12-letter words containing d, i, s, l
- deescalating — Present participle of deescalate.
- degressively — in a degressive fashion
- delegitimise — Alternative spelling of delegitimize.
- delicateness — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- delicatessen — A delicatessen is a shop that sells high quality foods such as cheeses and cold meats that have been imported from other countries.
- delineations — Plural form of delineation.
- deliquescent — the act or process of deliquescing.
- deliquescing — Present participle of deliquesce.
- delitescence — the sudden disappearance of a lesion or of the signs and symptoms of a disease
- deliverables — items named in a contract, course, or project that must be delivered for its successful completion
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- deltiologist — the hobby of collecting post cards.
- delusionally — In a delusional way.
- delusiveness — The state or quality of being delusive.
- demilitarise — (British) alternative spelling of demilitarize.
- demolishment — to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
- demonologist — An expert in the study of demonology.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demulsifying — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- dendrologist — the branch of botany dealing with trees and shrubs.
- dentirostral — (of birds) having a toothed beak
- deontologist — ethics, especially that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action.
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- depoliticise — Alternative spelling of depoliticize.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- deposit slip — a form that you fill in when you make a deposit into a bank account; it contains information such as the amount, whether it is a cash or cheque deposit, the account number and the date
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- depressingly — In a depressing manner.
- depressively — In a depressive manner.
- deradicalise — to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
- derelictions — Plural form of dereliction.
- desacralized — Simple past tense and past participle of desacralize.
- desacralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desacralize.
- desalinating — Present participle of desalinate.
- desalination — Desalination is the process of removing salt from sea water so that it can be used for drinking, or for watering crops.
- desalinizing — Present participle of desalinize.
- descendingly — In a descending manner.
- descensional — relating to descension
- desexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of desexualize.
- desexualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desexualize.
- desirability — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- desmoplastic — (pathology) That produces adhesions.
- desocialized — to remove from a customary social environment: Imprisonment desocializes the inmates.
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- despiteously — in a despiteous or contemptuous manner
- despoliation — the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- destabilised — Simple past tense and past participle of destabilise.
- destabilises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destabilise.