11-letter words containing d, a, c, h
- deutschland — Germany
- deutschmark — the former standard monetary unit of Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs; replaced by the euro in 2002: until 1990 the standard monetary unit of West Germany
- diachronism — the passage of a geological formation across time planes, as occurs when a marine sediment laid down by an advancing sea is noticeably younger in the direction of advancement
- diaphonical — Diacoustic; diaphonic.
- diaphoretic — relating to or causing sweat
- diaphragmic — Which uses, or which is located in or near, the diaphragm.
- diarrhoetic — Alternative form of diarrhetic.
- diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- dicephalous — having two heads
- dichogamous — having the stamens and pistils maturing at different times, thereby preventing self-pollination, as a monoclinous flower (opposed to homogamous).
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- dichromatic — having or consisting of only two colours
- 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.
- disc harrow — a harrow with sharp-edged slightly concave discs mounted on horizontal shafts and used to cut clods or debris on the surface of the soil or to cover seed after planting
- discharging — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
- discophoran — a member of the Discophora group
- disenchants — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenchant.
- disharmonic — lacking harmony; disharmonious; discordant.
- dispatchers — Plural form of dispatcher.
- dispatchful — of or relating to dispatch, particularly in terms of haste
- dispatching — Send off to a destination or for a purpose.
- dithyrambic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a dithyramb, or an impassioned oration.
- dog-catcher — a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- dogcatchers — Plural form of dogcatcher.
- donut peach — fruit
- door charge — an entrance fee.
- douchecanoe — (vulgar, slang, pejorative) A rude, obnoxious, or contemptible person.
- draft chair — a chair so designed as to fend off drafts from behind, as a wing chair.
- drag anchor — (of a vessel) to move away from its mooring because the anchor has failed to hold
- drive chain — a roller chain that transmits power from one toothed wheel to another
- drop anchor — secure a ship in place
- dutch chair — a chair of c1700, derived from Dutch models, having curved uprights, a wide splat joined to the seat rail, and cabriole legs.
- dutch metal — an alloy of copper and zinc in the form of thin sheets, used as an imitation of gold leaf.
- dutch treat — a meal or entertainment for which each person pays his or her own expenses.
- dysharmonic — relating to abnormal bone development
- dyspathetic — characterized by dyspathy
- echolocated — Simple past tense and past participle of echolocate.
- edaphically — In terms of soil conditions.
- encephaloid — resembling the brain or brain matter
- enchantedly — As if enchanted.
- enchondroma — A cartilage cyst found in the bone marrow.
- ethanedioic — designating a type of acid
- ex cathedra — with authority
- face-harden — to harden the surface of (metal), as by chilling or casehardening.
- far-fetched — improbable; not naturally pertinent; being only remotely connected; forced; strained: He brought in a far-fetched example in an effort to prove his point.
- feldspathic — of, relating to, or containing feldspar.
- feral child — a neglected child who engages in lawless or anti-social behaviour
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- forereached — Simple past tense and past participle of forereach.