14-letter words containing d, s, m, e
- closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
- colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
- commercialised — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
- commodiousness — The state or quality of being commodious.
- commodore sx64 — (computer) A "portable" Commodore 64. Shaped vaguely like a seat cushion, this cumbersome experiment in transportable computers had a detachable keyboard on one end which, when removed, revealed a 6" monitor and a 5 1/4" floppy disk drive. The curious combination of a bulky design and microscopic display are the most likely cause for the SX64's discontinuation.
- common soldier — a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
- compassionated — Simple past tense and past participle of compassionate.
- compressed air — air at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure: used esp as a source of power for machines
- condensed milk — Condensed milk is very thick sweetened milk that is sold in cans.
- consumer goods — Consumer goods are items bought by people for their own use, rather than by businesses. Compare capital goods.
- creme d'ananas — a liqueur flavored with pineapple.
- damascus steel — a hard flexible steel with wavy markings caused by forging the metal in strips: used for sword blades
- decimal system — the number system in general use, having a base of ten, in which numbers are expressed by combinations of the ten digits 0 to 9
- decimalisation — Conversion to a decimal system.
- decision-maker — a person who makes decisions
- decisionmaking — Alternative form of decision making.
- decommissioned — to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
- decommissioner — a person who decommissions a ship, nuclear reactor, etc
- decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- decompensation — the inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease
- decontaminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decontaminate.
- decriminalised — to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against: to decriminalize marijuana.
- decriminalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decriminalize.
- dehumanisation — Alternative spelling of dehumanization.
- demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
- dematerialised — Simple past tense and past participle of dematerialise.
- dematerializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dematerialize.
- demerara sugar — Demerara sugar is a type of brown sugar. It is made from sugar cane that is grown in the West Indies.
- demilitarising — Present participle of demilitarise.
- demisemiquaver — a note having the time value of one thirty-second of a semibreve
- demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
- demolitionists — Plural form of demolitionist.
- demonstratable — Alternative form of demonstrable.
- demonstrations — Plural form of demonstration.
- demonstratives — Plural form of demonstrative.
- demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
- demythologised — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise.
- denmark strait — a channel between SE Greenland and Iceland, linking the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic
- dermatologists — Plural form of dermatologist.
- dermatomycoses — a superficial fungal infection of the skin.
- dermatomycosis — a superficial fungal infection of the skin.
- destigmatizing — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- determinations — Plural form of determination.
- determinatives — Plural form of determinative.
- determinedness — The state or quality of being determined.
- deuteromycetes — any fungus of the class Fungi Imperfecti.
- diamantiferous — (usually of geographical regions) producing or bearing diamonds
- diamond-shaped — rhombic
- diamondiferous — containing or yielding diamonds for mining.
- diastereomeric — having the properties of or pertaining to a diastereoisomer