12-letter words containing n, a, d, g, t
- diamagnetism — the phenomenon exhibited by substances that have a relative permeability less than unity and a negative susceptibility. It is caused by the orbital motion of electrons in the atoms of the material and is unaffected by temperature
- die stamping — the production of words or decoration on a surface by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
- digitalizing — Present participle of digitalize.
- digitisation — The conversion of data from analog to digital or binary.
- digitization — to convert (data) to digital form for use in a computer.
- digladiation — fighting with swords or hand-to-hand
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilapidating — Present participle of dilapidate.
- dining table — a table, especially one seating several persons, where meals are served and eaten, especially the major or more formal meals.
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- disaffecting — Present participle of disaffect.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- disentangled — Simple past tense and past participle of disentangle.
- disgradation — a deposition of rank or status
- disgregation — the separation of components from a whole, esp of people from a company
- disintegrant — A disintegrant is an agent, used in the preparation of tablets, which causes them to disintegrate and release their medicinal substances on contact with moisture.
- disintegrate — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- dissociating — Present participle of dissociate.
- distringases — Plural form of distringas.
- divaricating — Present participle of divaricate.
- doomwatching — the act of watching the environment to warn of and prevent harm
- double agent — a person who spies on a country while pretending to spy for it.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- driving seat — In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driving seat is the seat where the person who is driving the vehicle sits.
- drying agent — A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions.
- dutch guiana — former name of Suriname.
- duty manager — A duty manager is a person who is in charge at a particular time.
- easting down — the passage eastward from the Cape of Good Hope, as made by a sailing ship bound for Australia or the East Indies.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- egg and dart — a design for enriching an ovolo or echinus, consisting of a closely set, alternating series of oval and pointed forms.
- endangerment — The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.
- engaged tone — telephone
- fact-finding — a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingland — a unit of land area, sometimes described as being equivalent to thirty acres
- faultfinding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- field magnet — a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- footdragging — the act or practice of acting with deliberate slowness
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- ganglionated — gangliate.
- gangsterland — an area controlled by gangsters
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.