14-letter words containing em
- cremnitz white — lead white.
- croquembouches — Plural form of croquembouche.
- crystal system — any of six, or sometimes seven, classifications of crystals depending on their symmetry. The classes are cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, and triclinic. Sometimes an additional system, trigonal, is distinguished, although this is usually included in the hexagonal system
- cyberdemocracy — Democracy as facilitated by the Internet or cyberspace.
- deadly embrace — deadlock
- decimal system — the number system in general use, having a base of ten, in which numbers are expressed by combinations of the ten digits 0 to 9
- decrementation — The act or process of decrementing.
- defeminization — (in a developing organism) the process in which full development into a female of the species is prevented because of a male developmental characteristic
- demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
- demand feeding — the practice of feeding a baby whenever it seems to be hungry, rather than at set intervals
- dematerialised — Simple past tense and past participle of dematerialise.
- dematerialized — Simple past tense and past participle of dematerialize.
- dematerializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dematerialize.
- demeclocycline — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 21 H 21 ClN 2 O 8 , derived from a mutant strain of the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens: used against a wide range of susceptible microorganisms.
- demerara sugar — Demerara sugar is a type of brown sugar. It is made from sugar cane that is grown in the West Indies.
- demerara-river — a river in E Guyana flowing S to N and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Georgetown. 215 miles (346 km) long.
- demilitarising — Present participle of demilitarise.
- demilitarizing — Present participle of demilitarize.
- demineralizing — Present participle of demineralize.
- demisemiquaver — a note having the time value of one thirty-second of a semibreve
- 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.
- demonetization — to divest (a monetary standard or the like) of value.
- demonstratable — Alternative form of demonstrable.
- demonstrations — Plural form of demonstration.
- demonstratives — Plural form of demonstrative.
- 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.
- demoralizingly — in a demoralizing manner
- 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
- diplostemonous — having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals.
- disarrangement — Upset of the normal order.
- disassemblable — That can be disassembled.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
- disembarrassed — Simple past tense and past participle of disembarrass.
- disembowelling — (chiefly, British) present participle of disembowel.
- disembowelment — to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
- disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disengagements — Plural form of disengagement.
- disfigurements — Plural form of disfigurement.
- disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- disinvolvement — the action or process of withdrawing from an obligation or commitment, especially from a political or military involvement: The secretary of state promised disinvolvement from the alliance.
- distemperature — a distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health, mind, or temper.
- divertissement — a diversion or entertainment.
- eastern empire — the eastern part of the Roman Empire, especially after the division in a.d. 395, having its capital at Constantinople: survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in a.d. 476.