12-letter words containing l, i, n, a
- deglaciation — the process of removing glaciation
- deglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of deglutinate.
- degringolade — a rapid descent or deterioration
- delamination — separation into layers
- delapidation — Dated form of dilapidation.
- deleveraging — an instance of this: The economic crisis has forced a deleverage.
- deliberating — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- deliberation — Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
- 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.
- delimitating — Present participle of delimitate.
- delimitation — delimit.
- delineations — Plural form of delineation.
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- delivery van — a small van used esp for delivery rounds
- delta-winged — (of an aircraft) having a triangular sweptback wing
- delusionally — In a delusional way.
- demineralize — to remove dissolved salts from (a liquid, esp water)
- demodulating — Present participle of demodulate.
- demodulation — the act or process by which an output wave or signal is obtained having the characteristics of the original modulating wave or signal; the reverse of modulation
- demoniacally — In a demoniacal manner.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demoralizing — If something is demoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
- denaturalize — to deprive of nationality
- denormalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denormalize.
- denotational — Of or pertaining to denotation.
- denotatively — having power to denote.
- denticulated — Denticulate.
- dentilingual — pronounced or articulated with the tongue touching the upper teeth
- dentirostral — (of birds) having a toothed beak
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- deny a claim — If an insurance company denies a claim, it refuses to pay a claim submitted by a policyholder.
- deoppilation — the removal of obstructions
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- derivational — Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
- dermaplaning — a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance
- desalinating — Present participle of desalinate.
- desalination — Desalination is the process of removing salt from sea water so that it can be used for drinking, or for watering crops.
- desalinizing — Present participle of desalinize.
- descensional — relating to descension
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- despoliation — the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- detailedness — the quality of being detailed
- determinable — able to be decided, fixed, or found out