12-letter words containing n, e, d, a
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
- depreciation — the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
- depredations — the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.
- deprivations — Plural form of deprivation.
- deprotonated — Simple past tense and past participle of deprotonate.
- deputization — the act of making someone a deputy
- deracinating — Present participle of deracinate Pulling up by the roots.
- deracination — to pull up by the roots; uproot; extirpate; eradicate.
- deratization — extermination of rats, especially aboard a merchant vessel.
- 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.
- dermabrasion — a procedure in cosmetic surgery in which rough facial skin is removed by scrubbing
- dermaplaning — a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance
- derwentwater — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Area: about 8 sq km (3 sq miles)
- 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.
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour
- descensional — relating to descension
- desecrations — Plural form of desecration.
- desiderating — Present participle of desiderate.
- desideration — to wish or long for.
- designations — Plural form of designation.
- desolateness — barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- despoliation — the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- desquamating — Present participle of desquamate.
- desquamation — to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.
- destinations — The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.
- detachedness — the quality of being detached or separated
- detailedness — the quality of being detailed
- detartration — The process of detartrating, i.e. removing tartrates, especially from fruit juices and wines, in order to reduce tartness or sourness.
- detectaphone — a device for listening secretly to others' telephone conversations
- detector van — a vehicle fitted with equipment that detects whether or not a house has a television. This is used to catch people who have not paid for a television licence and so are illegally using a television
- determinable — able to be decided, fixed, or found out
- determinably — In a determinable way.
- determinants — Plural form of determinant.
- determinated — having defined limits; definite.
- determinates — having defined limits; definite.
- determinator — a person who or a thing that determines
- detestations — Plural form of detestation.
- detonability — the quality of being detonable
- detoxicating — Present participle of detoxicate.
- detoxication — Biochemistry. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excretable substances.
- deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
- devaluations — Plural form of devaluation.
- devastations — Plural form of devastation.
- deviationism — ideological deviation (esp from orthodox Communism)