11-letter words containing d, a, i
- differentia — the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- 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.
- diffusional — Of or pertaining to diffusion.
- digestional — the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body.
- digger wasp — any of numerous solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae, which excavate nests in soil, wood, etc., and provision them with prey paralyzed by stinging.
- digital pen — a pen-like device that enables a person to enter information into a digital electronic device by writing on a screen
- digitalised — Medicine/Medical. to treat (a person) with a regimen of digitalis.
- digitalises — any plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially the common foxglove, D. purpurea.
- digitalized — Medicine/Medical. to treat (a person) with a regimen of digitalis.
- digitigrade — walking on the toes, as most quadruped mammals.
- digladiator — a person who contends or fights
- dignifiable — Capable of being dignified.
- dignitaries — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- dilacerated — Simple past tense and past participle of dilacerate.
- dilapidated — reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
- dilapidator — One who dilapidates, a person committing dilapidation.
- dilatations — Plural form of dilatation.
- dilatometer — a device for measuring expansion caused by changes in temperature in substances.
- dilettantes — Plural form of dilettante.
- dilly-dally — to loiter or vacillate
- dilutionary — causing, involving, or relating to the dilution of company stocks
- diluvialism — the theory, generally abandoned in the mid-19th century, that the earth's surface was shaped by the biblical flood
- diluvialist — a person who believes in the theory of diluvialism
- dimensional — Of or pertaining to dimensions.
- dimentional — Misspelling of dimensional.
- dimercaprol — a colorless, oily, viscous liquid, C 3 H 8 OS 2 , originally developed as an antidote to lewisite and now used in treating bismuth, gold, mercury, and arsenic poisoning.
- dimidiating — Present participle of dimidiate.
- dineolignan — (organic compound) Any compound having a structure based on a dineolignane.
- ding-a-ling — a stupid, foolish, or eccentric person.
- dining area — room or hall in which meals are served
- dining hall — a large room in which meals are served to members of a special group and their guests, as to the students and faculty of a college.
- dinner lady — female cook in school canteen
- dinnerplate — A plate on which dinner can be served.
- dinnerwares — china, glasses, and silver used for table service.
- dinosaurian — pertaining to or of the nature of a dinosaur.
- dio cassius — ?155–?230 ad, Roman historian. His History of Rome covers the period of Rome's transition from Republic to Empire
- diode laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
- diophantine — Alternative capitalization of Diophantine.
- dioxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze reactions involving molecular oxygen.
- dipeptidase — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides.
- diphosphate — a pyrophosphate.
- diphthongal — Pertaining to a diphthong.
- diphthongia — diplophonia.
- 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.
- diplomacies — Plural form of diplomacy.
- diplomatese — the type of language or jargon used by diplomats, thought to be excessively complicated, cautious, or vague
- diplomatics — the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like.
- diplomatist — British Older Use. a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.
- diplomatize — to use diplomacy or tact.