15-letter words containing i, d, e, a, s
- diadochokinesis — the normal ability to perform rapidly alternating muscular movements, as flexion and extension.
- diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
- diallyl sulfide — allyl sulfide.
- diamine oxidase — an enzyme, occurring in the digestive system, that inactivates histamine by removal of its amino group
- diastereoisomer — a type of isomer that differs in the spatial arrangement of atoms in the molecule, but is not a mirror image; a stereoisomer that is not an enantiomer
- dictation speed — a speed of speaking that enables someone to take down what is being said
- dictatorialness — The state or quality of being dictatorial.
- die standing up — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
- diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
- digestive gland — any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
- digestive tract — alimentary canal
- dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
- diomede islands — two small islands in the Bering Strait, separated by the international date line and by the boundary line between the US and Russia
- disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- disaffectionate — not affectionate
- disappointments — Plural form of disappointment.
- disassimilative — of or relating to disassimilation
- disaster relief — financial or physical help provided to people or areas hit by a disaster
- discombobulated — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discombobulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate.
- discount market — a trading market in which notes, bills, and other negotiable instruments are discounted.
- discountenanced — Simple past tense and past participle of discountenance.
- discountenances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discountenance.
- discretionarily — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- disembarrassing — Present participle of disembarrass.
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
- disenfranchised — to disfranchise.
- disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
- disentanglement — Removal of, or extrication from twists, tangles, complications or confusion.
- disentrancement — the act of setting free from a trance
- disestablishing — Present participle of disestablish.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
- dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
- disincorporated — Simple past tense and past participle of disincorporate.
- disintegrations — the act or process of disintegrating.
- disintermediate — (business, banking, finance) To carry out disintermediation.
- disjecta membra — scattered fragments, esp parts taken from a writing or writings
- disorientations — Plural form of disorientation.
- dispassionately — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- dispensableness — The quality of being dispensable.
- display cabinet — a cabinet in a shop, museum, etc, that displays items
- displeasingness — the state of being displeasing
- disreputability — The state of being disreputable.
- dissimilarities — Plural form of dissimilarity.
- distance medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards (402 meters), the second runs 880 yards (805 meters), the third runs 1320 yards (1207 meters), and the fourth runs 1760 yards (1609 meters).
- distance runner — a participant in distance races.
- distastefulness — The state or quality of being distasteful or objectionable; causing averseness; unpleasantness.
- distilled water — water from which impurities, as dissolved salts and colloidal particles, have been removed by one or more processes of distillation; chemically pure water.