11-letter words containing n, u, l, i
- cupellation — the process of recovering precious metals from lead by melting the alloy in a cupel and oxidizing the lead by means of an air blast
- cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
- curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
- curtainless — without a curtain or curtains
- curtainwall — Storm shutters or other removable protection for all windows and doors in a residence or building against the effects of high winds, rain and flying objects during a hurricane. They can be made of a variety of materials such as aluminum panels, iron or even wood.
- curvilineal — (Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
- curvilinear — consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a curved line
- cushionless — without a cushion
- cutting oil — a specially prepared oil used as a cutting fluid.
- danish blue — a strong-tasting white cheese with blue veins
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- declutching — Present participle of declutch.
- deevolution — any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane.
- deglutinate — to extract the gluten from (a cereal, esp wheat)
- deglutition — the act of swallowing
- delinquency — Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
- delinquents — Plural form of delinquent.
- delinquincy — Alternative form of delinquency.
- delphiniums — Plural form of delphinium.
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delusionist — a person prone to delusions
- delustering — a chemical process for reducing the luster of rayon yarns by adding a finely divided pigment to the spinning solution.
- denticulate — very finely toothed
- deplumation — to deprive of feathers; pluck.
- depollution — to eliminate, clean up, or decrease pollution in (an area).
- devaluating — Present participle of devaluate.
- devaluation — a decrease in the exchange value of a currency against gold or other currencies, brought about by a government
- devouringly — In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
- diffusional — Of or pertaining to diffusion.
- dilutionary — causing, involving, or relating to the dilution of company stocks
- direfulness — the state or fact of being direful
- disannuller — a person who disannuls
- disgruntled — displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish: Her disgruntled husband refused to join us.
- disgruntles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disgruntle.
- disillusion — to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
- disseminule — any propagative part of a plant, as a bud, seed, or spore, that is capable of disseminating the plant.
- dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
- diurnal arc — the portion of the diurnal circle that is above the horizon at a given point.
- divulgation — to make publicly known; publish.
- dog fouling — the offence of being in charge of a dog and failing to remove the faeces after it defecates in a public place
- double bind — Psychology. a situation in which a person is given conflicting cues, especially by a parent, such that to obey one cue is to disobey the other.
- double chin — a fold of fat beneath the chin.
- double knit — a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
- double-knit — a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
- double-ring — being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.
- doublethink — the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.
- du guesclin — Bertrand [ber-trahn] /bɛrˈtrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), ("the Eagle of Brittany") c1320–80, French military leader: constable of France 1370–80.
- dualization — to make dual.
- duncanville — a town in N Texas.
- dunfermline — an administrative district in E Scotland, in the Fife region. 120 sq. mi. (311 sq. km).