16-letter words containing d, e, s

creme de bananes — a liqueur flavored with bananas.
crested screamer — a goose-like aquatic bird, Chauna torquata, of the family Anhimidae of tropical and subtropical South America, having a crest on the back of its head: order Anseriformes (ducks, geese, etc)
critical density — the density of matter that would be required to halt the expansion of the universe
cross one's mind — to occur to one briefly or suddenly
crossover bodice — a bodice which has one side crossing over the other
crossword puzzle — a puzzle in which the solver deduces words suggested by numbered clues and writes them into corresponding boxes in a grid to form a vertical and horizontal pattern
crowd one's luck — to take unnecessary risks in an already favorable situation
crystal detector — a demodulator, used esp in microwave circuits and in early radio receivers, consisting of a thin metal wire in point contact with a semiconductor crystal
cumberland sauce — a cold sauce made from orange and lemon juice, port, and redcurrant jelly, served with ham, game, or other meat
curlew sandpiper — a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage
curmudgeonliness — The state or condition of being curmudgeonly.
currier and ives — any of a 19th-cent. series of prints showing the manners, people, and events of the times
cut a wide swath — to make an ostentatious display or forceful impression
cut down to size — to reduce the prestige or importance of
cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
dacryocystectomy — The surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
dark-side hacker — (jargon, legal) A criminal or malicious hacker; a cracker. From George Lucas's Darth Vader, "seduced by the dark side of the Force". The implication that hackers form a sort of elite of technological Jedi Knights is intended. Opposite: samurai.
darwin's finches — the finches of the subfamily Geospizinae of the Galapagos Islands, showing great variation in bill structure and feeding habits: provided Darwin with evidence to support his theory of evolution
data compression — the act of compressing.
data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
database analyst — (job) A person who uses data modeling to analyse and specify data use within an application area. A database analyst defines both logical views and physical data structures. In a client/server environment, he defines the database part of the back end system.
database machine — (hardware) A computer or special hardware that stores and retrieves data from a database. It is specially designed for database access and is coupled to the main (front-end) computer(s) by a high-speed channel. This contrasts with a database server, which is a computer in a local area network that holds a database. The database machine is tightly coupled to the main CPU, whereas the database server is loosely coupled via the network.
database manager — a person in charge of designing, maintaining, and controlling a database
davidson current — a winter countercurrent that flows N along the W coast of the U.S.
de broglie waves — the set of waves that represent the behaviour of an elementary particle, or some atoms and molecules, under certain conditions. The de Broglie wavelength, λ, is given by λ = h/mv, where h is the Planck constant, m the mass, and v the velocity of the particle
de morgan's laws — (in formal logic and set theory) the principles that conjunction and disjunction, or union and intersection, are dual. Thus the negation of P & Q is equivalent to not-P or not-Q
de-stalinization — the elimination of the influence of Stalin
dead sea scrolls — a collection of manuscripts in Hebrew and Aramaic discovered in caves near the Dead Sea between 1947 and 1956. They are widely held to have been written between about 100 bc and 68 ad and provide important biblical evidence
dead-man's float — a prone floating position, used especially by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward.
dead-smooth file — the smoothest grade of file commonly used
dearborn heights — city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 58,000
debating society — a club, e.g. at a school or university, which regularly holds debates
deboursification — (jargon) Removal of irrelevant newsgroups from the Newsgroups header of a followup. The term applies particularly to the removal of frivolous groups added by one of the Kooks. See also: sneck.
debt forgiveness — the action or process of forgiving people their debts
decentralisation — Alternative spelling of decentralization.
dechristianizing — Present participle of dechristianize.
decision problem — (theory) A problem with a yes/no answer. Determining whether some potential solution to a question is actually a solution or not. E.g. "Is 43669" a prime number?". This is in contrast to a "search problem" which must find a solution from scratch, e.g. "What is the millionth prime number?". See decidability.
decision support — Software used to aid management decision making, typically relying on a decision support database.
declassification — to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc. Compare classification (def 5).
deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
deep in the past — long ago
deep-sea fishing — the activity of catching fish that live in the deep parts of the sea
deferred success — (in Britain) a euphemism suggested as an alternative to ‘failure’, in order not to stigmatize pupils who have not achieved a pass in a particular subject
deficit spending — Deficit spending is an economic policy in which a government spends more money raised by borrowing than it receives in revenue.
degenerate state — a state of a system characterized by a set of quantum numbers and represented by an eigenfunction. The energy of each state is precise within the limits imposed by the uncertainty principle but may be changed by applying a field of force. States that have the same energy are called degenerate
degrees of frost — When someone says that there are a particular number of degrees of frost they mean that the temperature is that number of degrees below freezing point.
dehydroascorbate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of dehydroascorbic acid.
deindustrialised — Simple past tense and past participle of deindustrialise.
deindustrialized — Simple past tense and past participle of deindustrialize.
delaying tactics — techniques used to delay sth

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