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15-letter words containing a, r, o, d

  • deuteranomalous — having deuteranomaly; relating to deuteranomaly
  • devitrification — The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state.
  • dextrosinistral — left-handed, but having the right hand trained for writing.
  • diagonal matrix — a square matrix in which all the entries except those along the diagonal from upper left to lower right are zero.
  • diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
  • diaphototropism — growth of a plant or plant part in a direction transverse to that of the light
  • diastereoisomer — a type of isomer that differs in the spatial arrangement of atoms in the molecule, but is not a mirror image; a stereoisomer that is not an enantiomer
  • diastrophically — in a diastrophic fashion
  • dichloromethane — a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent, e.g. in paint strippers. Formula: CH2Cl2
  • dictatorialness — The state or quality of being dictatorial.
  • differentiation — Biology. the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
  • differentiators — Plural form of differentiator.
  • diffractometers — Plural form of diffractometer.
  • diffractometric — Relating to diffractometry; measured using a diffractometer.
  • dilatory motion — a formal proposal to be discussed and voted on in a debate whose effect is to interrupt the business under discussion at the time
  • dionysius thrax — c100 b.c, Greek grammarian.
  • direct taxation — Direct taxation is a system in which a government raises money by means of direct taxes.
  • direction angle — an angle made by a given vector and a coordinate axis.
  • disarticulation — The act of disarticulating.
  • disconfirmation — to prove to be invalid.
  • discoordination — Impaired coordination.
  • discount market — a trading market in which notes, bills, and other negotiable instruments are discounted.
  • discretionarily — subject or left to one's own discretion.
  • discriminations — Plural form of discrimination.
  • dishwasherproof — (of dishes, cooking utensils, etc.) able to withstand washing in an automatic dishwasher without breaking, chipping, fading, etc.
  • disincorporated — Simple past tense and past participle of disincorporate.
  • disinflationary — (economics) Exhibiting or causing reduced inflation.
  • disintegrations — the act or process of disintegrating.
  • disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
  • disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
  • disorientations — Plural form of disorientation.
  • disproportional — not in proportion; disproportionate.
  • disquisitionary — of or relating to a disquisition
  • dissatisfactory — causing dissatisfaction; unsatisfactory: dissatisfactory service.
  • distributor cap — the cap of an engine's distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the sparking plugs
  • dithiocarbamate — any salt or ester of dithiocarbamic acid, commonly used as fungicides
  • diversification — the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.
  • do your head in — If something or someone does your head in, they make you angry or frustrated.
  • doch-an-dorrach — a stirrup cup.
  • doctoral thesis — a thesis written as part of a doctorate
  • document reader — a device that reads and inputs into a computer marks and characters on a special form, as by optical or magnetic character recognition
  • dog's breakfast — a disorderly mixture; hodgepodge.
  • dolomite marble — coarse-grained dolomite.
  • domain maturity — (systems analysis)   The level of stability and depth of understanding that has been achieved in an area for which applications are developed.
  • domain squatter — (web)   An unscrupulous person who registers a domain name in the hope of selling it to the rightful, expected owner at a profit. E.g. http://foldoc.com/.
  • dominical altar — a high altar.
  • domitae naturae — (of animals) tamed or domesticated (distinguished from ferae naturae).
  • dongola leather — a leather similar to kid, made from goatskin, sheepskin, or calfskin.
  • donnybrook fair — a fair which until 1855 was held annually at Donnybrook, County Dublin, Ireland, and which was famous for rioting and dissipation.
  • dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
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