14-letter words containing t, e, l
- demilitarizing — Present participle of demilitarize.
- demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
- demobilization — to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
- democratically — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- demolitionists — Plural form of demolitionist.
- demonstratable — Alternative form of demonstrable.
- demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
- demoralization — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demythologised — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise.
- demythologized — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologize.
- demythologizer — a person who removes mythical elements from something
- denationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of denationalise.
- denationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of denationalize.
- dendritic cell — a branching cell of the lymph nodes, blood, and spleen that functions as a network trapping foreign protein.
- denominational — Denominational means relating to or organized by a particular religious denomination.
- dental hygiene — the maintenance of the teeth and gums in healthy condition, esp by proper brushing, the removal of plaque, etc
- dental implant — artificial tooth fixed into the jaw
- dental records — records produced during a dental examination and recording the state of a patient's teeth
- dental surgeon — dentist who carries out surgery
- dental surgery — a place where a dentist can be consulted
- denumerability — the quality of being countable
- departmentally — In a departmental manner; affecting departments.
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- depth of field — the range of distance in front of and behind an object focused by an optical instrument, such as a camera or microscope, within which other objects will also appear clear and sharply defined in the resulting image
- derivationally — In a derivational manner.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatological — the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases.
- dermatologists — Plural form of dermatologist.
- desalinisation — Removal of salt and other minerals from water; desalination.
- desalinization — desalt.
- descartes' law — Snell's law.
- describability — The quality of being describable.
- desert culture — the nomadic hunting, fishing, and gathering preagricultural post-Pleistocene phase in the American West, characterized by an efficient exploitation of varied natural resources that was continued by Amerindian cultures into historic times.
- despiritualize — to render less spiritual; to remove the spiritual character of; to make more material
- despitefulness — The state or quality of being despiteful.
- despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- detail drawing — a separate large-scale drawing of a small part or section of a building, machine, etc
- detective-like — like a detective; having characteristics of a detective
- detestableness — The state or quality of being detestable.
- detrimentality — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
- devaluationist — a person, as an economist, who advocates the devaluation of a currency.
- developability — to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state: to develop natural resources; to develop one's musical talent.
- device control — (character) One of the four ASCII characters, DC1, DC2, DC3, and DC4, once used to remotely control equipment (e.g. a paper tape reader) via electromagnetic switches. The characters were usually paired, DC1/DC3 turning one device on/off, and DC2/DC4 another.
- devil's tattoo — a rapid or nervous drumming with the fingers or feet
- devil's-tongue — a foul-smelling, fleshy plant, Amorphophallus rivieri, of the Old World tropics, having flowers on a spike surrounded by a dark-red spathe.