11-letter words containing a, c, i, d
- cyclopaedia — (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
- cylindrical — Something that is cylindrical is in the shape of a cylinder.
- dacarbazine — a toxic, light-sensitive powder, C 6 H 10 N 6 O, used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and metastatic malignant melanoma.
- dad dancing — enthusiastic but inelegant dancing to pop music, regarded as typical of middle-aged men
- daisy chain — A daisy chain is a string of daisies that have been joined together by their stems to make a necklace.
- daisycutter — Alternative form of daisy cutter.
- damascening — Present participle of damascene.
- dance music — music that is suitable for dancing
- dante chair — a chair of the Renaissance having two transverse pairs of curved legs crossing beneath the seat and rising to support the arms and back.
- darwinistic — the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.
- day cruiser — a motorboat too small to have any accommodations for sleeping.
- deaccession — to sell (a work of art) from a museum's or gallery's collections, especially with a view to acquiring funds for the purchase of other works.
- deacidified — Simple past tense and past participle of deacidify.
- deactivated — Simple past tense and past participle of deactivate.
- deactivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deactivate.
- deactivator — Any device used to deactivate something.
- deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.
- death chair — electric chair.
- decalcified — (of rock or bone) containing a reduced quantity of calcium salts.
- decalcifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decalcify.
- decameronic — resembling or having characteristics of the Decameron written by Boccaccio
- decanedioic — designating a type of acid
- decantation — the act of decanting a liquid
- decapitated — With the head removed.
- decapitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decapitate.
- decapitator — One who decapitates.
- decarbonize — to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)
- decarburize — decarbonize
- decartelize — to break up (a cartel)
- decasualize — to replace the casual workers in (a business) with permanent employees
- decemvirate — a board of decemvirs
- decennaries — Plural form of decennary.
- decennially — Every ten years.
- decimalized — Simple past tense and past participle of decimalize.
- decimalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimalize.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- declamation — a rhetorical or emotional speech, made esp in order to protest or condemn; tirade
- declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- declarative — making a statement or assertion
- declination — the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- decocainize — To remove cocaine from.
- decoic acid — capric acid.
- decollating — Present participle of decollate.
- decollation — to behead; decapitate.
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decorticate — to remove the bark or some other outer layer from
- decrepitate — to heat (a substance, such as a salt) until it emits a crackling sound or until this sound stops
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion