15-letter words containing s, d, e
- decontextualise — Alternative spelling of decontextualize.
- decorated style — a 14th-century style of English architecture characterized by the ogee arch, geometrical tracery, and floral decoration
- decorative arts — art that is meant to be useful as well as beautiful, as ceramics, furniture, jewelry, and textiles.
- decree absolute — A decree absolute is the final order made by a court in a divorce case which ends a marriage completely.
- decriminalising — Present participle of decriminalise.
- decubitus ulcer — a chronic ulcer of the skin and underlying tissues caused by prolonged pressure on the body surface of bedridden patients
- deep-sea diving — the activity of diving and exploring in the deep parts of the sea
- defect analysis — (programming) Using defects as data for continuous quality improvement. Defect analysis generally seeks to classify defects into categories and identify possible causes in order to direct process improvement efforts.
- defence counsel — a barrister or group of barristers responsible for defending someone on trial
- defencelessness — The state or condition of being defenceless.
- defenselessness — The characteristic of being defenseless; vulnerability.
- definite clause — (logic) A Horn clause that has exactly one positive literal.
- definitive host — the organism on or in which a parasite lives in the adult stage
- defunct process — zombie process
- degenerationist — a person who believes in the evolutionary decline of a species
- deindustrialise — Alternative spelling of deindustrialize.
- deindustrialize — to reduce the importance of manufacturing industry in the economy of (a nation or area)
- deleteriousness — The quality of being deleterious.
- delivery system — any means or process for conveying a product or service to a recipient.
- delmonico steak — club steak
- delsarte method — a theory or system devised by François Delsarte for improving musical and dramatic expression through the mastery of various bodily attitudes and gestures.
- delsarte system — a method of teaching drama and dancing based on the exercises of Alexandre Delsarte (1811–71), famous teacher at the Paris Conservatoire
- delta hepatitis — a severe form of hepatitis caused by an incomplete virus (delta virus) that links to the hepatitis B virus for its replication.
- demagnetisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of demagnetization.
- demassification — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- demisemiquavers — Plural form of demisemiquaver.
- democratisation — Alternative spelling of democratization.
- demonstrability — The quality of being demonstrable.
- demonstrational — the act or circumstance of proving or being proved conclusively, as by reasoning or a show of evidence: a belief incapable of demonstration.
- demonstratively — characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
- demulsification — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- demystification — to rid of mystery or obscurity; clarify: to demystify medical procedures.
- dendrochemistry — (chemistry) the science, related to dendrochronology, that uses the analysis of trace minerals in tree rings to study air pollution in past times.
- density current — a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean.
- deoch-an-doruis — a parting drink or stirrup cup
- departmentalism — division into departments, esp when resulting in impaired efficiency
- depersonalizing — Present participle of depersonalize.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- dephosphorylate — to remove a phosphate group from (an organic compound)
- deposit account — A deposit account is a type of bank account where the money in it earns interest.
- depressor nerve — any nerve that when stimulated produces a fall in blood pressure by dilating the arteries or lowering the heartbeat
- deputy minister — (in Canada) the senior civil servant in a government department
- derequisitioned — Simple past tense and past participle of derequisition.
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- dermatographism — a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks.
- dermatomyositis — a chronic medical condition characterized by inflammation of muscles (myositis), accompanied by a skin rash
- dermatophytosis — a fungal infection of the skin, esp the feet
- desacralization — the process of rendering anything less sacred; secularization
- descaling agent — something intended for use removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- descending node — the node through which an orbiting body passes as it moves to the south (opposed to ascending node).