13-letter words that end in g
- deng xiaoping — 1904–97, Chinese Communist statesman; deputy prime minister (1973–76; 1977–80) and the dominant figure in the Chinese government from 1977 until his death. He was twice removed from office (1967–73, 1976–77) and rehabilitated. He introduced economic liberalization, but suppressed demands for political reform, most notably in 1989 when over 2500 demonstrators were killed by the military in Tiananmen Square in Beijing
- deoxygenating — Present participle of deoxygenate.
- deprivatizing — Present participle of deprivatize.
- desacralizing — Present participle of desacralize.
- desegregating — Present participle of desegregate.
- desensitising — Present participle of desensitise.
- desensitizing — Present participle of desensitize.
- designer drug — any of various narcotic or hallucinogenic substances manufactured illegally from a range of chemicals
- destabilising — Present participle of destabilise.
- destabilizing — Present participle of destabilize.
- deteriorating — Become progressively worse.
- determinating — having defined limits; definite.
- detribalizing — Present participle of detribalize.
- dichotomising — Present participle of dichotomise.
- dichotomizing — Present participle of dichotomize.
- direct-acting — (of a steam pump) having the steam pistons connected directly to the pump pistons without a crankshaft or flywheel.
- disappointing — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disassembling — Present participle of disassemble.
- disco dancing — dancing at a disco
- discomforting — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconcerting — disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
- disconfirming — Not confirming.
- disconnecting — Present participle of disconnect.
- discontinuing — Present participle of discontinue.
- disemboweling — Present participle of disembowel.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- disenchanting — Present participle of disenchant.
- disentangling — Present participle of disentangle.
- disgospelling — depriving of access to the gospel
- disheartening — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- disinheriting — Present participle of disinherit.
- disinhibiting — Present participle of disinhibit.
- disk striping — data striping
- disorganizing — Present participle of disorganize.
- dispossessing — Present participle of dispossess.
- disqualifying — Present participle of disqualify.
- disrespecting — Present participle of disrespect.
- dissatisfying — Present participle of dissatisfy.
- disseminating — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
- dissimilating — Present participle of dissimilate.
- dissimulating — Present participle of dissimulate.
- distress flag — any flag flown by a vessel to show that it is in distress, as an ensign flown at half-mast or upside down.
- ditch-digging — a worker whose occupation is digging ditches, especially with pick and shovel.
- division ring — a ring in which the set of nonzero elements is a group with the operation of multiplication.
- dna computing — (architecture) The use of DNA molecules to encode computational problems. Standard operations of molecular biology can then be used to solve some NP-hard search problems in parallel using a very large number of molecules. The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large problems.
- domesticating — Present participle of domesticate.
- domiciliating — Present participle of domiciliate.
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- drink-driving — Drink-driving is the same as drunk driving.