11-letter words containing dec
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- decussating — Present participle of decussate.
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- dodecagonal — Having twelve sides and twelve angles.
- dodecastyle — having 12 columns.
- double-deck — Also, double-decked. having two decks, tiers, or levels: a double-deck bunk; a double-deck bus.
- duo-decagon — dodecagon.
- duodecimals — Plural form of duodecimal.
- flight deck — Navy. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, constructed and equipped for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
- gamma decay — type of radioactivity in which an unstable atomic nucleus dissipates energy by gamma emission, producing gamma rays.
- gonadectomy — (surgery) The procedure to remove an ovary or testis.
- half-decade — a period of ten years: the three decades from 1776 to 1806.
- hardecanute — 1019?–42, king of Denmark 1035–42, king of England 1040–42 (son of Canute).
- hexadecimal — Also, hex. of or relating to a numbering system that uses 16 as the radix, employing the numerals 0 through 9 and representing digits greater than 9 with the letters A through F.
- hexidecimal — (spelling) Mis-spelling of "hexadecimal".
- indecencies — Plural form of indecency.
- indeciduate — Zoology. not deciduate.
- indeciduous — not deciduous, as leaves.
- nondecision — the failure to make a decision
- octodecimos — Plural form of octodecimo.
- pre-decided — to solve or conclude (a question, controversy, or struggle) by giving victory to one side: The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff.
- predeceased — to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.).
- predecessor — parent
- quarterdeck — the part of a weather deck that runs aft from the midship area or the mainmast to the stern or poop of a vessel.
- quindecagon — a polygon having 15 angles and 15 sides.
- record deck — a device on which vinyl records can be played, in order to listen to the music or other sounds on them
- redecorator — a person who redecorates
- ruridecanal — relating to a rural dean
- self-deceit — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- sextodecimo — sixteenmo (def 1).
- subdecision — a decision secondary to a main decision
- tooth decay — dental caries.
- undecidable — capable of being decided.
- undecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 36 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 66 zeros.
- undeclining — upright or erect
- undecorated — exhibiting no decoration or unadorned
- urban decay — the decay and deterioration of an urban area due to neglect or age
- widechapped — open-mouthed