12-letter words containing s, e, a, r, i
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallites — Plural form of crystallite.
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- crystallizer — A crystallizer is a vessel or stage in which a crystal grows from a liquid.
- crystallizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crystallize.
- curanderismo — the use of folk medicine, especially as practiced by a curandero.
- curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
- curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curvicostate — having curved ribs
- cybercasting — the broadcasting of news, entertainment, etc., using the Internet, specifically the World Wide Web.
- cyberspastic — (humour) A person suffering from information overload while browsing the Internet or web. Compare webhead.
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
- daisy-cutter — Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
- dark-skinned — (of a person or race) having skin of a dark colour
- david souter — David H. born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.
- dead fingers — a disease of users of pneumatic drills, characterized by anaesthesia of the fingertips and cyanosis
- dead soldier — an empty beer or spirit bottle
- deaspiration — the act of deaspirating
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debonairness — The state or quality of being debonair.
- decay series — a succession of elements initiated in the radioactive decay of a parent, as thorium or uranium, each of which decays into the next until a stable element, usually lead, is produced.
- decemvirates — Plural form of decemvirate.
- decentralise — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- decentralism — A policy of favouring decentralization.
- decentralist — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- decrepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- deerstalking — The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- degeneracies — Plural form of degeneracy.
- degradations — Plural form of degradation.
- deliverables — items named in a contract, course, or project that must be delivered for its successful completion
- deliverances — Plural form of deliverance.
- demarcations — Plural form of demarcation.
- demilitarise — (British) alternative spelling of demilitarize.
- democratised — Simple past tense and past participle of democratise.
- democratiser — one who democratises
- democratizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of democratize.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- denigrations — Plural form of denigration.
- denominators — Plural form of denominator.