13-Letter Words Starting with D

All 166 thirteen-letter words that start with D

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• daguerreotype20n. An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which...
• dangerousness15n. The state or quality of being dangerous.
• dapagliflozin29n. A drug C₂₁H₂₅ClO₆·C₃H₈O₂·H₂O that lowers blood sugar by reducing the...
• daughterboard21n. A circuit board that is an extension of a motherboard or other card.

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• deacetylation19n. Any reaction that removes one or more acetyl groups from a molecule.
• decaffeinated23adj. From which caffeine has been removed (e.g. decaffeinated coffee).
• decarboxylase28n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group...
• deceitfulness19n. The state or quality of being deceitful; duplicity.
• decentralized26adj. Not centralized; having no center or several centers.
• deceptiveness21n. The state or quality of being deceptive.
• declaratively22adv. In a declarative way.
• decompilation20n. The act, or the result of decompiling.
• decomposition20n. A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g....
• decompression20n. The process of decompressing.
• decompressive23adj. That decompresses.
• deconfliction21n. The act or process of deconflicting.
• decontaminate18v. To remove contamination from (something), rendering it safe.
• deconvolution19n. The inversion of a convolution equation; does not normally have unique...
• decorrelation16n. The reduction or removal of correlation.
• decortication18n. The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of...
• decriminalize27v. To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.
• deductibility22n. The ability to be deducted, such as from one's taxes.
• deduplication19n. The act of removing duplication or redundancy.
• deepthroating20n. The act of deepthroat.
• defectiveness22n. The state or quality of being defective.
• defensibility22n. The state or quality of being defensible.
• defensiveness20n. The state or quality of being defensive.
• deferentially20adv. In a deferential manner.
• defibrillator19n. An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a...
• deforestation17n. The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something...
• deformability24n. The state of being deformable.
• degradability21n. The condition of being degradable.
• degranulation15n. The release by certain cells (for example mast cells) of substances...
• dehydrogenase22n. Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton)...
• deliciousness16n. The state or quality of being delicious.
• dematerialize25v. To disappear by becoming immaterial.
• demethylation22n. The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule.
• demilitarized26adj. Declared free of all military activity.
• demineralized26adj. From which all minerals have been removed.
• demographical24adj. Of or relating to demography; demographic.
• demonological19adj. Of or pertaining to demonology.
• demonstration16n. The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
• demonstrative19adj. That serves to demonstrate, show or prove.
• demultiplexer25n. A device or piece of software used to separate signals that were...
• demyelinating20adj. That promotes, or undergoes demyelination.
• demyelination19n. The removal of the myelin sheath from a nerve fibre, usually as a...
• densification19n. The act or process of making or becoming dense.
• densitometric18adj. Of or pertaining to densitometry.
• deodorization24n. The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting...
• deontological17adj. Of or relating to deontology.
• deoxycytidine30n. A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to deoxyribose.
• deoxygenation25n. The removal of oxygen atoms or molecules from a material.
• dependability22n. The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
• depersonalize25v. To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from...
• deplatforming22n. The act by which someone is deplatformed.
• deployability24n. The extent to which something is deployable.
• deprecatingly22adv. In a deprecating manner.
• deprogramming22n. The removal of the programming instilled into a person by a religious...
• deprotonation16n. The removal of a proton (hydrogen ion) (better called a hydron, because...
• derealization23n. The psychological symptom in which the world appears to be unreal, and...
• derecognition17n. The act or process of derecognizing.
• dereferencing20n. The act by which something is dereferenced.
• dermatologist17n. A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.
• descriptively24adv. In a descriptive manner.
• descriptivism23n. The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing...
• descriptivist21adj. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.
• desegregation16n. The act or process of eliminating segregation.
• desloratadine15n. An active metabolite of loratadine, used to treat allergies.
• destructively22adv. In a destructive manner: in a way that causes destruction.
• destructuring17n. The process by which something is destructured.
• detectability21n. The state of being detectable.
• deteriorating15adj. Getting worse.
• deterioration14n. The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown...
• determinately19adv. In a way that is determinate.
• determination16n. The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length...
• determinative19n. An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic...
• deterministic18adj. Of, or relating to determinism.
• detrimentally19adv. In a detrimental manner.
• devastatingly21adv. In a devastating manner.
• developmental21adj. Related to development.
• devolutionary20adj. Of, pertaining to, advocating or permitting devolution.
• dexamethasone26n. A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones...

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• diagnostician17n. A person who diagnoses, especially a medical doctor.
• dialectically21adv. In a dialectical manner; logically.
• diametrically21adv. Separated by a diameter, on exactly the opposite side.
• diaphragmatic24adj. Of, pertaining to, or using a diaphragm.
• dicarboxylate28n. Any salt or ester of a dicarboxylic acid, but especially any of such...
• dichotomously24adv. In a dichotomous manner.
• dieffenbachia27n. Any of several plants, of the genus Dieffenbachia, cultivated as...
• diffeomorphic29adj. Having a diffeomorphism.
• differentiate20v. To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
• digestibility20n. The degree to which something is digestible.
• dihydrofolate24n. Any salt or ester of dihydrofolic acid.
• dimensionally19adv. With regard to dimension.
• dimensionless16adj. Lacking dimensions.
• dimethylamine24n. The secondary amine (CH₃)₂NH, which has a number of industrial uses.
• dimethylamino24n. The univalent radical (CH₃)₂N- derived from dimethylamine.
• dinitrophenol19n. Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds C₆H₃OH(NO₂)₂ formed by the...
• directionally19adv. In a directional manner.
• directionless16adj. Lacking direction; aimless.
• disadvantaged20adj. Lacking an advantage relative to another.
• disappearance20n. The action of disappearing or vanishing.
• disappointing19adj. Causing disappointment.
• dischargeable22adj. Capable of being discharged (in various senses).
• discoloration16n. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; an alteration...
• discomforting22adj. Causing discomfort.
• disconcerting19adj. Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.
• disconnection18n. Severance of a physical connection.
• discontinuity19n. A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
• discontinuous16adj. Having breaks or interruptions; intermittent.
• discreditable19adj. Able to be discredited.
• discretionary19adj. Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to...
• discriminator18n. A person who differentiates things or concepts.
• disembodiment21n. The process or state of disembodying.
• disemboweling22n. The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
• disempowering22adj. Causing a loss of power or agency; debilitating.
• disenchanting20adj. Causing one to become disenchanted; disillusioning; making something...
• disengagement18n. Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
• disenrollment16n. The removal of an entry from a register.
• disentangling16n. A disentanglement.
• disfiguration18n. The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or...
• disfigurement20n. The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured.
• disgracefully23adv. In a disgraceful manner.
• disharmonious19adj. Synonym of inharmonious: lacking harmony.
• disheartening18adj. Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
• dishonourable19adj. British standard spelling of dishonorable.
• disillusioned15adj. Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.
• disinhibition19n. A lack or loss of inhibition.
• disintegrated16adj. That has undergone disintegration.
• disintegrator15n. A machine for crushing or pulverising oil cake, mineral ores, etc.
• disinterested15adj. Having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of...
• disinvestment19n. The process of disinvesting; negative investment.
• disjunctively29adv. In a disjunctive manner.
• dismantlement18n. The act of dismantling; disassembly.
• dismemberment22n. The act of dismembering.
• disparagement19n. The act of disparaging, of belittling.
• disparagingly21adv. Insultingly.
• dispassionate16adj. Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.
• disposability21n. The property of being disposable.
• dispositional16adj. Of, pertaining to, or arising from disposition (in any sense).
• dispossession16n. The act of dispossessing someone of something.
• disproportion18n. The state of being out of proportion; an abnormal or improper ratio; an...
• disrespectful21adj. Lacking respect.
• dissemination16n. The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion...
• dissimilarity19n. A lack of similarity or a lack of likeness in appearance to something...
• dissimilation16n. The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
• dissimilatory19adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing dissimilation.
• dissimulation16n. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception.
• distastefully20adv. In a distasteful manner.
• distinctively22adv. In a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference.
• distinguished19adj. Celebrated, well-known or eminent because of achievements or rank...
• distinguisher18n. One who, or that which, distinguishes.
• distortionary17adj. Capable of distorting.
• distractingly20adv. In a distracting manner.
• distressingly18adv. In a distressing manner; so as to cause distress.
• distributable18adj. Capable of being distributed.
• disubstituted17adj. Having two substituents.

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• documentarian18n. A person whose profession is to create documentary films.
• documentation18n. A documentary.
• dollarization23n. The process of a country, officially, or its residents, unofficially...
• domestication18n. The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming...

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• draftsmanship24n. The art or craft of a draftsman.
• dramatization25n. The act of adapting a literary work for the theatre.
• dramaturgical19adj. Of or pertaining to dramaturgy.

DY

• dysfunctional22adj. Not performing its proper or intended function.
• dysregulation18n. A failure to regulate properly.

Questions about these words

How many thirteen-letter words that start with D are there?

Word.ws lists 166 thirteen-letter words that start with D, plus 1,281 rare ones.

What are common thirteen-letter words that start with D?

distinguished, determination, demonstration, disappointing, documentation, developmental, disappearance and disrespectful.

Which of the thirteen-letter words that start with D has the highest letter score?

deoxycytidine scores 30 points with the standard letter tile values.

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