14-letter words containing l, i, n, t
- defibrillating — Present participle of defibrillate.
- 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.
- dehydroretinol — (organic compound) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
- deinstallation — The process of deinstalling.
- 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.
- delegitimizing — Present participle of delegitimize.
- deliberateness — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- delightfulness — The state or quality of being delightful.
- 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.
- demilitarising — Present participle of demilitarise.
- demilitarizing — Present participle of demilitarize.
- demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
- demobilization — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- demolitionists — Plural form of demolitionist.
- 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.
- denationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of denationalise.
- denationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denationalize.
- dendritic cell — a branching cell of the lymph nodes, blood, and spleen that functions as a network trapping foreign protein.
- denominational — Denominational means relating to or organized by a particular religious denomination.
- dental hygiene — the maintenance of the teeth and gums in healthy condition, esp by proper brushing, the removal of plaque, etc
- dental implant — artificial tooth fixed into the jaw
- denumerability — the quality of being countable
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- derivationally — In a derivational manner.
- desalinisation — Removal of salt and other minerals from water; desalination.
- desalinization — desalt.
- despitefulness — The state or quality of being despiteful.
- despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- detail drawing — a separate large-scale drawing of a small part or section of a building, machine, etc
- detrimentality — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
- devaluationist — a person, as an economist, who advocates the devaluation of a currency.
- device control — (character) One of the four ASCII characters, DC1, DC2, DC3, and DC4, once used to remotely control equipment (e.g. a paper tape reader) via electromagnetic switches. The characters were usually paired, DC1/DC3 turning one device on/off, and DC2/DC4 another.
- 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.
- devitalization — The act of devitalizing.
- diagenetically — in a diagenetic way
- diagnosability — the quality of being diagnosable
- diagnostically — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- diagonal cloth — a twilled fabric woven with distinctly diagonal lines.