13-letter words containing o, l, i, g, d
- crown molding — decorative ceiling trim
- darling downs — a plateau in NE Australia, in SE Queensland: a vast agricultural and stock-raising area
- das rheingold — an opera by Wagner (1869), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
- data modeling — (spelling) US spelling of "data modelling".
- dean of guild — the titular head of the guild or merchant company in a Scots burgh, who formerly exercised jurisdiction over all building in the burgh in the Dean of Guild Court
- deconflicting — Present participle of deconflict.
- 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
- demagogically — of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue.
- demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- demonological — the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- demythologise — to divest of mythological or legendary attributes or forms, as in order to permit clearer appraisal and understanding: to demythologize the music dramas of Richard Wagner for modern listeners.
- demythologize — to eliminate all mythical elements from (a piece of writing, esp the Bible) so as to arrive at an essential meaning
- dendrological — Of, pertaining to dendrology.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- deontological — (of an ethical theory) regarding obligation as deriving from reason or as residing primarily in certain specific rules of conduct rather than in the maximization of some good
- depathologize — (transitive) To cease to treat as a medical disorder.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- dereligionize — to remove the religious aspects from (something)
- dermatologies — Plural form of dermatology.
- dermatologist — A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the study of skin and the treatment of skin diseases.
- desobligeante — a type of carriage seating only one person
- diabetologist — a person who studies diabetes
- dialling code — A dialling code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before a particular telephone number if you are making a call to that place from a different area.
- dialling tone — The dialling tone is the noise which you hear when you pick up a telephone receiver and which means that you can dial the number you want.
- digital audio — (multimedia, file format) A sequence of discrete samples taken from a continuous sound (audio) waveform. Tens of thousands of samples are taken each second. Each sample represents the intensity of the sound pressure wave at that instant. Apart from the sampling frequency, the other parameter is the digital encoding of each sample including the number of bits used. The encoding may be linear, logarithmic or mu-law. Digital audio is typically created by taking 16-bit samples over a spectrum of 44.1 thousand cycles per second (kHz), this means that CD quality sound requires 1.4 million bits of data per second. Digital telephone systems use lower sample rates. See also Audio IFF, MP3, wav. A FAQ on audio file formats is available. Part 1, Part 2.
- digital clock — a clock that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial.
- digital detox — a period during which a person refrains from using digital or electronic devices, as to avoid distractions or make time for other activities: my week-long digital detox.
- digital fount — a typeface of which the letter-shapes have been converted into digital form so that they can be used in computer-aided typesetting
- digital logic — two-valued logic
- digital radio — electronic wireless transmission
- digital video — video output based on digital rather than analogue signals
- diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
- diplomatology — diplomatics as a subject of scientific study
- disemboweling — Present participle of disembowel.
- disgospelling — depriving of access to the gospel
- disobligation — the state of being without obligation
- disobligatory — not obligatory
- disobligement — disobligation
- disobligingly — So as to disoblige.
- disregulation — Misspelling of dysregulation.
- dog-leg stair — a half-turn stair, the successive flights of which are immediately side by side and connected by an intervening platform.
- domiciliating — Present participle of domiciliate.
- domineeringly — In a domineering manner.
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-figure — double-digit.
- dragon lizard — Komodo dragon.
- dragon's tail — (formerly) the descending node of the moon or a planet.