12-letter words containing c, a, l, r
- cytoanalyzer — an electronic optical device for screening smears of cells suspected of being malignant.
- d'oyly carte — Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- dairy cattle — cows raised mainly for their milk
- dancing girl — a professional female dancer who dances to entertain customers at a club, theatre, etc
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralize — To decentralize government or a large organization means to move some departments away from the main administrative area, or to give more power to local departments.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- deckle strap — a strap on each edge of the moving web of paper on a paper-making machine that fixes the width of the paper
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- decorrelated — Simple past tense and past participle of decorrelate.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- dedicatorial — relating to or acting as a dedication
- delay screen — (in a cathode-ray tube) a sensitized screen with a phosphorescent coating that retains the image formed by the electron beam for an appreciable time.
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- delray beach — a city in SE Florida.
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- deracialized — Simple past tense and past participle of deracialize.
- deradicalise — to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
- deradicalize — to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
- dermatologic — Dermatologic means of or relating to the skin.
- desacralized — Simple past tense and past participle of desacralize.
- desacralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desacralize.
- dicarboxylic — containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
- dicarpellary — having two carpels
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dinaric alps — a mountain range in W Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia: connected with the main Alpine system by the Julian Alps. Highest peak: Troglav, 1913 m (6277 ft)
- diplocardiac — having the right and left sides of the heart somewhat or completely divided, as in birds and mammals.
- direct labor — labor performed, as by workers on a production line, and considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- disciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discretional — discretionary.
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- distractable — Alternative form of distractible.
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- distractible — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- diuretically — In a diuretic way.