14-letter words containing d, i, e, s
- delta aquarids — either of two collections of meteors comprising meteor showers having their apparent origin in the constellation Aquarius and visible either in early May (Eta Aquarids) or late July (Delta Aquarids)
- demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
- dematerialised — Simple past tense and past participle of dematerialise.
- dematerializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dematerialize.
- demilitarising — Present participle of demilitarise.
- demisemiquaver — a note having the time value of one thirty-second of a semibreve
- demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
- demolitionists — Plural form of demolitionist.
- demonstrations — Plural form of demonstration.
- demonstratives — Plural form of demonstrative.
- demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
- demythologised — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise.
- denationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of denationalise.
- denmark strait — a channel between SE Greenland and Iceland, linking the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic
- dennis ritchie — (person) Dennis M. Ritchie, co-author of the Unix operating system, inventor of the C programming language and demigod. See also K&R, Core War, If you want X, you know where to find it.
- deoxyadenosine — (biochemistry) A deoxyribonucleoside related to adenosine.
- deoxyguanosine — (biochemistry) A deoxyribonucleoside related to guanosine.
- depersonalised — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalise.
- depersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize.
- depersonalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize.
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depressiveness — The state of being depressive.
- depressurizing — Present participle of depressurize.
- deputy sheriff — a person that is authorized to act as sheriff in certain circumstances
- deregistration — The process of which an employee is removed from work registrant status.
- derivativeness — the quality of being derivative
- dermatologists — Plural form of dermatologist.
- dermatomycosis — a superficial fungal infection of the skin.
- desalinisation — Removal of salt and other minerals from water; desalination.
- desalinization — desalt.
- describability — The quality of being describable.
- desert varnish — the dark, lustrous coating or crust, usually of manganese and iron oxides, that forms on rocks, pebbles, etc., when exposed to weathering in the desert.
- design pattern — (programming) A description of an object-oriented design technique which names, abstracts and identifies aspects of a design structure that are useful for creating an object-oriented design. The design pattern identifies classes and instances, their roles, collaborations and responsibilities. Each design pattern focuses on a particular object-oriented design problem or issue. It describes when it applies, whether it can be applied in the presence of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of its use.
- desirelessness — Absence of desire.
- despicableness — The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness.
- despiritualize — to render less spiritual; to remove the spiritual character of; to make more material
- despitefulness — The state or quality of being despiteful.
- despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
- destigmatizing — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- destructionist — a person who believes in destruction, esp of social institutions
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- desynchronized — Simple past tense and past participle of desynchronize.
- deteriorations — Plural form of deterioration.
- determinations — Plural form of determination.
- determinatives — Plural form of determinative.
- determinedness — The state or quality of being determined.
- deuteragonists — Plural form of deuteragonist.
- devaluationist — a person, as an economist, who advocates the devaluation of a currency.
- devil's island — one of the three Safety Islands, off the coast of French Guiana: formerly a leper colony, then a French penal colony from 1895 until 1938. Area: less than 2 sq km (1 sq mile)