11-letter words containing c, a, d, y
- crystalloid — resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid
- cut-and-try — marked by a procedure of trial and error; empirical: Many scientific advances are achieved with a cut-and-try approach.
- cyanic acid — colourless poisonous volatile liquid acid
- cyanidation — (metallurgy) The extraction of gold or silver from their ores using the cyanide process.
- cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
- cycadaceous — belonging or pertaining to the order Cycadales.
- cycadophyte — any plant belonging to the phylum Cycadophyta
- 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.
- cystadenoma — Hidrocystoma.
- dacryorrhea — excessive flow of tears.
- dactylogram — a fingerprint
- dactylology — the method of using manual sign language, as in communicating with deaf people
- dactylonomy — The use of one's fingers to express numbers.
- daddy track — a career path for men who are willing to forgo promotions, raises, etc., so as to spend more time with their children.
- 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.
- dark comedy — a play, movie, etc., having elements of comedy and tragedy, often involving gloomy or morbid satire.
- day cruiser — a motorboat too small to have any accommodations for sleeping.
- deacetylate — to remove the acetyl group from (an organic compound).
- debauchedly — In a debauched manner.
- decahydrate — a hydrate that contains ten molecules of water, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- decennially — Every ten years.
- declamatory — A declamatory phrase, statement, or way of speaking is dramatic and confident.
- declaratory — (of a statute) stating the existing law on a particular subject; explanatory
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- dedicatedly — in a devoted or dedicated manner
- deictically — In a deictic way.
- deistically — In a deistic manner.
- delphically — in an ambiguous manner; obscurely
- demonically — In a demonic way.
- demonocracy — power of or rule by demons
- demy octavo — a book size, 81⁄2 by 51⁄2 inches
- deprecatory — expressing disapproval; protesting
- descendancy — Lb uncountable The quality or condition of being a descendant.
- determinacy — the quality of being defined or fixed
- dialectally — in a dialectal manner
- dialkylzinc — (organic chemistry) Any organometallic compound of zinc containing two alkyl groups.
- dictionally — from a dictional point of view
- diphycercal — having a tail or caudal fin with the spinal column extending horizontally to the end of the tail, characteristic of lungfish, several other primitive fishes, and the juvenile stage of modern bony fishes.
- discandying — the act of melting or dissolving
- discernably — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- discordancy — discordance (defs 1–3).
- discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- dithyrambic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a dithyramb, or an impassioned oration.
- doctrinally — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- dodecastyle — having 12 columns.
- domiciliary — of or relating to a domicile, or place of residence.