11-letter words containing n, d
- decameronic — resembling or having characteristics of the Decameron written by Boccaccio
- decanedioic — designating a type of acid
- decantation — the act of decanting a liquid
- decarbonate — to remove carbon dioxide from (a solution, substance, etc)
- decarbonize — to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)
- deccan hemp — kenaf.
- deceivingly — to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude: They deceived the enemy by disguising the destroyer as a freighter.
- decennaries — Plural form of decennary.
- decennially — Every ten years.
- decentering — to put out of center.
- decidedness — The state or quality of being decided.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- deciphering — Present participle of decipher.
- decisioning — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- deck tennis — a game played on board ship in which a quoit is tossed to and fro across a high net on a small court resembling a tennis court
- declamation — a rhetorical or emotional speech, made esp in order to protest or condemn; tirade
- declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- declarement — (obsolete) declaration.
- declensions — Plural form of declension.
- declination — the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- declutching — Present participle of declutch.
- decocainize — To remove cocaine from.
- decoherence — the process in which a system's behaviour changes from that which can be explained by quantum mechanics to that which can be explained by classical mechanics
- decollating — Present participle of decollate.
- decollation — to behead; decapitate.
- decolonised — Simple past tense and past participle of decolonise.
- decolonized — Simple past tense and past participle of decolonize.
- decolonizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decolonize.
- decolorants — Plural form of decolorant.
- decommunize — to return (property) from public to private ownership
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- decompounds — Plural form of decompound.
- decondition — to take away or cancel conditioned responses in (a person)
- decongested — Simple past tense and past participle of decongest.
- deconstruct — In philosophy and literary criticism, to deconstruct an idea or text means to show the contradictions in its meaning, and to show how it does not fully explain what it claims to explain.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decree nisi — A decree nisi is an order made by a court which states that a divorce must take place at a certain time in the future unless a good reason is produced to prevent this.
- decremental — relating to a small amount that is taken away
- decremented — Simple past tense and past participle of decrement.
- decrescendo — with a gradual decrease in loudness; diminuendo: often used as a musical direction: symbol 57381
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- decussating — Present participle of decussate.
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- dedications — Plural form of dedication.
- deenergized — to deprive of electrical energy or exhaust the electrical energy from: Turning off the ignition de-energizes the spark plugs.
- deep design — a design process used in architecture, town planning, engineering, interior design, etc, the goal of which is to appeal not only to the thoughts and feelings of the conscious mind but also the visual imagery of the unconscious, while also aiming for sustainability
- deep-frozen — to quick-freeze (food).