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13-letter words containing t, e, d, i

  • culture fluid — the fluid used as a medium for growing microorganisms
  • current yield — the yield of a bond or similar asset, expressed as a ratio of the annual interest payment to the clean price
  • custody suite — the part of a police station where people who have been arrested are held in custody
  • cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
  • cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
  • cutter-rigged — fore-and-aft-rigged on one mast in the manner of a cutter.
  • dame's violet — a Eurasian hairy perennial plant, Hesperis matronalis, cultivated in gardens for its mauve or white fragrant flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • dare i say it — You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.
  • dark internet — Also called dark Net, lost Net. the portion of the Internet that is hidden from search engines and cannot be accessed, as because the IP address is no longer working.
  • dark reaction — the stage of photosynthesis involving the reduction of carbon dioxide and the dissociation of water, using chemical energy stored in ATP: does not require the presence of light
  • dasht-e-kavir — large salt-desert plateau in NC Iran: c. 18,000 sq mi (46,620 sq km)
  • dastardliness — The state or quality of being dastardly.
  • data modeling — (spelling)   US spelling of "data modelling".
  • data security — the protection of data stored on computers
  • dataveillance — the surveillance of a person's activities by studying the data trail created by actions such as credit card purchases, mobile phone calls, and internet use
  • date of birth — Your date of birth is the exact date on which you were born, including the year.
  • dating agency — an agency that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
  • daylight time — time set usually one hour ahead of the local standard time, widely adopted in the summer to provide extra daylight in the evening
  • de-annexation — the act or an instance of annexing, or adding to something larger, especially the incorporation of new territory into the domain of a city, country, or state.
  • de-capitalize — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
  • de-excitation — to cause (an atom) to fall from an excited energy level to a lower energy level.
  • de-motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
  • de-stigmatize — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
  • deacetylation — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
  • death benefit — the benefit payable if the holder of a life insurance policy dies before the policy matures
  • death tourist — a seriously ill person who seeks to terminate his or her own life by travelling to a country where medically assisted suicide is legal
  • death-dealing — fatal; lethal
  • deattribution — a switch in the attribution of a work of art to another artist, usually a lesser one.
  • debit account — a bank account which allows you to buy goods or services with money that you have put into the account
  • debit balance — the amount of money owed to a lender, etc
  • decaffeinated — Decaffeinated coffee has had most of the caffeine removed from it.
  • decahistidine — An oligopeptide consisting of ten histidine moieties.
  • decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
  • decapitalised — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
  • decapitations — Plural form of decapitation.
  • decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
  • decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
  • deceitfulness — given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long.
  • decentralised — Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.
  • decentralized — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
  • decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
  • deceptibility — the ability to be deceived
  • deception bed — any of various kinds of concealed or disguised beds designed in the 18th century.
  • deceptiveness — apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
  • decerebrating — Present participle of decerebrate.
  • decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
  • dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
  • decimal point — A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction.
  • decision time — a time at which an important decision must be taken
  • decision tree — a treelike diagram illustrating the choices available to a decision maker, each possible decision and its estimated outcome being shown as a separate branch of the tree
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