14-letter words containing l, e, n, g, t
- delegitimizing — Present participle of delegitimize.
- delightfulness — The state or quality of being delightful.
- demilitarising — Present participle of demilitarise.
- demilitarizing — Present participle of demilitarize.
- dental hygiene — the maintenance of the teeth and gums in healthy condition, esp by proper brushing, the removal of plaque, etc
- dental surgeon — dentist who carries out surgery
- dental surgery — a place where a dentist can be consulted
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- detail drawing — a separate large-scale drawing of a small part or section of a building, machine, etc
- devil's-tongue — a foul-smelling, fleshy plant, Amorphophallus rivieri, of the Old World tropics, having flowers on a spike surrounded by a dark-red spathe.
- diagenetically — in a diagenetic way
- digestibleness — The quality of being digestible.
- digital native — a person who has been familiar with computers, the Internet, and other digital technology from a young age. Compare digital immigrant.
- 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.
- directed angle — See at directed (def 3).
- disenthralling — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- disgustfulness — the quality of being disgustful
- divine liturgy — liturgy (def 5).
- dogmaticalness — The quality of being dogmatical.
- double-tongued — deceitful; hypocritical.
- dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
- drill sergeant — military officer who drills recruits
- ductless gland — endocrine gland.
- dunning letter — a letter pressing someone for payment
- earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
- earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
- easy listening — middle-of-the-road (def 3).
- easy-listening — Also called easy listening. popular music having comparatively conventional, melodic qualities and hence having broad commercial appeal.
- edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- egalitarianism — belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.
- eggshell paint — paint that has a slight sheen
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- election night — the evening when the votes from an election are being counted
- electioneering — Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
- electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
- electrifyingly — In an electrifying manner.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- electroforming — a process used to create a metallic object by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
- electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
- electrogilding — electroplating using gold
- electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
- electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- electrowinning — a means of extracting metal from ore using electrolysis