14-letter words containing l, e, a, n, o
- decolonisation — Alternative spelling of decolonization.
- decolonization — Decolonization means giving political independence to a country that was previously a colony.
- decolorization — decolor.
- decompoundable — able to be broken down into its component parts
- default option — the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered
- defibrillation — the application of an electric current to the heart to restore normal rhythmic contractions after the onset of atrial or ventricular fibrillation
- definitionally — the act of defining, or of making something definite, distinct, or clear: We need a better definition of her responsibilities.
- deflocculation — to reduce from a flocculent state by dispersing the flocculated particles.
- dehabilitation — (sociology) The process of social estrangement and progressive loosening of social bonds between an individual and his family and society as a result of long-term residence in an institution.
- deinstallation — The process of deinstalling.
- delaine merino — one of an American strain of Merino sheep.
- delayed action — A delayed action mechanism causes a delay on the device it is fitted to, so that it does not work as soon as you switch it on or operate it.
- delayed-action — (of an explosive projectile) exploding some time after hitting the target.
- delegitimation — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- delocalization — to remove from the proper or usual locality.
- delta function — a generalized function having the value 0 except at 0, the value infinity at 0, and an integral from minus infinity to plus infinity of 1, used in thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.
- demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
- demobilization — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- demonstratable — Alternative form of demonstrable.
- demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
- demoralization — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralizingly — in a demoralizing manner
- denationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of denationalise.
- denationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denationalize.
- denominational — Denominational means relating to or organized by a particular religious denomination.
- dental records — records produced during a dental examination and recording the state of a patient's teeth
- dental surgeon — dentist who carries out surgery
- depersonalised — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalise.
- depersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize.
- depersonalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize.
- deplorableness — The state or quality of being deplorable.
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- derivationally — In a derivational manner.
- desalinisation — Removal of salt and other minerals from water; desalination.
- desalinization — desalt.
- despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- devaluationist — a person, as an economist, who advocates the devaluation of a currency.
- devitalization — The act of devitalizing.
- diabolicalness — The state or quality of being diabolical.
- diagonalisable — (of a square matrix or linear map) able to be diagonalised
- diagonalizable — (of a square matrix or linear map) able to be diagonalized
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- dinoflagellate — any of numerous chiefly marine plankton of the phylum Pyrrophyta (or, in some classification schemes, the order Dinoflagellata), usually having two flagella, one in a groove around the body and the other extending from its center.
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
- disappointedly — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- disconformable — of or relating to a disconformity.