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11-letter words containing a, i, s

  • diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
  • diastematic — characterized by diastema
  • diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
  • diatessaron — (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fourth
  • diatonicism — the use of diatonic harmony; composition in a diatonic idiom.
  • dicasteries — Plural form of dicastery.
  • dicephalous — having two heads
  • dichogamous — having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times, thereby preventing self-pollination, as a monoclinous flower (opposed to homogamous).
  • dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
  • didacticism — intended for instruction; instructive: didactic poetry.
  • die casting — the process of making a casting by forcing molten metal into a metallic mold, or die, under great pressure
  • diffusional — Of or pertaining to diffusion.
  • digestional — the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body.
  • digger wasp — any of numerous solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae, which excavate nests in soil, wood, etc., and provision them with prey paralyzed by stinging.
  • digitalised — Medicine/Medical. to treat (a person) with a regimen of digitalis.
  • digitalises — any plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially the common foxglove, D. purpurea.
  • dignitaries — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
  • dilatations — Plural form of dilatation.
  • dilettantes — Plural form of dilettante.
  • diluvialism — the theory, generally abandoned in the mid-19th century, that the earth's surface was shaped by the biblical flood
  • diluvialist — a person who believes in the theory of diluvialism
  • dimensional — Of or pertaining to dimensions.
  • dinnerwares — china, glasses, and silver used for table service.
  • dinosaurian — pertaining to or of the nature of a dinosaur.
  • dio cassius — ?155–?230 ad, Roman historian. His History of Rome covers the period of Rome's transition from Republic to Empire
  • diode laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
  • dioxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze reactions involving molecular oxygen.
  • dipeptidase — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides.
  • diphosphate — a pyrophosphate.
  • diplomacies — Plural form of diplomacy.
  • diplomatese — the type of language or jargon used by diplomats, thought to be excessively complicated, cautious, or vague
  • diplomatics — the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like.
  • diplomatist — British Older Use. a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.
  • dipsomaniac — a person with an irresistible craving for alcoholic drink.
  • dis-favored — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
  • disablement — to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
  • disaccorded — Simple past tense and past participle of disaccord.
  • disaccredit — to take away the accreditation or authorization of: to disaccredit a diplomat.
  • disaccustom — to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
  • disaffected — discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority.
  • disafforest — To deforest.
  • disagreeing — Present participle of disagree.
  • disallowing — Present participle of disallow.
  • disannuller — a person who disannuls
  • disapparate — To disappear (magically).
  • disappeared — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
  • disappoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disappoint.
  • disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
  • disapproved — Simple past tense and past participle of disapprove.
  • disapprover — One who disapproves.
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