13-letter words containing d, e, c, n
- deduplication — (computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
- deep discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- deep-discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- defectiveness — having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
- defervescence — the abatement of a fever
- defervescency — Alternative form of defervescence.
- deficientness — the state or quality of being deficient
- delicatessens — Plural form of delicatessen.
- deliciousness — highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell: a delicious dinner; a delicious aroma.
- delinquencies — Plural form of delinquency.
- deliquescence — the process of deliquescing
- delirifacient — anything that causes or induces delirium
- demanufacture — A process of recycling that involves the dismantling and/or disassembly of an item to gain the maximum amount of recyclable materials.
- demasculinise — Alternative spelling of demasculinize.
- demasculinize — Medicine/Medical. to produce certain male secondary sex characteristics in (a female).
- demi-culverin — a culverin having a bore of about 4½ inches (11 cm) and firing a shot of about 10 pounds (5 kg).
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- democratizing — Present participle of democratize.
- demonological — the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
- dendroecology — The science that uses dendrochronology to analyze historic ecological processes.
- dendrological — Of, pertaining to dendrology.
- denouncements — Plural form of denouncement.
- densification — the act of becoming or making more dense
- densitometric — Of or pertaining to densitometry.
- dental caries — cavity formation in teeth caused by bacteria that attach to teeth and form acids in the presence of sucrose, other sugars, and refined starches; tooth decay.
- dental clinic — a school clinic in which minor dental work is carried out by dental nurses
- denticulation — a denticulate structure
- 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
- deoxycytidine — (biochemistry, genetics) A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to deoxyribose.
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- depressogenic — Causing or tending to cause depression.
- 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.
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- desynchronize — Disturb the synchronization of; put out of step or phase.
- deterministic — Deterministic ideas or explanations are based on determinism.
- diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- 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.
- 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.
- difficultness — The state or quality of being difficult.
- digby chicken — a smoked herring.
- dinner jacket — tuxedo (def 1).
- 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.