11-letter words containing c, d, i
- octanedioic — designating a type of acid found in suberin and castor oil
- octapeptide — An oligopeptide having eight amino acids.
- octodecimos — Plural form of octodecimo.
- odd pricing — a strategy whereby retail prices are set at levels a little less than a round number, for example $19.99, £8.98, £99.95
- odontogenic — the development of teeth.
- officialdom — the class or entire body of officials; officials as a whole.
- oil derrick — derrick (def 2).
- oil of cade — a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- old castile — a region in N Spain: formerly a province.
- old hickory — Jackson1
- onside kick — a kickoff deliberately kicked a short distance in an attempt by the kicking team to regain possession of the ball by recovering it after it has traveled forward the legally required distance of 10 yards, beyond the 50-yard line.
- opeidoscope — an instrument which represents sound visually
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- orchardists — Plural form of orchardist.
- orchid tree — a tree, Bauhinia variegata, of the legume family, native to southeastern Asia, having lavender or purple flowers clustered in the leaf axils, cultivated in warm regions.
- orchidology — the branch of botany or horticulture dealing with orchids.
- orchidotomy — incision of a testis.
- orthodontic — Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics.
- orthodromic — relating to orthodromy
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- osteodermic — of or like an osteoderm
- outdistance — to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
- overexcited — to excite too much.
- oxalic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous acid, H 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅2H 2 O, first discovered in the juice of the wood sorrel species of oxalis and obtained by reacting carbon monoxide with sodium hydroxide or certain carbohydrates with acids or alkalis: used chiefly for bleaching, as a cleanser, and as a laboratory reagent.
- oxychloride — a compound having oxygen and chlorine atoms bonded to another element, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- oxygen acid — oxyacid.
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- paedodontic — of or relating to paedodontics
- painted cup — any of several semiparasitic plants of the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, having highly colored dilated bracts about the flowers.
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pancarditis — inflammation of the entire heart: the pericardium, myocardium, and endocardium.
- paradoxical — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- parasuicide — the deliberate infliction of injury on oneself or the taking of a drug overdose as an attempt at suicide which may not be intended to be successful
- parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- pectic acid — any of several water-insoluble products of the hydrolysis of pectin esters.
- pedagogical — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedanticise — to be pedantic
- pedanticism — pedantry.
- pedanticize — to be pedantic
- pedicellate — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- pediculated — having a stalk or stalks
- pediculosis — the state of being infested with lice.
- pediococcus — any of several spherical, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Pediococcus, producing acid and clouding in beer and wort.
- pedodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth.
- pedogenetic — the process of soil formation.
- pedological — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.