11-letter words containing d, e, c, n
- declination — the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- declutching — Present participle of declutch.
- decocainize — To remove cocaine from.
- decoherence — the process in which a system's behaviour changes from that which can be explained by quantum mechanics to that which can be explained by classical mechanics
- decollating — Present participle of decollate.
- decollation — to behead; decapitate.
- decolonised — Simple past tense and past participle of decolonise.
- decolonized — Simple past tense and past participle of decolonize.
- decolonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decolonize.
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decommunize — to return (property) from public to private ownership
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- decompounds — Plural form of decompound.
- decondition — to take away or cancel conditioned responses in (a person)
- decongested — Simple past tense and past participle of decongest.
- deconstruct — In philosophy and literary criticism, to deconstruct an idea or text means to show the contradictions in its meaning, and to show how it does not fully explain what it claims to explain.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decree nisi — A decree nisi is an order made by a court which states that a divorce must take place at a certain time in the future unless a good reason is produced to prevent this.
- decremental — relating to a small amount that is taken away
- decremented — Simple past tense and past participle of decrement.
- decrescendo — with a gradual decrease in loudness; diminuendo: often used as a musical direction: symbol 57381
- 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
- dedications — Plural form of dedication.
- defaecation — Alt form defecation.
- defalcating — Present participle of defalcate.
- defalcation — the amount embezzled
- defeasances — Plural form of defeasance.
- defenceless — If someone or something is defenceless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
- deficiently — In a deficient manner.
- deflections — Plural form of deflection.
- deforcement — (legal) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
- defunctness — The state or quality of being defunct.
- deification — If you talk about the deification of someone or something, you mean that they are regarded with very great respect and are not criticized at all.
- deinonychus — a genus of carnivorous dinosaur which existed in the early Cretaceous period, notable for the unusually large curved claws on the second toe of its feet
- delectation — pleasure; enjoyment
- delinquency — Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
- delinquincy — Alternative form of delinquency.
- delitescent — concealed; hidden; latent.
- deliverance — Deliverance is rescue from imprisonment, danger, or evil.
- demarcating — Present participle of demarcate.
- demarcation — Demarcation is the establishment of boundaries or limits separating two areas, groups, or things.
- demi-cannon — a large cannon of the 16th century, having a bore of about 6½ inches (17 cm) and firing a shot of from 30 to 36 pounds (14 to 16 kg).
- demoniacism — the state or practice of being possessed by a demon
- demonically — In a demonic way.
- demonocracy — power of or rule by demons