12-letter words containing y, e, t
- despotocracy — the rule by a despot or despots; the power of despots
- desquamatory — an obsolete surgical instrument once used for the desquamation of bones
- determinably — In a determinable way.
- determinedly — resolute; staunch: the determined defenders of the Alamo.
- detonability — the quality of being detonable
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- devitrifying — Present participle of devitrify.
- devotionally — In a devotional manner.
- dextrogyrate — having dextrorotation
- dialectology — the study of dialects and dialectal variations
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- dicotyledons — Plural form of dicotyledon.
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- dictyostelic — Of or possessing a dictyostele.
- diet pyramid — food pyramid (def 2).
- dietetically — In a dietetical manner.
- diethylamide — (organic compound) The derivative of a compound formed by adding an amide group with two ethyl substituents, N(C2H5)2.
- diethylamine — (organic compound) The secondary amine (CH3CH2)2NH.
- diisocyanate — (chemistry) Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane.
- diminutively — In a diminutive manner.
- dinner party — social gathering over evening meal
- dirty blonde — woman's hair colour: dark blonde
- dirty-minded — tending to have vulgar, obscene, or lewd thoughts, interpretations, etc.
- discretively — in a discretive manner
- disgruntedly — In a disgruntled manner.
- disingenuity — (obsolete) disingenuousness.
- disjointedly — In a disjointed manner.
- dislocatedly — in a dislocated manner
- disloyalties — Plural form of disloyalty.
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- dispiritedly — discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.
- dispiteously — in a manner that lacks pity
- display type — type larger than body type, used in headings, advertisements, etc.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- disruptively — In a disruptive manner.
- dissymmetric — Asymmetric.
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- diuretically — In a diuretic way.
- do the lolly — to lose one's temper
- dodecastylos — a dodecastyle building, as a classical temple.
- domestically — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- double entry — a method in which each transaction is entered twice in the ledger, once to the debit of one account, and once to the credit of another.
- down payment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- drapeability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- driveability — the degree of smoothness and steadiness of acceleration of an automotive vehicle: The automatic transmission has been improved to give the new model better drivability.
- drying agent — A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- dubitatively — in a dubitative manner
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.