16-letter words containing d, o, s, e

crossover bodice — a bodice which has one side crossing over the other
crossword puzzle — a puzzle in which the solver deduces words suggested by numbered clues and writes them into corresponding boxes in a grid to form a vertical and horizontal pattern
crowd one's luck — to take unnecessary risks in an already favorable situation
crystal detector — a demodulator, used esp in microwave circuits and in early radio receivers, consisting of a thin metal wire in point contact with a semiconductor crystal
curmudgeonliness — The state or condition of being curmudgeonly.
cut down to size — to reduce the prestige or importance of
cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
dacryocystectomy — The surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
data compression — the act of compressing.
data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
davidson current — a winter countercurrent that flows N along the W coast of the U.S.
de broglie waves — the set of waves that represent the behaviour of an elementary particle, or some atoms and molecules, under certain conditions. The de Broglie wavelength, λ, is given by λ = h/mv, where h is the Planck constant, m the mass, and v the velocity of the particle
de morgan's laws — (in formal logic and set theory) the principles that conjunction and disjunction, or union and intersection, are dual. Thus the negation of P & Q is equivalent to not-P or not-Q
de-stalinization — the elimination of the influence of Stalin
dead sea scrolls — a collection of manuscripts in Hebrew and Aramaic discovered in caves near the Dead Sea between 1947 and 1956. They are widely held to have been written between about 100 bc and 68 ad and provide important biblical evidence
dead-man's float — a prone floating position, used especially by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward.
dead-smooth file — the smoothest grade of file commonly used
dearborn heights — city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 58,000
debating society — a club, e.g. at a school or university, which regularly holds debates
deboursification — (jargon) Removal of irrelevant newsgroups from the Newsgroups header of a followup. The term applies particularly to the removal of frivolous groups added by one of the Kooks. See also: sneck.
debt forgiveness — the action or process of forgiving people their debts
decentralisation — Alternative spelling of decentralization.
decision problem — (theory) A problem with a yes/no answer. Determining whether some potential solution to a question is actually a solution or not. E.g. "Is 43669" a prime number?". This is in contrast to a "search problem" which must find a solution from scratch, e.g. "What is the millionth prime number?". See decidability.
decision support — Software used to aid management decision making, typically relying on a decision support database.
declassification — to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc. Compare classification (def 5).
deconstructively — In a deconstructive manner.
degrees of frost — When someone says that there are a particular number of degrees of frost they mean that the temperature is that number of degrees below freezing point.
dehydroascorbate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of dehydroascorbic acid.
delta conversion — delta reduction
demilitarisation — The removal of a military force, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
demineralisation — Alternative spelling of demineralization.
demoiselle crane — a gray crane, Anthropoides virgo, of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, having long, white plumes behind each eye.
demolition squad — a group of demolishers
demonstrableness — The quality of being demonstrable.
demutualizations — Plural form of demutualization.
dentist's office — A dentist's office is the room or house where a dentist works.
department store — A department store is a large shop which sells many different kinds of goods.
depending on sth — You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
dephlogisticated — Simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate.
depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
depression glass — cheap glassware mass-produced during the Depression of the 1930s, usually molded in patterns in pale colors, and collectible since the early 1970s
depressurization — to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
depth psychology — the study of unconscious motives and attitudes
descending colon — the last portion of the colon, beginning at the upper left abdomen in the region of the spleen and continuing downward along the left posterior wall to the sigmoid flexure.
descent function — If a recursive function is of the form f x = ... f (d x) ... then d is known as the descent function.
desktop database — Macintosh file system
destabilizations — Plural form of destabilization.
destigmatization — The process or act of destigmatizing.
destroyer escort — a lightly armed warship smaller than a destroyer, designed to escort fleets or convoys
destroying angel — a white slender very poisonous basidiomycetous toadstool, Amanita virosa, having a pronounced volva, frilled, shaggy stalk, and sickly smell

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