12-letter words containing c, a, d, y
- cyber monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest online shopping days.
- cyclandelate — a medicine for relaxing smooth muscle and encouraging blood cell dilation
- cylinder saw — crown saw.
- d'oyly carte — Richard. 1844–1901, British impresario noted for his productions of the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan
- dactinomycin — a cytotoxic polypeptide, C 62 H 86 N 12 O 16 , isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces parvullus, used in the treatment of certain cancers.
- dactyliology — the study of finger-rings
- dactyloscopy — the analysis of fingerprints for the purpose of identification
- dactylozooid — (zoology) A kind of zooid of Siphonophora with an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth.
- dairy cattle — cows raised mainly for their milk
- daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
- daisy-cutter — Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- decahydrates — Plural form of decahydrate.
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- decasyllabic — having ten syllables: a decasyllabic verse.
- decasyllable — a word or line of verse consisting of ten syllables
- decay series — a succession of elements initiated in the radioactive decay of a parent, as thorium or uranium, each of which decays into the next until a stable element, usually lead, is produced.
- decidability — the capability of being decided
- decoratively — In a decorative manner.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- decylic acid — capric acid.
- delay screen — (in a cathode-ray tube) a sensitized screen with a phosphorescent coating that retains the image formed by the electron beam for an appreciable time.
- delray beach — a city in SE Florida.
- demoniacally — In a demoniacal manner.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- deny a claim — If an insurance company denies a claim, it refuses to pay a claim submitted by a policyholder.
- depreciatory — tending to depreciate.
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- despotocracy — the rule by a despot or despots; the power of despots
- diabolically — having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot.
- dialectology — the study of dialects and dialectal variations
- dialogically — in a dialogic manner
- dialytically — Done in a dialytic manner or way.
- diathermancy — the property of transmitting infrared radiation
- diatonically — In a diatonic manner.
- dicarboxylic — containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
- dicarpellary — having two carpels
- dichotically — in a dichotic manner
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- didactically — In a didactic manner.
- dietetically — In a dietetical manner.
- diisocyanate — (chemistry) Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane.
- disciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- dislocatedly — in a dislocated manner
- display case — glass box, cabinet
- display hack — (graphics) A program with the same approximate purpose as a kaleidoscope: to make pretty pictures. Famous display hacks include munching squares, smoking clover, the BSD Unix "rain(6)" program, "worms(6)" on miscellaneous Unixes, and the X "kaleid(1)" program. Display hacks can also be implemented without programming by creating text files containing numerous escape sequences for interpretation by a video terminal; one notable example displayed, on any VT100, a Christmas tree with twinkling lights and a toy train circling its base. The hack value of a display hack is proportional to the aesthetic value of the images times the cleverness of the algorithm divided by the size of the code. Synonym psychedelicware.
- display pack — an empty box, etc, on a shop shelf, advertising a piece of merchandise that, due to its value or size, is not stored on the shelf. The display pack is normally taken to the till and there exchanged, on payment, for the actual item
- dissociality — the fact or characteristic of being dissocial
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.