12-letter words containing i, r, t
- decorticated — Having had the outer covering removed.
- decorticator — A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.
- decrepitated — Simple past tense and past participle of decrepitate.
- decrepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- dedicatorial — relating to or acting as a dedication
- deerstalking — The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
- defibrillate — to stop fibrillation of (the heart), as by the use of electric current
- 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.
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- degenerating — to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
- degeneration — the process of degenerating
- degenerative — A degenerative disease or condition is one that gets worse as time progresses.
- degerminated — degerm (def 2).
- degradations — Plural form of degradation.
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- deliberately — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- deliberating — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- deliberation — Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
- deliberative — A deliberative institution or procedure has the power or the right to make important decisions.
- demagnetizer — Any device (often a furnace) that is used to remove magnetization.
- demarcations — Plural form of demarcation.
- demilitarise — (British) alternative spelling of demilitarize.
- demilitarize — To demilitarize an area means to ensure that all military forces are removed from it.
- demiromantic — Lb neologism Romantically attracted to people only after forming deep emotional bonds.
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- democratised — Simple past tense and past participle of democratise.
- democratiser — one who democratises
- democratized — Simple past tense and past participle of democratize.
- democratizer — a person or thing that democratizes
- democratizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of democratize.
- denaturalize — to deprive of nationality
- denaturation — to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- dendrologist — the branch of botany dealing with trees and shrubs.
- denigrations — Plural form of denigration.
- denitrifying — to remove nitrogen or nitrogen compounds from.
- denominators — Plural form of denominator.
- densitometer — an instrument for measuring the optical density of a material by directing a beam of light onto the specimen and measuring its transmission or reflection
- densitometry — Photography. an instrument for measuring the density of negatives.
- dentirostral — (of birds) having a toothed beak
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- deportations — Plural form of deportation.
- depositaries — Plural form of depositary.
- depositories — Plural form of depository.
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.