14-letter words containing d, e, n, r
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- die in harness — to die while still working or active, prior to retirement
- diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
- different than — different from
- differentiable — capable of being differentiated.
- differentially — of or relating to difference or diversity.
- differentiated — Recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different.
- differentiates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of differentiate.
- differentiator — a person or thing that differentiates.
- digressiveness — The quality or state of being digressive.
- dihedral angle — the angle between two planes in a dihedron.
- dihydrocodeine — a synthetic drug similar to codeine, used as an analgesic, an antidiarrhoeal, and to relieve coughing, or used recreationally
- dimenhydrinate — a synthetic, crystalline, antihistamine powder, C 17 H 22 NO⋅C 7 H 6 ClN 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergic disorders and as a preventive for seasickness and airsickness.
- dinitrobenzene — any of three isomeric benzene derivatives having the formula C 6 H 4 NO 2 , made by nitration of benzene or nitrobenzene, the most important of which is the meta form: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
- dinner service — set of crockery and cutlery
- dinner theater — a restaurant in which a stage production is performed during or after dinner.
- dinner theatre — a form of entertainment at which a play is performed while the audience is served dinner
- dinner trolley — a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc
- dinnerware set — A dinnerware set is the same as a dinner service.
- direct current — Electricity. an electric current of constant direction, having a magnitude that does not vary or varies only slightly. Abbreviation: dc.
- direct insurer — A direct insurer is an insurance company that sells its policies directly to customers without using intermediaries.
- direct-examine — to subject to direct examination. Compare cross-examine (def 2).
- direct-reading — (of an instrument) calibrated so that a given quantity to be measured can be read directly off the scale without the need of a multiplying constant
- directed angle — See at directed (def 3).
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- disadventurous — unlucky or disastrous
- disafforesting — Present participle of disafforest.
- disaggregating — Present participle of disaggregate.
- disaggregation — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
- disappearances — Plural form of disappearance.
- disarrangement — Upset of the normal order.
- discernability — The state of being discernable.
- discernibility — The state or quality of being discernible.
- disciplinaries — Plural form of disciplinary.
- disconcertedly — In a disconcerted manner.
- disconcertment — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disconformable — of or relating to a disconformity.
- discount store — Also called discount store. a store that sells much of its merchandise at a price below the usual price.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- discretionally — At one's discretion.
- discretization — the act or process of making mathematically discrete.
- discriminately — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- discriminative — constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.
- discursiveness — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
- disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disenchantress — a woman who disenchants
- disencumbering — Present participle of disencumber.
- disencumbrance — the removal of an encumbrance
- disenfranchise — to disfranchise.