14-letter words containing d, u, t, i, e
- double-jointed — (of particular people or animals) having unusually flexible joints that can bend in unusual ways or to abnormally great extent.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- draw a picture — represent sth visually
- droit de suite — a right recognized by the legislation of several member countries of the European Union whereby an artist, or his or her heirs, is entitled to a share of the price of a work of art if it is resold during the artist's lifetime or for 70 years after his or her death
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- dunning letter — a letter pressing someone for payment
- duplex printer — a printer that can make double-sided printouts
- dust explosion — an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dutch medicine — patent medicine, esp made of herbs
- education page — a page in a newspaper devoted to news relating to education or teaching
- educationalist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- equiponderated — Simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate.
- excommunicated — Simple past tense and past participle of excommunicate.
- fastidiousness — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- faute de mieux — for lack of anything better
- feature editor — a newspaper or magazine journalist who commissions and edits feature articles
- fertility drug — a substance that enhances the ability to produce young.
- final judgment — judgment (def 8).
- foundationless — Without foundation; unfounded.
- front side bus — (hardware) (FSB) The bus via which a processor communicates with its RAM and chipset; one half of the Dual Independent Bus (the other half being the backside bus). The L2 cache is usually on the FSB, unless it is on the same chip as the processor [example?]. In PCI systems, the PCI bus runs at half the FSB speed. Altering the FSB speed and the multiplier ratio are the two main ways of overclocking processors.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- functionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of functionalize.
- fundamentalism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
- fundamentalist — an adherent of fundamentalism, a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts: radical fundamentalists.
- fundamentality — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
- gender studies — subject: male and female roles
- gertrude stein — Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
- gluteus medius — the muscle of the buttocks lying between the gluteus maximus and the gluteus minimus, involved in the abduction of the thigh.
- guided writing — In language teaching, when students do guided writing activities, they are given an outline in words or pictures to help them write.
- hauts-de-seine — a department in N France. 63 sq. mi. (163 sq. km). Capital: Nanterre.
- heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
- hebetudinosity — mental dullness; insipidity
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- humane studies — educational subjects or courses, or texts, that are, or were historically, considered to have a civilizing influence on those who read or studied them
- hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
- ill-suited for — unsuitable for something
- inadequateness — Inadequacy.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indestructible — not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
- indestructibly — In a way or to an extent that is indestructible.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- industrialised — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industrialized — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.