12-letter words containing a, c, i, n, e
- dibranchiate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
- dictionaries — Plural form of dictionary.
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- diencephalic — Of or pertaining to the diencephalon.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- diisocyanate — (chemistry) Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane.
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dinner dance — a formal social gathering that includes a dinner followed by dancing.
- dinner-dance — a formal social gathering that includes a dinner followed by dancing.
- disaffecting — Present participle of disaffect.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- disagreeance — (obsolete) disagreement.
- disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- discandering — discandying, melting from a state of being candied
- disceptation — (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion.
- discomedusan — a member of the Discomedusae, an order of jellyfish with flattened bodies
- disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- discrepances — Plural form of discrepance.
- discretional — discretionary.
- discriminate — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disenchanter — One who disenchants.
- disentranced — to bring out of an entranced condition; disenchant.
- disfranchise — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- disincarnate — (Of a being) without a body.
- disinfectant — any chemical agent used chiefly on inanimate objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms.
- disintricate — (transitive) To disentangle.
- disordinance — (obsolete) disarrangement; disturbance.
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- displeasance — the state or cause of being displeased
- dissemblance — dissembling; dissimulation.
- disseverance — The act of dissevering; separation.
- distanceless — without distance
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- doctrinaires — Plural form of doctrinaire.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- dodecagynian — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dominatrices — Plural form of dominatrixThe 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary' [Eleventh Edition].
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- dry-cleaning — Dry-cleaning is the action or work of dry-cleaning things such as clothes.
- dual citizen — a person who is a citizen or subject of two or more nations; one having dual citizenship.
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- dysenterical — Alternative form of dysenteric.
- ear piercing — hole in ear for jewellery