12-letter words containing i, d, e, n, t, c
- decluttering — Present participle of declutter.
- 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.
- decongesting — Present participle of decongest.
- decongestion — the act of decongesting
- decongestive — having the ability to ease crowding or clogging in busy locations
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- decumulation — a decrease in amount or value
- dedekind cut — a method of according the same status to irrational and rational numbers, devised by Julius Wilhelm Dedekind (1831–1916)
- deescalating — Present participle of deescalate.
- deexcitation — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
- defectionist — a person who is in favour of lapsing, backsliding, or defection
- 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
- delicateness — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- delicatessen — A delicatessen is a shop that sells high quality foods such as cheeses and cold meats that have been imported from other countries.
- deliquescent — the act or process of deliquescing.
- delitescence — the sudden disappearance of a lesion or of the signs and symptoms of a disease
- demarcations — Plural form of demarcation.
- demiromantic — Lb neologism Romantically attracted to people only after forming deep emotional bonds.
- denicotinize — to remove nicotine from (tobacco)
- denim jacket — a jacket made of a hard-wearing twill-weave cotton fabric
- denticulated — Denticulate.
- denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
- denunciative — Denunciatory.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
- depreciation — the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
- deracinating — Present participle of deracinate Pulling up by the roots.
- deracination — to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
- derelictions — Plural form of dereliction.
- descriptions — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
- desecrations — Plural form of desecration.
- detoxicating — Present participle of detoxicate.
- detoxication — Biochemistry. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excretable substances.
- deuteronomic — of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.
- diabetogenic — causing or producing diabetes
- dialectician — an expert in dialectic; logician
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- dibranchiate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
- dicotyledons — Plural form of dicotyledon.
- dictionaries — Plural form of dictionary.
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- diet kitchen — a kitchen, as in a hospital, where special food is prepared for those requiring it.
- diisocyanate — (chemistry) Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane.
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- direct input — a device, such as a keyboard, used to insert data directly into a computerized system