16-letter words containing d, r, e, a, m, i
- christmas dinner — the main meal on Christmas day, eaten any time in the afternoon or evening
- circumstantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumstantiate.
- co-determination — a system of industrial management in which workers share responsibility for the operation of a company, as through elected representation on a corporate supervisory board
- common partridge — a small Old World gallinaceous game bird, Perdix perdix
- community leader — a leading figure in a community
- companion ladder — a ladder that allows sailors to move up and down between the decks of the ship
- confederationism — The advocacy of confederation as a means of government.
- coram non judice — before a court lacking the authority to hear and decide the case in question.
- cyanogen bromide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble, poisonous, volatile, crystalline solid, BrCN, used chiefly as a fumigant and a pesticide.
- data compression — the act of compressing.
- debating chamber — a room where a legislative assembly holds debates
- decimal currency — a system of currency in which the monetary units are parts or powers of ten
- decimal fraction — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- dementia praecox — schizophrenia
- demilitarisation — The removal of a military force, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
- demilitarization — to deprive of military character; free from militarism.
- demineralisation — Alternative spelling of demineralization.
- demineralization — to remove minerals from; deprive of mineral content.
- democratic party — (in the US) the older and more liberal of the two major political parties, so named since 1840
- demoiselle crane — a gray crane, Anthropoides virgo, of northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, having long, white plumes behind each eye.
- departmentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of departmentalize.
- departmentalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize.
- depleted uranium — Depleted uranium is a type of uranium that is used in some bombs.
- depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
- depolymerization — (chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments.
- dermatologically — In a dermatological way.
- determinableness — Capability of being determined; determinability.
- devonshire cream — clotted cream.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- diastereoisomers — Plural form of diastereoisomer.
- dictionary flame — [Usenet] An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise. A common tactic of people who prefer argument over definitions to disputes about reality. Compare spelling flame.
- dictionary-maker — a person who compiles a dictionary
- digital computer — a computer that processes information in digital form.
- dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
- direct democracy — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- direct marketing — marketing direct to the consumer, as by direct mail or coupon advertising.
- direct-mail shot — the posting of unsolicited sales literature to potential customers' homes or business addresses
- disembarrassment — Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity.
- disfranchisement — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- display terminal — Visual Display Unit
- documentary film — factual, informative film
- domestic partner — either member of an unmarried, cohabiting, and especially homosexual couple that seeks benefits usually available only to spouses.
- domestic prelate — an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop.
- domestic servant — person employed to do household chores
- domiciliary care — services, such as meals-on-wheels, health visiting, and home help, provided by a welfare agency for people in their own homes
- dominical letter — any one of the letters from A to G used in church calendars to mark the Sundays throughout any particular year, serving primarily to aid in determining the date of Easter.
- dramatic society — an amateur dramatics club
- dredging machine — dredge1 (def 1).
- drumhead service — a religious service attended by members of a military unit while in the field
- duplessis-mornay — Philippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), Mornay, Philippe de.