13-letter words containing d, e, a, c
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- denuclearized — Simple past tense and past participle of denuclearize.
- denunciations — Plural form of denunciation.
- deontological — (of an ethical theory) regarding obligation as deriving from reason or as residing primarily in certain specific rules of conduct rather than in the maximization of some good
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- dermatotropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- deromanticize — to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from.
- desacralizing — Present participle of desacralize.
- desk calendar — a loose-leaf calendar containing one or two pages for each day, with spaces for notes.
- despicability — Despicableness.
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- detachability — The quality of being detachable.
- detectability — the quality of being detectable
- deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro
- dextrocardiac — a person whose heart is on the right side of his or her chest
- diacetic acid — acetoacetic acid.
- diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- dialect atlas — linguistic atlas
- dialect coach — a person whose job is to train actors to speak in the authentic accent and manner of a particular area
- dialectically — of, relating to, or of the nature of logical argumentation.
- dialling code — A dialling code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before a particular telephone number if you are making a call to that place from a different area.
- diametrically — If you say that two things are diametrically opposed, you are emphasizing that they are completely different from each other.
- 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.
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- dick size war — penis war
- dicyandiamide — a white, crystalline, rather sparingly water-soluble solid, C 2 H 4 N 4 , produced from cyanamide by polymerization: used in the manufacture of plastics and pharmaceuticals.
- dieffenbachia — any of various plants belonging to the genus Dieffenbachia, of the arum family, native to tropical America, often cultivated as houseplants for their decorative foliage.
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- diethylacetal — acetal (def 1).
- dinner jacket — tuxedo (def 1).
- diotheletical — relating to ditheletism, the doctrine that Christ had two wills
- direct access — pertaining to the ability to obtain data from, or place data in, external storage without the need to sequentially scan other data contained there.
- direct action — any action seeking to achieve an immediate or direct result, especially an action against an established authority or powerful institution, as a strike or picketing.
- direct cinema — a rigorous form of cinéma vérité, especially as practiced by some American cinematographers in the late 1950s, in which only indigenous sound is used.
- direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
- direct-access — pertaining to the ability to obtain data from, or place data in, external storage without the need to sequentially scan other data contained there.
- direct-acting — (of a steam pump) having the steam pistons connected directly to the pump pistons without a crankshaft or flywheel.
- direct-mailer — a person or firm engaged in direct-mail advertising.
- directionally — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- directorially — In terms of film direction.
- disaccharides — Plural form of disaccharide.
- disaccustomed — Simple past tense and past participle of disaccustom.
- disaffirmance — to deny; contradict.
- disallowances — Plural form of disallowance.
- disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- disarticulate — Separate (bones) at the joints.
- disassociated — to dissociate.