11-letter words containing d, a, u
- day-neutral — (of plants) having an ability to mature and bloom that is not affected by day length
- de beauvoir — Simone (simɔn). 1908–86, French existentialist novelist and feminist, whose works include Le Sang des autres (1944), Le Deuxième Sexe (1949), and Les Mandarins (1954)
- deaf-mutism — unable to hear and speak.
- dear-bought — having been purchased at great expense
- death house — the section of a prison containing an execution chamber and the cells in which persons condemned to die are housed in the days just before their execution
- death squad — Death squads are groups of people who operate illegally and carry out the killing of people such as their political opponents or criminals.
- deattribute — to withdraw the initial ascription of (a work of art)
- deauthorize — to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding): Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco.
- debauchedly — In a debauched manner.
- debauchment — The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.
- debut album — the first album produced by a particular singer or band
- decapsulate — to remove a capsule from (a part or organ, esp the kidney)
- decarburize — decarbonize
- decasualize — to replace the casual workers in (a business) with permanent employees
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- deculturate — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- decussating — Present participle of decussate.
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- deduplicate — to remove (duplicated material) from a system
- default.htm — index.html
- defeudalize — to reverse the process of feudalization
- deglutinate — to extract the gluten from (a cereal, esp wheat)
- degranulate — (of a cell) lose or release granules of a substance, typically as part of an immune reaction.
- degustation — the act of sampling a wide variety of foods, wines, etc.
- degustatory — tasty; having a pleasant flavour
- dehumanised — Past participle of dehumanise.
- dehumanises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanise.
- dehumanized — Past participle of dehumanize.
- dehumanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumanize.
- delta blues — a style of blues originating in the Mississippi Delta, typically featuring slide guitar and harmonica
- delta virus — a severe form of hepatitis caused by an incomplete virus (delta virus) that links to the hepatitis B virus for its replication.
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delusterant — a chemical agent, as titanium dioxide, used in reducing the sheen of a yarn or fabric.
- demagoguery — the methods, practices, or rhetoric of a demagogue
- demagoguing — a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
- demagoguism — demagoguery.
- demand-pull — designating or having to do with a form of inflation in which prices are driven up by an excess demand for goods and services, relative to their supply
- demodulated — Simple past tense and past participle of demodulate.
- demodulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate.
- demodulator — a device used in demodulation
- demountable — to remove from a mounting, setting, or place of support, as a gun.
- demutualise — If a building society or insurance company demutualises, it abandons its mutual status and becomes a limited company.
- demutualize — If a savings and loan association or an insurance company demutualizes, it abandons its mutual status and becomes a different kind of company.
- demy quarto — a book size, 113⁄4 by 85⁄8 inches
- denaturated — Simple past tense and past participle of denaturate.
- denaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of denaturize.
- dental pulp — pulp (def 4).
- denticulate — very finely toothed