12-Letter Nouns Starting With D
Here's the list of all the 883 12-Letter Nouns Starting With D in the English Language.
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| distribution | 1. (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence 2. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume More Definitions → |
| differential | 1. the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx 2. a quality that differentiates between similar things More Definitions → |
| departmental | More Definitions → |
| dissertation | 1. a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree More Definitions → |
| depreciation | 1. a decrease in price or value 2. decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use More Definitions → |
| displacement | 1. act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics 2. an event in which something is displaced without rotation More Definitions → |
| disadvantage | 1. the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position More Definitions → |
| disagreement | 1. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters 2. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions More Definitions → |
| discriminate | More Definitions → |
| denomination | 1. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith 2. a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money More Definitions → |
| disappearing | 1. the act of leaving secretly or without explanation More Definitions → |
| degeneration | 1. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality 2. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities More Definitions → |
| deregulation | 1. the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) More Definitions → |
| dictatorship | 1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) More Definitions → |
| disbursement | 1. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) 2. the act of spending or disbursing money More Definitions → |
| dissociation | 1. the act of removing from association 2. a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently More Definitions → |
| deliberation | 1. (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question 2. careful consideration More Definitions → |
| disobedience | 1. the failure to obey 2. the trait of being unwilling to obey More Definitions → |
| distillation | 1. the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors 2. a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling More Definitions → |
| disinfection | 1. treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms More Definitions → |
| discipleship | 1. the position of disciple More Definitions → |
| desirability | 1. the quality of being worthy of desiring 2. attractiveness to the opposite sex More Definitions → |
| distributive | More Definitions → |
| disinfectant | 1. an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease More Definitions → |
| delicatessen | 1. ready-to-eat food products 2. a shop selling ready-to-eat food products More Definitions → |
| digitization | 1. conversion of analog information into digital information More Definitions → |
| desalination | 1. the removal of salt (especially from sea water) More Definitions → |
| demonstrator | 1. a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught 2. someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer More Definitions → |
| dispensation | 1. an exemption from some rule or obligation 2. a share that has been dispensed or distributed More Definitions → |
| dehumidifier | 1. an appliance to extract moisture from the air and make the environment more comfortable More Definitions → |
| deceleration | 1. a decrease in rate of change 2. (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity More Definitions → |
| deactivation | 1. breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) 2. the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) More Definitions → |
| disagreeable | More Definitions → |
| decongestant | 1. a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion More Definitions → |
| denunciation | 1. a public act of denouncing More Definitions → |
| doubleheader | 1. two games instead of one (especially in baseball when the same two teams play two games on the same day) More Definitions → |
| disincentive | 1. a negative motivational influence More Definitions → |
| disintegrate | More Definitions → |
| digitisation | 1. conversion of analog information into digital information More Definitions → |
| delimitation | 1. a line that indicates a boundary More Definitions → |
| decapitation | 1. execution by cutting off the victim's head 2. killing by cutting off the head More Definitions → |
| directorship | 1. the position of a director of a business concern More Definitions → |
| densitometry | 1. measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission More Definitions → |
| dermabrasion | 1. removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer More Definitions → |
| divertimento | 1. a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form More Definitions → |
| demodulation | 1. (electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave More Definitions → |
| deregulating | 1. the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) More Definitions → |
| disaffection | 1. the feeling of being alienated from other people 2. disloyalty to the government or to established authority More Definitions → |
| doppelganger | 1. a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart More Definitions → |