12-letter words containing t, e, l, d
- contemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- contractedly — in a shortened manner
- control code — (character) A character code for a control character, normally including the values 0..31 or 127, inherited from ASCII, possibly extended to include other characters by the operating system or application program.
- convolutedly — twisted; coiled.
- coordinately — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- cordialities — cordial quality or feeling.
- cotyledonary — the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterworld — an alternative world opposite to the virtual world
- cradle vault — barrel vault.
- credentialed — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- credit limit — Your credit limit is the amount of debt that you are allowed, for example, by your credit card company.
- credit sales — sales for which the customer does not need to pay immediately
- cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- culturalized — to expose or subject to the influence of culture.
- culvertailed — dove-tailed
- cyclandelate — a medicine for relaxing smooth muscle and encouraging blood cell dilation
- cyclodextrin — any of a group of cyclic oligosaccharides found in starch digests of certain bacteria
- d'oyly carte — Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
- 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.
- dairy cattle — cows raised mainly for their milk
- damask steel — Damascus steel
- daredeviltry — reckless daring; venturesome boldness.
- dark lantern — a lantern having a sliding shutter or panel to dim or hide the light
- data channel — (communications) A channel (on a BRI or PRI line) used to carry control information, to set up connections on the associated bearer channels. The name wasn't too bad back when users were sending voice (not data) over the bearer channels, but in 1997 it's quite a misnomer.
- data general — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Responsible for the Nova minicomputer. Quarterly sales $284M, profits -$12M (Aug 1994).
- daughterless — Without a daughter.
- daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- de-evolution — any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane.
- de-stabilise — to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes: conflicts that tend to destabilize world peace.
- de-stalinize — to eliminate the influence of Stalin from
- deallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- death rattle — If you say that one thing is the death rattle of another, you mean that the first thing is a sign that very soon the second thing will come to an end.
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- death valley — a desert valley in E California and W Nevada: the lowest, hottest, and driest area of the US. Lowest point: 86 m (282 ft) below sea level. Area: about 3885 sq km (1500 sq miles)
- debilitating — tending to weaken or enfeeble
- debilitation — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
- debilitative — producing or bringing about a weakened state
- debit policy — a policy for industrial life insurance sold door to door by an agent who collects the premiums.
- debut single — the first single produced by a particular singer or band
- decapitalise — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
- decapitalize — to make difficult to have or to take away stock or wealth from
- decapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of decapsulate.
- decelerating — Present participle of decelerate.
- deceleration — to decrease the velocity of: He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve.