13-letter words containing d, e, s
- desultoriness — lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- desynchronize — Disturb the synchronization of; put out of step or phase.
- determinators — determiner (def 1).
- deterministic — Deterministic ideas or explanations are based on determinism.
- detestability — The state or quality of being detestable.
- deuteragonist — (in ancient Greek drama) the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist
- deuteronomist — one of the writers of Deuteronomy
- deuteroscopic — of or relating to deuteroscopy; of second sight
- deuterostomes — Plural form of deuterostome.
- deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro
- devastatingly — tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire.
- devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
- devotionalist — a devotee
- dewar (flask) — a double-walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases
- dexamethasone — a type of powerful steroid, used as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant
- dexterousness — The state or quality of being dexterous.
- dextroglucose — dextrose
- diabetologist — a person who studies diabetes
- diadem spider — a common Eurasian spider, Araneus diadematus, that constructs orb webs: family Argiopidae
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- dialect atlas — linguistic atlas
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- diamond snake — a python, Morelia argus, of Australia and New Guinea, with yellow diamond-shaped markings
- diamond state — Delaware (used as a nickname).
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
- 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
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- diesel engine — a compression-ignition engine in which a spray of fuel, introduced into air compressed to a temperature of approximately 1000° F (538° C), ignites at a virtually constant pressure.
- dieselization — The conversion of a petrol engine to run on diesel fuel.
- differentials — Plural form of differential.
- differentness — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- difficultness — The state or quality of being difficult.
- diffusiveness — The state or quality of being diffusive.
- digestibility — capable of being digested; readily digested.
- digressionary — Serving as a digression.
- dilettanteish — Alternative form of dilettantish.
- dilettanteism — The condition of being a dilettante; the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature.
- dim statement — (programming) (From "dimension") A keyword in most versions of the BASIC programming language that declares the size of an array. E.g. DIM A(100) declares a one-dimensional array with 101 numeric elements (including A(0)). Dim DepartmentNumber As Integer which declares a single (scalar) variable of type Integer.
- dimensionally — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- dimensionless — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- dimmer switch — A dimmer switch is an electrical switch which turns off the full beam of a headlamp and turns on the low beam.
- dimmer-switch — a person or thing that dims.
- dimwittedness — The state or condition of being dimwitted.
- dingleberries — Plural form of dingleberry.
- dinitrogenase — (enzyme) One of two enzymes which, together with ATP, catalyze the reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia.
- dip one's lid — to raise one's hat as a greeting, etc
- dipleidoscope — an instrument that uses a telescope and a hollow prism to see when the sun crosses the meridian