12-letter words containing l, e, a, d, r, c
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- dairy cattle — cows raised mainly for their milk
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.
- decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralize — To decentralize government or a large organization means to move some departments away from the main administrative area, or to give more power to local departments.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- deckle strap — a strap on each edge of the moving web of paper on a paper-making machine that fixes the width of the paper
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- decoloration — appearance with regard to color arrangement or use of colors; coloring: the bold coloration of some birds.
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- decorrelated — Simple past tense and past participle of decorrelate.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- dedicatorial — relating to or acting as a dedication
- delay screen — (in a cathode-ray tube) a sensitized screen with a phosphorescent coating that retains the image formed by the electron beam for an appreciable time.
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- delray beach — a city in SE Florida.
- democratical — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- deracialized — Simple past tense and past participle of deracialize.
- deradicalise — to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
- deradicalize — to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
- dermatologic — Dermatologic means of or relating to the skin.
- desacralized — Simple past tense and past participle of desacralize.
- desacralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desacralize.
- dicarpellary — having two carpels
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- direct labor — labor performed, as by workers on a production line, and considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discretional — discretionary.
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- distractable — Alternative form of distractible.
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- distractible — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- diuretically — In a diuretic way.
- diverticular — Of or relating to diverticula.
- dockwalloper — longshoreman
- dodecahedral — Having twelve plane surfaces.
- double cream — (in France) a fresh, soft cheese with at least 60 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.
- double track — two railways side by side, typically for traffic in two directions
- drizzle cake — a sponge cake that has syrup drizzled over it immediately after baking
- dry-cleaning — Dry-cleaning is the action or work of dry-cleaning things such as clothes.
- dwarf cornel — the bunchberry.