12-letter words containing f, e, d
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- deck officer — a ship's officer who is part of the deck crew
- 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.
- deconflicted — Simple past tense and past participle of deconflict.
- deep freezer — any freezer for quick-freezing and storing food
- defectionist — a person who is in favour of lapsing, backsliding, or defection
- defederalize — to shift the functions or powers of (an agency, service, etc.) from the jurisdiction of the federal government to that of state or local government: to defederalize construction loans.
- defenestrate — to throw (a person or a thing) out of a window
- defibrillate — to stop fibrillation of (the heart), as by the use of electric current
- deficiencies — the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency.
- definability — The quality of being definable.
- definiteness — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- definitional — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
- definitively — most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.
- deflagrating — Present participle of deflagrate.
- deflagration — Deflagration is an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
- deflationary — A deflationary economic policy or measure is one that is intended to or likely to cause deflation.
- deflectional — of or relating to deflection
- deflocculant — a chemical added to slip to increase fluidity.
- deflocculate — to disperse, forming a colloid or suspension
- deflowerment — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- deformalized — Simple past tense and past participle of deformalize.
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- deformed bar — a rod for reinforcing concrete, having surface irregularities, as transverse ridges, to improve the bond.
- defragmented — Simple past tense and past participle of defragment.
- defragmenter — (computing) That which defragments; a program that performs defragmentation.
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- dehumidified — Simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify.
- dehumidifier — A dehumidifier is a machine that is used to reduce the amount of moisture in the air.
- dehumidifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehumidify.
- deidentified — Simple past tense and past participle of deidentify.
- delightfully — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- demulsifying — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- demystifying — Present participle of demystify.
- demythifying — to create a myth about (a person, place, tradition, etc.); cause to become a myth.
- dengue-fever — an infectious, eruptive fever of warm climates, usually epidemic, characterized especially by severe pains in the joints and muscles.
- denitrifying — to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
- dental floss — Dental floss is a type of thread that is used to clean the gaps between your teeth.
- deny oneself — to do without desired things
- derived form — derivative (def 4).
- derived-form — something that has been derived.
- dessert fork — a fork used for eating certain desserts, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner fork.
- destined for — headed for; bound for
- desulfurized — Simple past tense and past participle of desulfurize.
- devitrifying — Present participle of devitrify.
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- differencing — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- differentiae — Plural form of differentia.
- differential — of or relating to difference or diversity.