15-letter words containing d, a, f, t
- desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
- despecification — The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- devitrification — The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state.
- dezincification — removal of zinc.
- differentiating — to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
- differentiation — Biology. the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
- differentiative — That differentiates, or causes differentiation.
- differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
- diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
- diffractometric — Relating to diffractometry; measured using a diffractometer.
- diffrangibility — the power or capability of being diffracted
- dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
- disaffectionate — not affectionate
- disaster relief — financial or physical help provided to people or areas hit by a disaster
- disconfirmation — to prove to be invalid.
- disinflationary — (economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
- dissatisfaction — the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
- dissatisfactory — causing dissatisfaction; unsatisfactory: dissatisfactory service.
- distastefulness — The state or quality of being distasteful or objectionable; causing averseness; unpleasantness.
- diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
- dna fingerprint — the use of a DNA probe for the identification of an individual, as for the matching of genes from a forensic sample with those of a criminal suspect.
- dog's breakfast — a disorderly mixture; hodgepodge.
- draft-mule work — drudgery
- drag one's feet — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- draughtproofing — Present participle of draughtproof.
- drift indicator — an instrument that indicates the amount of drift of an aircraft.
- drug trafficker — someone that trades in illegal drugs
- dysfunctionally — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- edict of nantes — a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- extended family — relatives
- faculty advisor — a member of the faculty who gives advice to students
- faint-heartedly — nervously
- fairy godfather — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godfather.
- fairy godmother — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godmother.
- false decretals — the Pseudo-Isidorian documents.
- fast-food chain — a chain of restaurants serving fast food
- feather banding — decorative banding of veneer or inlay having the grain laid diagonally to the grain of the principal surface.
- featherstitched — Simple past tense and past participle of featherstitch.
- feelgood factor — When journalists refer to the feelgood factor, they mean that people are feeling hopeful and optimistic about the future.
- fetal diagnosis — prenatal determination of genetic or chemical abnormalities in a fetus, esp by amniocentesis
- fetch and carry — to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- field artillery — artillery mobile enough to accompany troops in the field.
- fiesta de toros — a bullfight; corrida.
- fifth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, providing chiefly that no person be required to testify against himself or herself in a criminal case and that no person be subjected to a second trial for an offense for which he or she has been duly tried previously.
- fighter command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, esp against enemy bombers and their escorts during WWII
- fire department — the department of a municipal government charged with the prevention and extinguishing of fire.
- fire water pond — A fire water pond is an area of water which is kept so it can be used if there is a fire.
- fire-and-forget — used to describe a type of missile that, once fired, is able to guide itself to its target
- first amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting Congress from interfering with freedom of religion, speech, assembly, or petition.