13-Letter Words Starting With D

Here's the list of all the 1010 13-Letter Words Starting With D in the English Language.

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documentation
1. confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
2. program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs
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determination
1. the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
2. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
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demonstration
1. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
2. a show of military force or preparedness
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distinguished
1. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
2. used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
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developmental
1. of or relating to or constituting development
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dissemination
1. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
2. the property of being diffused or dispersed
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disadvantaged
1. marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
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decomposition
1. the analysis of a vector field
2. in a decomposed state
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disappointing
1. not up to expectations
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discretionary
1. having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
2. (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed
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differentiate
1. mark as different
2. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
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deterioration
1. a symptom of reduced quality or strength
2. process of changing to an inferior state
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disappearance
1. the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
2. the event of passing out of sight
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deterministic
1. an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes
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decentralized
1. withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
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discontinuity
1. lack of connection or continuity
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dysfunctional
1. impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
2. (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
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deforestation
1. the state of being clear of trees
2. the removal of trees
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decompression
1. restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
2. relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
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dependability
1. the quality of being dependable or reliable
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disconnection
1. state of being disconnected
2. an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
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dexamethasone
1. a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
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disengagement
1. the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
2. to break off a military action with an enemy
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discontinuous
1. of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities
2. not continuing without interruption in time or space
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dermatologist
1. a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin
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discoloration
1. a soiled or discolored appearance
2. the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
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disillusioned
1. freed from illusion
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defibrillator
1. an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation
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disrespectful
1. exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous
2. neither feeling nor showing respect
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disinterested
1. unaffected by self-interest
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decarboxylase
1. any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group
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decentralised
1. withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
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distinctively
1. in an identifiably distinctive manner
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disconcerting
1. causing an emotional disturbance
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desegregation
1. the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
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dismemberment
1. the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
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demonstrative
1. a pronoun that points out an intended referent
2. serving to demonstrate
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domestication
1. adaptation to intimate association with human beings
2. the attribute of having been domesticated
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digestibility
1. the property of being easy to digest
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disheartening
1. destructive of morale and self-reliance
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diametrically
1. as from opposite ends of a diameter
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determinative
1. one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
2. a determining or causal element or factor
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disqualifying
1. depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified
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discriminator
1. a person who (or that which) differentiates
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dispassionate
1. unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
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dissimilarity
1. the quality of being dissimilar
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disfigurement
1. an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen
2. the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something
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disinvestment
1. the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
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dramatization
1. conversion into dramatic form
2. a dramatic representation
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13-Letter Words Starting With D