13-letter words containing d, e, t, c, i
- custody suite — the part of a police station where people who have been arrested are held in custody
- cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
- cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
- cutter-rigged — fore-and-aft-rigged on one mast in the manner of a cutter.
- dark reaction — the stage of photosynthesis involving the reduction of carbon dioxide and the dissociation of water, using chemical energy stored in ATP: does not require the presence of light
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- dataveillance — the surveillance of a person's activities by studying the data trail created by actions such as credit card purchases, mobile phone calls, and internet use
- dating agency — an agency that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
- de-capitalize — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- de-excitation — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
- deacetylation — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
- debit account — a bank account which allows you to buy goods or services with money that you have put into the account
- debit balance — the amount of money owed to a lender, etc
- decaffeinated — Decaffeinated coffee has had most of the caffeine removed from it.
- decahistidine — An oligopeptide consisting of ten histidine moieties.
- decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
- decapitalised — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decapitations — Plural form of decapitation.
- decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
- decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
- deceitfulness — given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
- decentralised — Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.
- decentralized — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- deceptibility — the ability to be deceived
- deception bed — any of various kinds of concealed or disguised beds designed in the 18th century.
- deceptiveness — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- decerebrating — Present participle of decerebrate.
- decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- decimal point — A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction.
- decision time — a time at which an important decision must be taken
- decision tree — a treelike diagram illustrating the choices available to a decision maker, each possible decision and its estimated outcome being shown as a separate branch of the tree
- declaratively — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- declinational — Relating to declination.
- declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
- decompilation — The act, or the result of decompiling.
- decomposition — Decomposition is the process of decay that takes place when a living thing changes chemically after dying.
- deconditioned — to diminish the physical strength, stamina, or vitality of; weaken.
- deconflicting — Present participle of deconflict.
- deconfliction — The act or process of deconflicting.
- decontaminate — To decontaminate something means to remove all germs or dangerous substances from it.
- deconvolution — A process of resolving something into its constituent elements or removing complication in order to clarify it.
- decorticating — Present participle of decorticate.
- decortication — the act or process of decorticating.
- decrepitating — Present participle of decrepitate.
- decrepitation — to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.
- deculturalize — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- deductibility — capable of being deducted.