13-letter words containing g, e, o, i, d, a
- demonological — the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
- demonstrating — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- dendrological — Of, pertaining to dendrology.
- deng xiaoping — 1904–97, Chinese Communist statesman; deputy prime minister (1973–76; 1977–80) and the dominant figure in the Chinese government from 1977 until his death. He was twice removed from office (1967–73, 1976–77) and rehabilitated. He introduced economic liberalization, but suppressed demands for political reform, most notably in 1989 when over 2500 demonstrators were killed by the military in Tiananmen Square in Beijing
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- deontological — (of an ethical theory) regarding obligation as deriving from reason or as residing primarily in certain specific rules of conduct rather than in the maximization of some good
- deoxygenating — Present participle of deoxygenate.
- deoxygenation — to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).
- depathologize — (transitive) To cease to treat as a medical disorder.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- dermatologies — Plural form of dermatology.
- dermatologist — A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the study of skin and the treatment of skin diseases.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- desegregation — the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which people from different religions, ancestries, ethnic groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.
- desobligeante — a type of carriage seating only one person
- deteriorating — Become progressively worse.
- deuteragonist — (in ancient Greek drama) the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist
- devirgination — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- diabetologist — a person who studies diabetes
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- dialling code — A dialling code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before a particular telephone number if you are making a call to that place from a different area.
- dialling tone — The dialling tone is the noise which you hear when you pick up a telephone receiver and which means that you can dial the number you want.
- digital detox — a period during which a person refrains from using digital or electronic devices, as to avoid distractions or make time for other activities: my week-long digital detox.
- digital video — video output based on digital rather than analogue signals
- digressionary — Serving as a digression.
- dinitrogenase — (enzyme) One of two enzymes which, together with ATP, catalyze the reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- disintegrator — One who, or that which, disintegrates.
- disinvigorate — to deprive of vigour
- disregulation — Misspelling of dysregulation.
- dog's disease — influenza.
- dog-leg stair — a half-turn stair, the successive flights of which are immediately side by side and connected by an intervening platform.
- domesticating — Present participle of domesticate.
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
- dynamogenesis — the output of raised activity of the nervous system
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- edward gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
- floating debt — short-term government borrowing, esp by the issue of three-month Treasury bills
- foreordaining — Present participle of foreordain.
- foreshadowing — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- foxtail wedge — a wedge in the split end of a tenon, bolt, or the like, for spreading and securing it when driven into a blind mortise or hole.
- gagging order — an official order against certain information being made public or discussed (by the press, etc)
- galactosidase — An enzyme, such as lactase, that is involved in the hydrolytic breakdown of a galactoside.
- garret window — a skylight that lies along the slope of the roof
- giant hogweed — a tall plant, Heracleum mantegazzianum, of the parsley family, native to Russia and now naturalized in the U.S., having very large leaves and broad, white flower heads somewhat resembling Queen Anne's lace: can cause an allergic rash when touched by susceptible persons.