12-Letter Words Starting with D

""DERISIVE expressing derision, also DERISORY""

Relating to development from a source or origin

Relating to the formation of a word from its root

Derivative

DERIVATIZE to alter the chemical composition

""A surgical procedure designed to remove skin imperfections, such as scars, by abrading the surface of the skin with fine sandpaper or wire brushes.""

Plural or third person singular

Dermatitis

The branch of medicine that is concerned with the physiology and pathology of the skin.

In a derogatory manner; disparagingly.

Inflected form of SACRALIZED Inflected form of SACRALIZE

Desacralize

""DESALINATE to remove the salt from, especially from water; as, it is necessary to desalinate sea water to make it fit to drink.as, it is necessary to desalinate sea water to make it fit to drink.""

Deal is arranged with people for main treatment (wordplay)

Purification process that could be organised by Ionian Sea Ltd (wordplay)

Newly nationalised water company may carry this out

Desalinator

SALINIZING salinize

Pictures inspired Scot to be moved

Sketches depict sins or misbehaving

Desecration

Rendered insensitive.

SENSITIZER An agent that sensitizes.

Desensitize

Inflected form of SEXUALIZED Inflected form of SEXUALIZE To attribute sex to.

Desexualize

Desiccation

SIDERATING siderate

Longing for something

Converted into a desired, longed-for object

""Denoting desire; as, desiderative verbs. as, desiderative verbs.""

Designation

Desipramine

Attractiveness

The state of being desirous.

Desolating

Despairing

Desperation

Despisement

Despiteful

Despitefully.

Despoilment

A stripping or plundering; spoliation.

How Ivan the Terrible ruled

""DESQUAMATE To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.""

""The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.""

Inflected form of STABILIZED Inflected form of STABILIZE

Destabilize

Destination

Destitution

Able to be demolished

Easily destroyed

Is capable of being spoiled in the little pig's house of straw presumably

Destruction

Inflected form of SULFURIZED Inflected form of SULFURIZE

Desulfurize

DETAILED detail

Detassel

Detergency

Went from bad to worse

Worsens

Capable of being decided upon

Capable of being fixed to put off a nimble arrangement

TERMINABLY

Determinant

One who determines.

In a determined manner; with determination.

Determinism

Determinist

Detestation

Abstract noun (-ity)

DETOXICATE to remove poison from.

TOXICATION Poisoning.

Detractive

Detrainment

DETRIBALIZE to cause (members of a tribe) to lose their cultural identity and adopt other customs.

Detribalize

Detrimental

A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

DEUTERANOPE

Deuteration

Devaluation

Devastation

Deverbative

""DEVIATION The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.""

""DEVIATION The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.""

DEVILISH {fiendish=adj}

VITALIZING vitalize

Devitrify

VOCALIZING vocalize

In a devotional manner; toward devotion.

Adjective (-ic)

In devilish manner

In a devilish manner

""Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism.""

DIAGNOSE to identify a disease by symptoms

""DIAGNOSTIC Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease.""

DIAGONALIZE to transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix.

Diagonalize

""A plan, sketch, drawing, or outline designed to demonstrate or explain how something works or to clarify the relationship between the parts of a whole.""

In the form of a simplified drawing

Graphic figure has many a convulsion

One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.

That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.

In the manner or nature of a dialogue.

""The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of the properties of diamagnetic bodies.""

Translucently.

Diaphoretic

Diapositive

Comparative adjective or agent noun

""Geology the process of movement that causes the earth’s crust to form continents, mountains, oceans, etc. ; diastrophe , n . ; diastrophic , adj . Earth""

Diatessaron

""Consisting of or containing diatoms or their fossils; as, diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite).as, diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite).""

In a diatonic manner.

English word

Containing two carboxyl groups per molecule.

Dichlorvos

DICHOTIC affecting the two ears differently

Dichotomist

DICHOTOMIZE To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect.

Dichotomize

The state of being dichromatic.

Dichroscope

Dicotyledon

It's not popular, as a rule

Form of rule

Stalin's fashionable way of governing

Books for every term

Sign on delivery for reference books

Students may use them for every term

Dictyostele

In a didactic manner.

Didacticism

""The posterior part of the forebrain that connects the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres, encloses the third ventricle, and contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. Also called betweenbrain , interbrain , thalamencephalon .""

The interbrain or thalamencephalon; sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon. dien. See Thalamencephalon.

In a dietetical manner.

""DIFFERENCE The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty? as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty?""

Plural of differentia .

Sort of gear - sort of equation

Distinguishing; type of gear, calculus

Gear found on the rear axle of cars

Part 2 of quip

Part 4 of quip

Troubles

Diffraction

""DIFFUSION The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.""

""DIFFUSION The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.""

(Chemistry) a compound having two sites in the molecule that are highly reactive

""DIGITALIZE to record digitally, e. g. on digital tape or compact disks.e. g. on digital tape or compact disks.""

""DIGITIZE to put into digital form, also DIGITISE""

Diglyceride

""Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.""

By way of digression.

""DILAPIDATE To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and good condition of; said of a building.""

In expansion getting badly paid leads to ruin

""The quality of being dilatable, or admitting expansion; opposed to contractibility. contractibility.""

DILATATION Prolixity; diffuse discourse.

Dilatometer

An instrument used to measure thermal expansion and dilation in solids and liquids.

Procrastinator's fault

Sort ladies in ground being slow

Oldster is in a muddle, not knowing which course to take (wordplay)

Pretty girl, embracing one Latvian worker, is like an amateur

Superficial approach

Dragged one's feet

Wastes time by being indecisive

Woman politely sent back whoppers after herb trifles

Dawdles

Diluteness

Dimension

Dimercaprol

""DIMERIZE to make into a dimer, also DIMERISE""

Capable of being diminished or lessened.

Diminution.

In a diminutive manner.

A molecule that consists of a combination of two nucleotides.

Dipeptidase

Diphosphate

""Pertaining to, or connected with, diphtheria.""

Diphtheroid

""To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel.""

Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal layers.

Diplodocus

Diplomatist

Those who drink and swim thus - lunatics!

Dipterocarp

DIRECTED direct

Directness

Directorate

The condition or office of a director; directorate.

Directress

Physical limitations

Disablement

Double sugar / Travel freely? merger (nonverbal)

Disaccord

Disaccustom

Dad navigates criminal stumbling block

Put in an unfavourable position

Unfavourable circumstance

Disaffect

Alienation; ill-will

Alienation

End an attachment to an organisation

Disaffirm

Separate into component parts

With beagles, a ride turned out nasty

Like some weather.

End of the quote

In a disagreeable manner; unsuitably; offensively.

Demagnetiser smashed in quarrel

Row of detectives with squad in a salute

Quarrel leading to underworld contract

The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection.

Ensure there is no mistake about meaning - misguide a bat (anagram)

Disannul

*Part of many a magic act

Fading rum dip gains when fruit is added

Doctor finally is paged and pain unexpectedly is vanishing

Let down after daughter is given a job

Sad and let-down

Crestfallen as Democrat is elected

Disapproval

Disapprover

Builder providing spa is critical

Critical of detective's program going out of range

Disarmament

ARRANGING arrange

ASSEMBLED assemble

Disassemble

Cut off from detective's sidekick

Sever ties, as with a group

Disconnect, separate

Disastrous

Disbandment

Disbeliever

BELIEVING believe