14-letter words that end in ion
- depigmentation — the state of lacking or the process of losing pigmentation, usually of the skin
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- deregistration — The process of which an employee is removed from work registrant status.
- derivatization — the process of making a chemical compound into a derivative
- derivitization — (organic chemistry) The formation of a chemical derivative.
- desalinisation — Removal of salt and other minerals from water; desalination.
- desalinization — desalt.
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- detoxification — Detoxification is treatment given to people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol in order to stop them from being addicted.
- deunionization — to eliminate labor unions from (a company, industry, etc.).
- deurbanization — to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.
- devitalization — The act of devitalizing.
- dextrinization — The process of dextrinizing.
- dextrorotation — a rotation to the right; clockwise rotation, esp of the plane of polarization of plane-polarized light passing through a crystal, liquid, or solution, as seen by an observer facing the oncoming light
- diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
- digitalisation — Alternative spelling of digitalization.
- digitalization — (in the treatment of heart disease) the administration of digitalis, usually in a regimen, to produce a desired physiological effect.
- disaffiliation — The termination of an affiliation; the act of ceasing to be associated with something.
- disaffirmation — The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.
- disaggregation — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
- disambiguation — to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”.
- disapplication — a provision for exempting schools or individuals from the requirements of the National Curriculum in special circumstances
- disapprobation — disapproval; condemnation.
- disassociation — to dissociate.
- disattribution — an act or process of invalidating the attribution of something, for example of a work of art to a particular artist
- discolouration — (UK) alternative spelling of discoloration.
- disconsolation — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- discretization — the act or process of making mathematically discrete.
- discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
- disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
- disforestation — Archaic form of deforestation.
- disinclination — the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.
- disinfestation — The act or process of disinfesting.
- disinformation — false information, as about a country's military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, especially of other countries.
- disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
- disjoint union — In domain theory, a union (or sum) which results in a domain without a least element.
- disneyfication — to create or alter in a simplified, sentimentalized, or contrived form or manner: museums that have become Disneyfied to attract more visitors.
- disorientation — to disorient.
- diurnal motion — the apparent daily motion, caused by the earth's rotation, of celestial bodies across the sky.
- dolomitization — the conversion of limestone into dolomite.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- draw a pension — If you draw a pension, you receive money from an insurer or the state because you have reached a particular age.
- drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
- dust explosion — an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
- easternization — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.
- envenomization — the introduction of poison into a body
- epithelisation — Alternative form of epithelization.
- epithelization — Alternative form of epithelialization.