10-letter words containing n, e, o, l
- delibation — a small taste of a liquid
- deligation — the act of binding, especially with a ligature
- delineator — a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes
- delinition — (obsolete) A smearing.
- deliration — delirium; madness
- delphinoid — a member of the genus Delphinoidea, of which dolphins and porpoises are members
- delta iron — an allotrope of iron that exists between 1400°C and the melting point of iron and has the same structure as alpha iron
- delusional — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- demolition — The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place.
- demoniacal — of, relating to, or like a demon; demonic: demoniac laughter.
- demonology — Demonology is a set of beliefs which says that a particular situation or group of people is evil or unacceptable.
- dendroidal — Dendroid; resembling a shrub or tree.
- dendrology — the branch of botany that is concerned with the natural history of trees and shrubs
- deontology — the branch of ethics dealing with duty, moral obligation, and moral commitment
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- depletions — Plural form of depletion.
- deployment — The deployment of troops, resources, or equipment is the organization and positioning of them so that they are ready for quick action.
- desmoulins — (Lucie Simplice) Camille (Benoît) (kamij). 1760–94, French revolutionary leader, pamphleteer, and orator
- desolating — Present participle of desolate.
- desolation — Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
- despoiling — plundering by force
- developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- devolution — Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
- devotional — Devotional activities, writings, or objects relate to religious worship.
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- dienophile — (organic chemistry) A compound that readily reacts with a diene; especially an alkene in the Diels-Alder reaction.
- dime novel — a cheap melodramatic or sensational novel, usually in paperback and selling for ten cents, especially such an adventure novel popular c1850 to c1920.
- diocletian — (Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
- discounsel — to advise (a person) against a specific act
- disenclose — (transitive) To free from being enclosed.
- disennoble — to deprive of nobility
- disenvelop — to unfold
- disiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any siloxane having two -Si-O- groups.
- disinclose — to free from being inclosed
- disinvolve — (transitive) To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle.
- dissolvent — capable of dissolving another substance.
- documental — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- dog fennel — mayweed.
- dog kennel — temporary housing for dogs
- dolcemente — softly; sweetly
- dole money — money received from the state while out of work
- dolostones — Plural form of dolostone.
- dominicale — a veil formerly worn by women during divine service.
- doom-laden — conveying a sense of disaster and tragedy
- doorhandle — A door handle.
- double run — a set of four cards consisting of a three-card run plus a fourth card of the same denomination as one of the others, as 2, 3, 4, 4, worth eight points.
- doubleness — the quality or condition of being double.
- doubletons — Plural form of doubleton.
- doug lenat — (person) One of the world's leading computer scientists specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently (1999) head of the Cyc Project at MCC, and President of Cycorp. He has been a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University. See also microLenat.
- down-cycle — business: move downward