cyberactivism — Activism facilitated by the Internet.
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- danish pastry — Danish pastries are cakes made from sweet pastry. They are often filled with things such as apple or almond paste.
- dare i say it — You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.
- dasht-e-kavir — large salt-desert plateau in NC Iran: c. 18,000 sq mi (46,620 sq km)
- dasht-i-kavir — a salt waste on the central plateau of Iran: a treacherous marsh beneath a salt crust
- dastardliness — The state or quality of being dastardly.
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- data striping — (storage) Segmentation of logically sequential data, such as a single file, so that segments can be written to multiple physical devices (usually disk drives) in a round-robin fashion. This technique is useful if the processor is capable of reading or writing data faster than a single disk can supply or accept it. While data is being transferred from the first disk, the second disk can locate the next segment. Data striping is used in some modern databases, such as Sybase, and in certain RAID devices under hardware control, such as IBM's RAMAC array subsystem (9304/9395). Data striping is different from, and may be used in conjunction with, mirroring.
- death tourist — a seriously ill person who seeks to terminate his or her own life by travelling to a country where medically assisted suicide is legal
- decentralised — Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- defloration's — the act of deflowering.
- deforestation — to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.
- deliberations — formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- dematerialise — Alternative spelling of dematerialize.
- demilitarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demilitarize.
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- demonstrating — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
- demonstration — A demonstration is a march or gathering which people take part in to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
- demonstrative — Someone who is demonstrative shows affection freely and openly.
- denaturations — Plural form of denaturation.
- 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
- deodorisation — Alternative form of deodorization.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- derealisation — Alternative form of derealization.
- derivationist — a person who believes that it is possible to derive knowledge of what is good for humans from a metaphysical study of humans themselves
- dermatologies — Plural form of dermatology.
- dermatologist — A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the study of skin and the treatment of skin diseases.
- desegregating — Present participle of desegregate.
- desegregation — the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which people from different religions, ancestries, ethnic groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.
- desert island — A desert island is a small tropical island, where nobody lives.
- desertization — the processes by which an area becomes a desert.
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- desulfuration — to desulfurize.
- determinators — determiner (def 1).
- deuteragonist — (in ancient Greek drama) the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- diaphragmitis — inflammation of the diaphragm, phrenitis
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- differentials — Plural form of differential.
- dijon mustard — a medium-hot mustard, originally made in Dijon.
- dinitrogenase — (enzyme) One of two enzymes which, together with ATP, catalyze the reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia.
- dioristically — in a dioristic manner
- direct access — pertaining to the ability to obtain data from, or place data in, external storage without the need to sequentially scan other data contained there.