13-letter words containing c, d, r, o
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
- decelerometer — an instrument for measuring deceleration
- decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- decision tree — a treelike diagram illustrating the choices available to a decision maker, each possible decision and its estimated outcome being shown as a separate branch of the tree
- decisionmaker — One who makes decisions.
- declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
- decompressing — Present participle of decompress.
- decompression — Decompression is the reduction of the force on something that is caused by the weight of the air.
- deconcentrate — to make or become less concentrated
- deconsecrated — (of a church) having been transferred to secular use
- deconsecrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deconsecrate.
- deconstructed — having no formal structure
- deconstructor — an adherent to the theory of deconstruction
- decorticating — Present participle of decorticate.
- decortication — the act or process of decorticating.
- decrepitation — to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.
- deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- deep-sea core — an intact sample of sediment extracted from the ocean floor by drilling with a long hollow tube.
- deflectometer — An instrument that measures the deflection of structures when loads are applied.
- degree course — an education course that awards degrees to those who complete it successfully
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- democratizing — Present participle of democratize.
- demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- dendroecology — The science that uses dendrochronology to analyze historic ecological processes.
- dendrological — Of, pertaining to dendrology.
- densitometric — Of or pertaining to densitometry.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- depressogenic — Causing or tending to cause depression.
- dermatotropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- deromanticize — to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from.
- desert cooler — (in India) a cooling device in which air is driven by an electric fan through wet grass
- desert locust — a migratory locust, Schistocerca gregaria, of North Africa and Asia, associated with the plagues described in the Old Testament.
- deserticolous — living or growing in a desert.
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- desynchronize — Disturb the synchronization of; put out of step or phase.
- deuteromycete — any fungus of the class Fungi Imperfecti.
- deuteroscopic — of or relating to deuteroscopy; of second sight
- deutocerebrum — (zoology) The median lobes of the brain of an insect.
- dextrocardiac — a person whose heart is on the right side of his or her chest
- dextroglucose — dextrose
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diazo process — a method for printing on paper treated with a diazo compound that disintegrates upon exposure to light and developing the unexposed areas by the use of diazo dyes.
- dictatorially — In a dictatorial manner.
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- diffeomorphic — (mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
- diffractogram — An image produced by a diffractometer.