10-letter words containing a, d, u
- disculpate — (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- discussant — a person who participates in a formal discussion or symposium and is responsible for a specific topic.
- disdainful — full of or showing disdain; scornful.
- diseaseful — troublesome
- disepalous — having two sepals.
- disfeature — to mar the features of; disfigure.
- disnatured — deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural
- disparlure — a pheromone, C 19 H 38 O, released by female gypsy moths.
- disputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- disputably — In a disputable manner.
- disputants — Plural form of disputant.
- disqualify — to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
- disruptant — That which disrupts.
- dissuading — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- dissuasion — an act or instance of dissuading.
- dissuasive — tending or liable to dissuade.
- dissuasory — dissuasive
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- disturbant — having a disturbing effect, disquieting
- disulfiram — a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C 10 H 20 N 2 S 4 , used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration.
- disulphate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid, as sodium disulfate, Na 2 S 2 O 7 .
- disvaluing — Present participle of disvalue.
- diurnalist — a person who writes a diurnal; a journalist
- divulgated — to make publicly known; publish.
- docudramas — Plural form of docudrama.
- documental — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- double act — Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act. Their performance can also be called a double act.
- double bar — a double vertical line on a staff indicating the conclusion of a piece of music or a subdivision of it.
- double day — Abner, 1819–93, U.S. army officer; sometimes credited with inventing the modern game of baseball.
- double tap — an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession
- douche bag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.
- doug lenat — (person) One of the world's leading computer scientists specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently (1999) head of the Cyc Project at MCC, and President of Cycorp. He has been a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University. See also microLenat.
- doughfaced — over-persuadable
- doulocracy — Government by slaves.
- down quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 0.005 to 0.015 GeV/c2, a negative charge that is 1⁄3 the charge of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- draft tube — the flared passage leading vertically from a water turbine to its tailrace.
- drag queen — Slang. a male transvestite, especially a performer who dresses as a woman to entertain the public.
- draguignan — a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- drain plug — A drain plug is a plug which is taken out to allow a fluid to be drained from a tank such as an engine oil pan or sump.
- drainspout — downspout.
- dramaturge — a specialist in dramaturgy, especially one who acts as a consultant to a theater company, advising them on possible repertory.
- dramaturgy — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- draughtier — Comparative form of draughty.
- draughting — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- dreadfully — in a dreadful way: The pain has increased dreadfully.
- dressguard — an attachment for a wheel or cycle that prevents damage or the dirtying of clothes
- dreyfusard — a defender or supporter of Alfred Dreyfus.
- drug abuse — addiction to drugs.