12-letter words containing c, e, l, o
- declinometer — an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
- decolonizing — Present participle of decolonize.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- decomposable — to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements.
- deconflicted — Simple past tense and past participle of deconflict.
- decontrolled — Simple past tense and past participle of decontrol.
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- decorrelated — Simple past tense and past participle of decorrelate.
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- dedicatorial — relating to or acting as a dedication
- deep ecology — a radical environmental movement and philosophy that regards humans as equal to other organisms within the global ecosystem.
- deflectional — of or relating to deflection
- deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
- deflocculate — to disperse, forming a colloid or suspension
- deglaciation — the process of removing glaciation
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- demoniacally — In a demoniacal manner.
- depoliticise — Alternative spelling of depoliticize.
- depoliticize — to deprive of a political nature; render apolitical
- derelictions — Plural form of dereliction.
- dermatologic — Dermatologic means of or relating to the skin.
- descensional — relating to descension
- desmoplastic — (pathology) That produces adhesions.
- desocialized — to remove from a customary social environment: Imprisonment desocializes the inmates.
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- dialectology — the study of dialects and dialectal variations
- dicotyledons — Plural form of dicotyledon.
- dictyostelic — Of or possessing a dictyostele.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- diplodocuses — Plural form of diplodocus.
- direct labor — labor performed, as by workers on a production line, and considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- 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.
- dislocatedly — in a dislocated manner
- dissocialize — to render dissocial
- divorce mill — a divorce court, especially such a court in a state or country that does not impose difficult requirements, as a long period of residence or humiliating grounds, on those who wish to dissolve their marriage.
- docking keel — one of two keellike projections for bracing a hull of a ship against bilge blocks when the ship is in dry dock.
- dockwalloper — longshoreman
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- dodecahedral — Having twelve plane surfaces.
- dodecastylos — a dodecastyle building, as a classical temple.
- dogleg fence — snake fence.
- domesticable — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.