12-letter words containing e, l, i, c, o
- cyclosporine — a drug, produced by a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum), that suppresses the T cells that reject foreign tissue after an organ transplant without suppressing other cells that fight infections and cancer
- cytochemical — the branch of cell biology dealing with the detection of cell constituents by means of biochemical analysis and visualization techniques.
- dealcoholize — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
- deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- debit policy — a policy for industrial life insurance sold door to door by an agent who collects the premiums.
- decalcomania — the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface, such as china, glass, or paper
- decalcomanie — (dated) decalcomania.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- declamations — Plural form of declamation.
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- declensional — of declension
- declinations — Plural form of declination.
- declinometer — an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
- decolonizing — Present participle of decolonize.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- deconflicted — Simple past tense and past participle of deconflict.
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- dedicatorial — relating to or acting as a dedication
- deflectional — of or relating to deflection
- deglaciation — the process of removing glaciation
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- demoniacally — In a demoniacal manner.
- depoliticise — Alternative spelling of depoliticize.
- depoliticize — to deprive of a political nature; render apolitical
- derelictions — Plural form of dereliction.
- dermatologic — Dermatologic means of or relating to the skin.
- descensional — relating to descension
- desmoplastic — (pathology) That produces adhesions.
- desocialized — to remove from a customary social environment: Imprisonment desocializes the inmates.
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- dialectology — the study of dialects and dialectal variations
- dicotyledons — Plural form of dicotyledon.
- dictyostelic — Of or possessing a dictyostele.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- diplodocuses — Plural form of diplodocus.
- direct labor — labor performed, as by workers on a production line, and considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discretional — discretionary.
- dislocatedly — in a dislocated manner
- dissocialize — to render dissocial
- divorce mill — a divorce court, especially such a court in a state or country that does not impose difficult requirements, as a long period of residence or humiliating grounds, on those who wish to dissolve their marriage.