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14-letter words containing d, i

  • 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)
  • delta function — a generalized function having the value 0 except at 0, the value infinity at 0, and an integral from minus infinity to plus infinity of 1, used in thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.
  • delta particle — a very short-lived hyperon
  • demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
  • demand feeding — the practice of feeding a baby whenever it seems to be hungry, rather than at set intervals
  • dematerialised — Simple past tense and past participle of dematerialise.
  • dematerialized — Simple past tense and past participle of dematerialize.
  • dematerializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dematerialize.
  • demeclocycline — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 21 H 21 ClN 2 O 8 , derived from a mutant strain of the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens: used against a wide range of susceptible microorganisms.
  • demerara-river — a river in E Guyana flowing S to N and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Georgetown. 215 miles (346 km) long.
  • demilitarising — Present participle of demilitarise.
  • demilitarizing — Present participle of demilitarize.
  • demineralizing — Present participle of demineralize.
  • demisemiquaver — a note having the time value of one thirty-second of a semibreve
  • demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
  • demobilization — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
  • democratically — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • demolitionists — Plural form of demolitionist.
  • demonetization — to divest (a monetary standard or the like) of value.
  • demonstrations — Plural form of demonstration.
  • demonstratives — Plural form of demonstrative.
  • demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
  • demoralization — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
  • demoralizingly — in a demoralizing manner
  • demythologised — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise.
  • demythologized — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologize.
  • demythologizer — a person who removes mythical elements from something
  • denationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of denationalise.
  • denationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denationalize.
  • denazification — The process of bringing the leaders of the National Socialist regime in Germany to justice and of purging all elements of Nazism from public life, carried out especially between 1945 and 1948.
  • dendritic cell — a branching cell of the lymph nodes, blood, and spleen that functions as a network trapping foreign protein.
  • denitrificator — an apparatus which is used in denitrification, particularly in sulphuric acid works
  • 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.
  • denominational — Denominational means relating to or organized by a particular religious denomination.
  • dental hygiene — the maintenance of the teeth and gums in healthy condition, esp by proper brushing, the removal of plaque, etc
  • dental implant — artificial tooth fixed into the jaw
  • denuclearizing — Present participle of denuclearize.
  • denumerability — the quality of being countable
  • deoxyadenosine — (biochemistry) A deoxyribonucleoside related to adenosine.
  • deoxyguanosine — (biochemistry) A deoxyribonucleoside related to guanosine.
  • deoxythymidine — (organic chemistry) thymidine.
  • deparochialize — to make parochial.
  • departure time — the time of departure of a train, bus, aircraft, etc
  • 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.
  • depigmentation — the state of lacking or the process of losing pigmentation, usually of the skin
  • depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
  • depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
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