12-letter words containing s, e, n, i, o
- debonairness — The state or quality of being debonair.
- declamations — Plural form of declamation.
- declarations — Plural form of declaration.
- declensional — of declension
- declinations — Plural form of declination.
- decommission — When something such as a nuclear reactor or a large machine is decommissioned, it is taken to pieces because it is no longer going to be used.
- decongesting — Present participle of decongest.
- decongestion — the act of decongesting
- decongestive — having the ability to ease crowding or clogging in busy locations
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- defectionist — a person who is in favour of lapsing, backsliding, or defection
- deformations — Plural form of deformation.
- degradations — Plural form of degradation.
- delineations — Plural form of delineation.
- delusionally — In a delusional way.
- demarcations — Plural form of demarcation.
- demi-pension — an arrangement whereby a guest or resident pays, usually at a fixed rate, for room, breakfast, and one other daily meal offered in a hotel or boardinghouse; half board. Compare modified American plan.
- demibastions — Plural form of demibastion.
- demo version — 1. An early, barely-functional version of a program which can be used for demonstration purposes as long as the operator uses *exactly* the right commands and skirts its numerous bugs, deficiencies, and unimplemented portions. 2. A special version of a finished program (frequently with some features crippled) which is distributed at little or no cost to the user for enticement purposes. See crippleware.
- demolishment — to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
- demonisation — the act of demonising
- demonologist — An expert in the study of demonology.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- dendrologist — the branch of botany dealing with trees and shrubs.
- denigrations — Plural form of denigration.
- denominators — Plural form of denominator.
- densitometer — an instrument for measuring the optical density of a material by directing a beam of light onto the specimen and measuring its transmission or reflection
- densitometry — Photography. an instrument for measuring the density of negatives.
- dentirostral — (of birds) having a toothed beak
- deontologist — ethics, especially that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action.
- deportations — Plural form of deportation.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- depositation — the act of depositing
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- depredations — the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.
- deprivations — Plural form of deprivation.
- derelictions — Plural form of dereliction.
- derepression — the act of derepressing a gene
- dermabrasion — a procedure in cosmetic surgery in which rough facial skin is removed by scrubbing
- desalination — Desalination is the process of removing salt from sea water so that it can be used for drinking, or for watering crops.
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour
- descensional — relating to descension
- descriptions — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
- desecrations — Plural form of desecration.
- desideration — to wish or long for.
- designations — Plural form of designation.
- desirousness — The state of being desirous.
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despoliation — the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- desquamation — to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.