14-letter words containing t, o, r, i, e
- disforestation — Archaic form of deforestation.
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
- disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
- disintegrators — Plural form of disintegrator.
- disintegratory — Causing or relating to disintegration.
- disorientating — to disorient.
- disorientation — to disorient.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- dissector tube — a form of television camera tube in which an electron image produced by a photoemitting surface is focused in the plane of an aperture and deflected past the aperture to achieve scanning.
- dissertational — Resembling or pertaining to dissertations.
- diverticulosis — the presence of saclike herniations of the mucosal layer of the colon through the muscular wall, common among older persons and usually producing no symptoms except occasional rectal bleeding.
- do-it-yourself — of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- dogwood winter — a short period of cold weather in the spring.
- domestic court — (in England) a magistrates' court for domestic proceedings, such as matrimonial, guardianship, custodianship, affiliation, or adoption disputes
- domestic rates — a type of taxation system used to fund local government
- door furniture — locks, handles, etc, designed for use on doors
- dorcas society — a society of women of a church whose work it is to provide clothing for the poor.
- down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
- downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- dread to think — If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- droit de suite — a right recognized by the legislation of several member countries of the European Union whereby an artist, or his or her heirs, is entitled to a share of the price of a work of art if it is resold during the artist's lifetime or for 70 years after his or her death
- droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
- drone aircraft — a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance or bombing
- drop-in centre — (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- east liverpool — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- easternization — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- econometrician — Someone who studies economies with a view to mathematics.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- effort bargain — a bargain in which the reward to an employee is based on the effort that the employee puts in
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- eightsome reel — a Scottish dance for eight people
- electioneering — Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
- electric motor — a device that converts electrical energy to mechanical torque
- electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
- electric piano — a piano operated by electrical means
- electric razor — an electrically powered implement for shaving, having reciprocating or rotating blades behind a fine metal comb or pierced foil
- electric shock — electric current entering the body
- electric storm — a violent atmospheric disturbance in which the air is highly charged with static electricity, causing a storm
- electrobiology — (physics, biology) The study of the production and use of electricity by biological organisms.
- electrocaloric — (physics) Describing the effect of an applied electric field on the temperature of some materials.