15-letter words containing d, i, s, a, l
- demulsification — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- departmentalism — division into departments, esp when resulting in impaired efficiency
- depersonalizing — Present participle of depersonalize.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- 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.
- describableness — The quality of being describable.
- deserialization — The act or process of deserializing.
- desexualization — The act or process of desexualizing.
- desilverization — the process of desilverizing (metal); the state of having been desilverized
- desocialization — to remove from a customary social environment: Imprisonment desocializes the inmates.
- destabilisation — Alternative spelling of destabilization.
- destabilization — to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes: conflicts that tend to destabilize world peace.
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- detribalisation — Alternative form of detribalization.
- dextrosinistral — left-handed, but having the right hand trained for writing.
- diagonalisation — (UK) In matrix algebra, the process of converting a square matrix into a diagonal matrix, usually to find the eigenvalues of the matrix.
- diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
- diallyl sulfide — allyl sulfide.
- diastrophically — in a diastrophic fashion
- dictatorialness — The state or quality of being dictatorial.
- digestive gland — any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
- dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
- diomede islands — two small islands in the Bering Strait, separated by the international date line and by the boundary line between the US and Russia
- disappointingly — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disarticulating — Present participle of disarticulate.
- disarticulation — The act of disarticulating.
- disassimilation — The decomposition of complex substances, within an organism, into simpler ones suitable only for excretion, with the release of energy; a normal nutritional process that is the reverse of assimilation.
- disassimilative — of or relating to disassimilation
- disaster relief — financial or physical help provided to people or areas hit by a disaster
- disciplinarians — Plural form of disciplinarian.
- 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.
- discretionarily — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
- disentanglement — Removal of, or extrication from twists, tangles, complications or confusion.
- disestablishing — Present participle of disestablish.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dishabilitation — the imposition of a legal disqualification
- dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
- disinflationary — (economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
- dispassionately — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- dispensableness — The quality of being dispensable.
- display cabinet — a cabinet in a shop, museum, etc, that displays items
- displeasingness — the state of being displeasing
- dispositionally — In a dispositional manner.
- disproportional — not in proportion; disproportionate.
- disreputability — The state of being disreputable.
- dissimilarities — Plural form of dissimilarity.