13-letter words containing s, d, e, a, t
- derealisation — Alternative form of derealization.
- derivationist — a person who believes that it is possible to derive knowledge of what is good for humans from a metaphysical study of humans themselves
- dermatologies — Plural form of dermatology.
- dermatologist — A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the study of skin and the treatment of skin diseases.
- dermatophytes — Plural form of dermatophyte.
- dermatoplasty — any surgical operation on the skin, esp skin grafting
- desegregating — Present participle of desegregate.
- desegregation — the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which people from different religions, ancestries, ethnic groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.
- desert island — A desert island is a small tropical island, where nobody lives.
- desertization — the processes by which an area becomes a desert.
- desobligeante — a type of carriage seating only one person
- desperateness — reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
- despicability — Despicableness.
- dessert apple — an eating apple; an apple that can be eaten raw
- destabilising — Present participle of destabilise.
- destabilizing — Present participle of destabilize.
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- desublimation — (physics) deposition (transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase).
- desulfuration — to desulfurize.
- determinators — determiner (def 1).
- detestability — The state or quality of being detestable.
- deuteragonist — (in ancient Greek drama) the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist
- deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro
- devastatingly — tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire.
- devotionalist — a devotee
- dexamethasone — a type of powerful steroid, used as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant
- diabetologist — a person who studies diabetes
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- dialect atlas — linguistic atlas
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- diamond state — Delaware (used as a nickname).
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
- dieselization — The conversion of a petrol engine to run on diesel fuel.
- differentials — Plural form of differential.
- dilettanteish — Alternative form of dilettantish.
- dilettanteism — The condition of being a dilettante; the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature.
- dim statement — (programming) (From "dimension") A keyword in most versions of the BASIC programming language that declares the size of an array. E.g. DIM A(100) declares a one-dimensional array with 101 numeric elements (including A(0)). Dim DepartmentNumber As Integer which declares a single (scalar) variable of type Integer.
- dinitrogenase — (enzyme) One of two enzymes which, together with ATP, catalyze the reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia.
- direct access — pertaining to the ability to obtain data from, or place data in, external storage without the need to sequentially scan other data contained there.
- direct-access — pertaining to the ability to obtain data from, or place data in, external storage without the need to sequentially scan other data contained there.
- dirty realism — a style of writing, originating in the US in the 1980s, which depicts in great detail the seamier or more mundane aspects of ordinary life
- disaccustomed — Simple past tense and past participle of disaccustom.
- disadvantaged — lacking the normal or usual necessities and comforts of life, as proper housing, educational opportunities, job security, adequate medical care, etc.: The government extends help to disadvantaged minorities.
- disadvantages — Plural form of disadvantage.
- disaffiliated — Simple past tense and past participle of disaffiliate.
- disafforested — Simple past tense and past participle of disafforest.
- disaggregated — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
- disagreements — Plural form of disagreement.
- disambiguated — Simple past tense and past participle of disambiguate.