11-letter words containing d, a, c, t, i
- diffraction — the phenomenon exhibited by wave fronts that, passing the edge of an opaque body, are modulated, thereby causing a redistribution of energy within the front: it is detectable in light waves by the presence of a pattern of closely spaced dark and light bands (diffraction pattern) at the edge of a shadow.
- diffractive — causing or pertaining to diffraction.
- dilacerated — Simple past tense and past participle of dilacerate.
- diplomatics — the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like.
- dipterocarp — A tall forest tree from which are obtained resins and timber for the export trade, occurring mainly in Southeast Asia.
- 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.
- directorate — the office of a director.
- directorial — pertaining to a director or directorate.
- disaccredit — to take away the accreditation or authorization of: to disaccredit a diplomat.
- disaccustom — to cause to lose a habit: In the country I was quickly disaccustomed of sleeping late.
- disaffected — discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority.
- discalceate — (chiefly of members of certain religious orders) without shoes; unshod; barefoot.
- discardment — the act or process of discarding
- disceptator — a person who disputes or disagrees
- discolorate — (transitive, dated) To discolor.
- discreation — to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
- disculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of disculpate.
- discussants — Plural form of discussant.
- disenchants — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenchant.
- disentrance — to bring out of an entranced condition; disenchant.
- dislocating — Present participle of dislocate.
- dislocation — an act or instance of dislocating.
- 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.
- dissociated — Simple past tense and past participle of dissociate.
- dissociates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissociate.
- distractful — (archaic) distracting.
- distracting — Preventing concentration or diverting attention; disturbing.
- distraction — the act of distracting.
- distractive — tending to distract.
- distractors — Plural form of distractor.
- disturbance — the act of disturbing.
- dithyrambic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a dithyramb, or an impassioned oration.
- divaricated — Spread-out, divergent, especially of a branch etc. which is at nearly ninety degrees to the main stem.
- divaricator — to spread apart; branch; diverge.
- 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.
- dockization — the process of turning into docks
- doctrinaire — a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
- doctrinally — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
- dog curtain — a flap on a canvas cover for a binnacle, affording a view of the compass when raised.
- domesticate — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- domiciliate — to domicile.
- dope addict — Slang. a drug addict.
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- draft chair — a chair so designed as to fend off drafts from behind, as a wing chair.
- dramaticism — a dramatic character or way of behaving