12-letter words containing c, r, o, i, s
- disconfirmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm.
- discongruity — incongruity.
- disconnector — (electrical engineering) A switching device used to open an electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- discorporate — Having no material body.
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discourteous — not courteous; impolite; uncivil; rude: a discourteous salesman.
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discoverment — (obsolete) discovery.
- discoverture — the state of being discovert; freedom from coverture.
- discretional — discretionary.
- disordinance — (obsolete) disarrangement; disturbance.
- distractions — Plural form of distraction.
- doctrinaires — Plural form of doctrinaire.
- dominatrices — Plural form of dominatrixThe 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary' [Eleventh Edition].
- drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
- drove chisel — a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- econometrics — the application of statistical and mathematical techniques in solving problems as well as in testing and demonstrating theories.
- econometrist — An econometrician.
- ecotarianism — the principle or practice of avoiding eating any foods whose production or transportation are considered ecologically damaging
- ecoterrorism — Violence carried out to further environmentalist ends.
- ecoterrorist — one who commits ecotage; monkey-wrencher.
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- efflorescing — Present participle of effloresce.
- ehrlichiosis — (medicine) A tick-borne disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Ehrlichia.
- eigenvectors — Plural form of eigenvector.
- electioneers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electioneer.
- electrolysis — Chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium.
- ensorcelling — Present participle of ensorcell.
- enteroclysis — A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.
- eradications — Plural form of eradication.
- esoterically — In an esoteric manner.
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- evisceration — A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exclusive or — (logic) (XOR, EOR) /X or, E or/ A two-input function whose result is true if one input is true and the other is false. The truth table is A | B | A xor B --+---+-------- F | F | F F | T | T T | F | T T | T | F The output is thus true if the inputs are not equal. If one input is false, the other is passed unchanged whereas if one input is true, the other is inverted. In Boolean algebra, exclusive or is often written as a plus in a circle: "⊕". The circle may be omitted suggesting addition modulo two. In digital logic, an exclusive or logic gate is drawn like a normal inclusive or gate but with a curved line across both inputs: {exclusive or gate " />.
- excoriations — Plural form of excoriation.
- excursioning — Present participle of excursion.
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- excursionize — to go on an excursion or excursions
- executioners — Plural form of executioner.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- fabrications — Plural form of fabrication.
- facilitators — Plural form of facilitator.