11-letter words containing c, e, t, a, l
- dextrocular — favoring the right eye, rather than the left, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to sinistrocular).
- dialectally — in a dialectal manner
- dialectical — In philosophy, Dialectical is used to describe situations, theories, and methods which depend on resolving opposing factors.
- diametrical — of or along a diameter
- dilacerated — Simple past tense and past participle of dilacerate.
- direct mail — mail, usually consisting of advertising matter, appeals for donations, or the like, sent simultaneously to large numbers of possible individual customers or contributors. Abbreviation: DM.
- direct-dial — being a telephone or telephone system enabling long-distance calls to be direct-dialed.
- directional — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- directorial — pertaining to a director or directorate.
- discalceate — (chiefly of members of certain religious orders) without shoes; unshod; barefoot.
- discolorate — (transitive, dated) To discolor.
- disculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of disculpate.
- divellicate — to separate; pull apart
- diverticula — a blind, tubular sac or process branching off from a canal or cavity, especially an abnormal, saclike herniation of the mucosal layer through the muscular wall of the colon.
- dodecastyle — having 12 columns.
- domiciliate — to domicile.
- double coat — an outer coat of hair on a dog serving as protection against underbrush and resistant to weather, combined with an undercoat of softer hair for warmth and waterproofing.
- duffel coat — a hooded overcoat of sturdy wool, usually knee-length and with frog fasteners.
- duffle coat — a hooded overcoat of sturdy wool, usually knee-length and with frog fasteners.
- duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
- duplicature — a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
- dutch metal — an alloy of copper and zinc in the form of thin sheets, used as an imitation of gold leaf.
- dyspeptical — (archaic) dyspeptic.
- eagle scout — a boy scout who has achieved the highest rank in U.S. scouting.
- earth-color — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- ecblastesis — a condition of flower production in plants in which buds occur within flowers and thereby produce extremely large blooms
- eccentrical — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- echolocated — Simple past tense and past participle of echolocate.
- echolocator — An organism capable of echolocation.
- ectopically — In an ectopic manner.
- ectoplasmic — Relating to, or having the properties or appearance of, ectoplasm.
- ectoplastic — ectoplasmic
- ectothermal — coldblooded (sense 1)
- educability — capable of being educated.
- educational — pertaining to education.
- edulcorated — Simple past tense and past participle of edulcorate.
- edulcorator — a device that supplies small quantities of a liquid to a mixture
- effectually — producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
- egotistical — Excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered.
- eidetically — In an eidetic way.
- ejaculating — Present participle of ejaculate.
- ejaculation — The action of ejecting semen from the body.
- ejaculative — Ejaculatory.
- ejaculatory — Of or pertaining to ejaculation.
- elastically — In an elastic manner.
- elasticated — (of a garment or material) made elastic by the insertion of rubber thread or tape.
- elasticised — Simple past tense and past participle of elasticise.
- elasticized — Simple past tense and past participle of elasticize.
- elasticness — the state or quality of being elastic
- elastomeric — Of, pertaining to, or containing elastomers.