15-letter words containing d, i, a, s, t, c
- contact details — the information required to contact someone, such as an address or telephone number
- contrast medium — a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography
- credit standing — reputation for discharging financial obligations
- credit transfer — A credit transfer is a direct payment of money from one bank account into another.
- crocodile tears — If someone is crying crocodile tears, their tears and sadness are not genuine or sincere.
- dartmouth basic — (language) The original BASIC language, designed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1963. Dartmouth BASIC first ran on a GE 235 [date?] and on an IBM 704 on 1964-05-01. It was designed for quick and easy programming by students and beginners using Dartmouth's experimental time-sharing system. Unlike most later BASIC dialects, Dartmouth BASIC was compiled.
- data processing — Data processing is the series of operations that are carried out on data, especially by computers, in order to present, interpret, or obtain information.
- decasualization — the replacement of casual workers by permanent employees
- decollate snail — a cone-shaped, burrowing snail, Rumina decollata, that feeds on common brown garden snails.
- decomposability — (uncountable) The condition of being decomposable.
- decompositional — Of or pertaining to decomposition.
- decontextualise — Alternative spelling of decontextualize.
- decorative arts — art that is meant to be useful as well as beautiful, as ceramics, furniture, jewelry, and textiles.
- defect analysis — (programming) Using defects as data for continuous quality improvement. Defect analysis generally seeks to classify defects into categories and identify possible causes in order to direct process improvement efforts.
- definite clause — (logic) A Horn clause that has exactly one positive literal.
- delmonico steak — club steak
- demassification — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- democratisation — Alternative spelling of democratization.
- demulsification — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- demystification — to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify: to demystify medical procedures.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- deposit account — A deposit account is a type of bank account where the money in it earns interest.
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- desacralization — the process of rendering anything less sacred; secularization
- descaling agent — something intended for use removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
- desocialization — to remove from a customary social environment: Imprisonment desocializes the inmates.
- despecification — The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
- diastrophically — in a diastrophic fashion
- dichotomisation — Alternative spelling of dichotomization.
- dictation speed — a speed of speaking that enables someone to take down what is being said
- dictatorialness — The state or quality of being dictatorial.
- diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
- digestive tract — alimentary canal
- disaffectionate — not affectionate
- disarticulating — Present participle of disarticulate.
- disarticulation — The act of disarticulating.
- discombobulated — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discombobulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate.
- disconfirmation — to prove to be invalid.
- discontinuation — a breach or interruption of continuity or unity: Progress was delayed by repeated discontinuations of work.
- discoordination — Impaired coordination.
- discount market — a trading market in which notes, bills, and other negotiable instruments are discounted.
- discountenanced — Simple past tense and past participle of discountenance.
- discountenances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discountenance.
- discretionarily — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- discriminations — Plural form of discrimination.
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
- disentrancement — the act of setting free from a trance
- disincorporated — Simple past tense and past participle of disincorporate.