13-letter words containing n, e, t, l
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- credentialled — having credentials
- cremorne bolt — (on a French window or the like) a pair of rods, moved by a knob mechanism, sliding into sockets in the head and sill of the opening to provide a secure fastening.
- crenellations — the battlements on a building
- criminalities — Plural form of criminality.
- crossectional — Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
- culdocentesis — (medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which fluid from the rectouterine pouch is extracted, via the vagina, using a needle.
- curling stone — a large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or a similar object made of iron, usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each for screwing in a handle by which the stone is released, for use in the game of curling.
- current yield — the yield of a bond or similar asset, expressed as a ratio of the annual interest payment to the clean price
- cyanoacrylate — a substance with an acrylate base, usually sold in the form of a quick-setting highly adhesive glue
- cyanoethylate — to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- cytogenetical — of or related to cytogenetics
- cytoskeletons — Plural form of cytoskeleton.
- dalton system — a method of progressive education whereby students contract to carry through on their own responsibility the year's work as divided up into monthly assignments.
- dastardliness — The state or quality of being dastardly.
- data modeling — (spelling) US spelling of "data modelling".
- dataveillance — the surveillance of a person's activities by studying the data trail created by actions such as credit card purchases, mobile phone calls, and internet use
- dauntlessness — The characteristic of being dauntless; fearlessness.
- deacetylation — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
- death penalty — The death penalty is the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes.
- death-dealing — fatal; lethal
- deathlessness — The state of being deathless; eternity.
- debit balance — the amount of money owed to a lender, etc
- decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
- deceitfulness — given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
- decentralised — Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.
- decentralized — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- decimal point — A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction.
- declinational — Relating to declination.
- declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
- decompilation — The act, or the result of decompiling.
- deconflicting — Present participle of deconflict.
- deconfliction — The act or process of deconflicting.
- deconvolution — A process of resolving something into its constituent elements or removing complication in order to clarify it.
- deculturation — to cause the loss or abandonment of culture or cultural characteristics of (a people, society, etc.).
- deduplication — (computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
- defendability — (uncountable) The condition of being defendable.
- defensibility — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- deferentially — showing deference; deferent; respectful.
- defloration's — the act of deflowering.
- deformational — of or relating to deformation
- deglutination — to extract the gluten from.
- degradational — (geology) Pertaining to or formed by degradation.
- degranulation — a cellular process in which cytoplasmic granules within certain cells secrete their contents, often to the outside of the cell
- deliberations — formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- delicatessens — Plural form of delicatessen.
- delightedness — The quality of being delighted; great pleasure.
- delimitations — Plural form of delimitation.