12-letter words containing e, a, d, i
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debilitating — tending to weaken or enfeeble
- debilitation — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
- debilitative — producing or bringing about a weakened state
- debonairness — The state or quality of being debonair.
- debrouillard — (one who is) skilled or resourceful at handling any difficulty
- decaffeinate — to remove all or part of the caffeine from (coffee, tea, etc)
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- decalcomania — the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass, or paper
- decalcomanie — (dated) decalcomania.
- decapacitate — To reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.
- decapitalise — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decapitalize — to make difficult to have or to take away stock or wealth from
- decapitating — Present participle of decapitate.
- decapitation — to cut off the head of; behead: Many people were decapitated during the French Revolution.
- decarbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonize.
- decarbonizer — One who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance.
- decarburized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarburize.
- decasyllabic — having ten syllables: a decasyllabic verse.
- decategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- decay series — a succession of elements initiated in the radioactive decay of a parent, as thorium or uranium, each of which decays into the next until a stable element, usually lead, is produced.
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- decemvirates — Plural form of decemvirate.
- decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralize — To decentralize government or a large organization means to move some departments away from the main administrative area, or to give more power to local departments.
- decentration — The removal of something from a centre.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- decidability — the capability of being decided
- decimalizing — Present participle of decimalize.
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- declamations — Plural form of declamation.
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- declassified — to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc. Compare classification (def 5).
- declassifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of declassify.
- declensional — of declension
- declinations — Plural form of declination.
- decocainized — From which all cocaine has been removed.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- decorticated — Having had the outer covering removed.
- decorticator — A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- decrepitated — Simple past tense and past participle of decrepitate.
- decrepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value