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15-letter words containing f, a, n, d

  • demystification — to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify: to demystify medical procedures.
  • demythification — the act of demythifying
  • denitrification — to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
  • desertification — Desertification is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
  • despecification — The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
  • desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
  • devitrification — The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state.
  • dexfenfluramine — an adrenergic drug, a form of fenfluramine, formerly used in treating obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
  • dezincification — removal of zinc.
  • differentiating — to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
  • differentiation — Biology. the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
  • differentiative — That differentiates, or causes differentiation.
  • differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
  • diffrangibility — the power or capability of being diffracted
  • dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
  • disaffectionate — not affectionate
  • disconfirmation — to prove to be invalid.
  • disenfranchised — to disfranchise.
  • disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
  • disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
  • disinflationary — (economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
  • dissatisfaction — the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
  • distastefulness — The state or quality of being distasteful or objectionable; causing averseness; unpleasantness.
  • diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
  • dna fingerprint — the use of a DNA probe for the identification of an individual, as for the matching of genes from a forensic sample with those of a criminal suspect.
  • donnybrook fair — a fair which until 1855 was held annually at Donnybrook, County Dublin, Ireland, and which was famous for rioting and dissipation.
  • drag one's feet — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
  • draughtproofing — Present participle of draughtproof.
  • draw oneself up — to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
  • drift indicator — an instrument that indicates the amount of drift of an aircraft.
  • dryland farming — a mode of farming, practiced in regions of slight or insufficient rainfall, that relies mainly on tillage methods rendering the soil more receptive of moisture and on the selection of suitable crops.
  • dwarf poinciana — royal poinciana.
  • dysfunctionally — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
  • edict of nantes — a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
  • embalming fluid — a liquid used to treat a dead body, which contains preservatives to retard putrefaction
  • errand of mercy — a trip undertaken to help someone who is in trouble
  • extended family — relatives
  • faint-heartedly — nervously
  • fair and square — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
  • family division — a division of the High Court of Justice dealing with divorce, the rights of access to children, etc
  • fashion-forward — relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends
  • fast-food chain — a chain of restaurants serving fast food
  • feather banding — decorative banding of veneer or inlay having the grain laid diagonally to the grain of the principal surface.
  • fetal diagnosis — prenatal determination of genetic or chemical abnormalities in a fetus, esp by amniocentesis
  • fetch and carry — to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
  • feynman diagram — a network of lines that represents a series of emissions and absorptions of elementary particles by other elementary particles, from which the probability of the series can be calculated.
  • field ambulance — a mobile medical unit that accepts casualties from forward units, treating the lightly wounded and stabilizing the condition of the seriously wounded before evacuating them to a hospital
  • fifth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, providing chiefly that no person be required to testify against himself or herself in a criminal case and that no person be subjected to a second trial for an offense for which he or she has been duly tried previously.
  • fighter command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, esp against enemy bombers and their escorts during WWII
  • fire department — the department of a municipal government charged with the prevention and extinguishing of fire.
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