11-letter words containing l, i, u
- cutlassfish — any of a family (Trichiuridae) of very long, thin percoid fishes with a wide mouth and sharp, pointed teeth, found near the surface in tropical seas
- cutting oil — a specially prepared oil used as a cutting fluid.
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- dasht-i-lut — a desert plateau in central and E central Iran
- decasualize — to replace the casual workers in (a business) with permanent employees
- deceitfully — given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
- deciduously — shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs.
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- declivitous — fairly steep
- declutching — Present participle of declutch.
- decursively — in a decursive manner
- deductibles — Plural form of deductible.
- deductively — In a deductive manner; using deduction.
- deduplicate — to remove (duplicated material) from a system
- deevolution — any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane.
- defeudalize — to reverse the process of feudalization
- deglutinate — to extract the gluten from (a cereal, esp wheat)
- deglutition — the act of swallowing
- deglutitory — of or relating to swallowing
- deleterious — Something that has a deleterious effect on something has a harmful effect on it.
- deliciously — In a delicious manner.
- delightfull — Archaic form of delightful.
- delinquency — Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
- delinquents — Plural form of delinquent.
- delinquincy — Alternative form of delinquency.
- deliquesced — Simple past tense and past participle of deliquesce.
- deliriously — Pathology. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
- delphiniums — Plural form of delphinium.
- delta virus — a severe form of hepatitis caused by an incomplete virus (delta virus) that links to the hepatitis B virus for its replication.
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delusionist — a person prone to delusions
- delustering — a chemical process for reducing the luster of rayon yarns by adding a finely divided pigment to the spinning solution.
- demulsified — Simple past tense and past participle of demulsify.
- demultiplex — (electronics) To separate signals that were previously multiplexed (combined using a multiplexer).
- demutualise — If a building society or insurance company demutualises, it abandons its mutual status and becomes a limited company.
- demutualize — If a savings and loan association or an insurance company demutualizes, it abandons its mutual status and becomes a different kind of company.
- denticulate — very finely toothed
- deplumation — to deprive of feathers; pluck.
- depollution — to eliminate, clean up, or decrease pollution in (an area).
- derailleurs — Plural form of derailleur.
- desexualise — Alternative spelling of desexualize.
- desexualize — to deprive of sexual characteristics by the surgical removal of the testicles or ovaries; castrate or spay
- desublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- desulfurize — to remove sulfur from
- desultorily — lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- deuces wild — a variety or method of playing certain poker and other games in which a deuce represents any suit or denomination that the holder chooses: We're playing five-card stud, deuces wild.
- devaluating — Present participle of devaluate.
- devaluation — a decrease in the exchange value of a currency against gold or other currencies, brought about by a government
- devouringly — In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
- diadelphous — (of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups