12-letter words containing d, i, a, g, n
- dastardizing — Present participle of dastardize.
- data logging — (data) (data acquisition) Storing a series of measurements over time, usually from a sensor that converts a physical quantity such as temperature, pressure, relative humidity, light, resistance, current, power, speed, vibration into a voltage that is then converted by a digital to analog converter (DAC) into a binary number. Data logging hardware may have several DACs for multiple simultaneous measurements. The hardware usually connects to a parallel port, serial port or USB port on a PC.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- dauntingness — to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries.
- day-tripping — to travel as a day-tripper.
- de-designate — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- de-integrate — to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
- deactivating — Present participle of deactivate.
- dead fingers — a disease of users of pneumatic drills, characterized by anaesthesia of the fingertips and cyanosis
- dealing room — A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold.
- debilitating — tending to weaken or enfeeble
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- decapitating — Present participle of decapitate.
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- decimalizing — Present participle of decimalize.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- deerstalking — The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
- deescalating — Present participle of deescalate.
- deflagrating — Present participle of deflagrate.
- deflagration — Deflagration is an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
- degemination — (phonetics, uncountable) inverse process of gemination, when a spoken long consonant is pronounced for an audibly shorter period.
- degeneracies — Plural form of degeneracy.
- degenerating — to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
- degeneration — the process of degenerating
- degenerative — A degenerative disease or condition is one that gets worse as time progresses.
- degerminated — degerm (def 2).
- deglaciation — the process of removing glaciation
- deglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of deglutinate.
- degradations — Plural form of degradation.
- degringolade — a rapid descent or deterioration
- dehumanising — Present participle of dehumanise.
- dehumanizing — denying or depriving of dignity
- deleveraging — an instance of this: The economic crisis has forced a deleverage.
- deliberating — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- delimitating — Present participle of delimitate.
- delta-winged — (of an aircraft) having a triangular sweptback wing
- demagnetized — Simple past tense and past participle of demagnetize.
- demagnetizer — Any device (often a furnace) that is used to remove magnetization.
- demagnetizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demagnetize.
- demodulating — Present participle of demodulate.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralizing — If something is demoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
- demotivating — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- denigrations — Plural form of denigration.
- denominating — Present participle of denominate.
- dentilingual — pronounced or articulated with the tongue touching the upper teeth
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
- deracinating — Present participle of deracinate Pulling up by the roots.
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.