13-letter words containing d, i, n, e, r
- crossbreeding — Present participle of crossbreed.
- crossdressing — to dress in clothing typically worn by members of the opposite sex.
- current yield — the yield of a bond or similar asset, expressed as a ratio of the annual interest payment to the clean price
- 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.
- cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
- cylinder desk — a desk having a cylinder front, usually a tambour but occasionally of solid wood.
- cylinder head — the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
- cylinder seal — a cylindrical seal of stone, clay, or precious stone decorated with linear designs, found in the Middle East and Balkans: dating from about 6000 bc
- cylindraceous — having a form similar to a cylinder
- danger signal — any type of signal that indicates danger
- dangleberries — Plural form of dangleberry.
- dark internet — Also called dark Net, lost Net. the portion of the Internet that is hidden from search engines and cannot be accessed, as because the IP address is no longer working.
- 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
- darling range — a ridge in SW Western Australia, parallel to the coast. Highest point: about 582 m (1669 ft)
- darling river — a river in SE Australia, rising in the Eastern Highlands and flowing southwest to the Murray River. Length: 2740 km (1702 miles)
- das rheingold — an opera by Wagner (1869), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
- dastardliness — The state or quality of being dastardly.
- daydreamingly — While daydreaming.
- deattribution — a switch in the attribution of a work of art to another artist, usually a lesser one.
- decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
- decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
- decarbonizing — Present participle of decarbonize.
- decarburizing — Present participle of decarburize.
- 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.
- decerebrating — Present participle of decerebrate.
- decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- 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
- decisionmaker — One who makes decisions.
- declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
- decompressing — Present participle of decompress.
- decompression — Decompression is the reduction of the force on something that is caused by the weight of the air.
- 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.
- decriminalise — Alternative spelling of decriminalize.
- decriminalize — When a criminal offence is decriminalized, the law changes so that it is no longer a criminal offence.
- deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- deep mourning — completely black mourning clothes made of a drab material: After her brother died, she was in deep mourning for a year.
- deep-freezing — the process of freezing food at a very low temperature for storage
- deferentially — showing deference; deferent; respectful.
- defibrination — the act or process of defibrinating
- defloration's — the act of deflowering.
- deforestation — to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.
- deformational — of or relating to deformation
- defragmenting — Present participle of defragment.