12-letter words containing d, e, a, c, o
- dextrocardia — the abnormal location of the heart in the right side of the chest
- diabetogenic — causing or producing diabetes
- diageotropic — (of a plant part) growing at a right angle to the direction of gravity.
- dialectology — the study of dialects and dialectal variations
- diatomaceous — of, relating to, consisting of, or containing diatoms or their fossil remains
- dictionaries — Plural form of dictionary.
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- diego garcia — chief island of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory: 17 sq mi (44 sq km)
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- diisocyanate — (chemistry) Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.
- direct labor — labor performed, as by workers on a production line, and considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- directorates — Plural form of directorate.
- disaffection — the absence or alienation of affection or goodwill; estrangement; disloyalty: Disaffection often leads to outright treason.
- disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disassociate — to dissociate.
- disceptation — (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- discomedusan — a member of the Discomedusae, an order of jellyfish with flattened bodies
- disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- discorporate — Having no material body.
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- 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.
- discretional — discretionary.
- dislocatedly — in a dislocated manner
- disordinance — (obsolete) disarrangement; disturbance.
- dissocialize — to render dissocial
- dissociative — to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- dockwalloper — longshoreman
- doctrinaires — Plural form of doctrinaire.
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- dodecagynian — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecahedral — Having twelve plane surfaces.
- dodecahedron — a solid figure having 12 faces.
- dodecandrous — (of a plant) having twelve stamens
- dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dodecastylos — a dodecastyle building, as a classical temple.
- dog's chance — little likelihood; small chance (usually used in the negative): That project didn't have a dog's chance of succeeding.
- domestic cat — feline kept as a pet
- domesticable — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- domestically — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- domesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- domesticates — Plural form of domesticate.
- domiciliated — to domicile.
- dominatrices — Plural form of dominatrixThe 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary' [Eleventh Edition].
- door scraper — a small horizontal bar fixed to the ground near a door where visitors can scrape mud from their shoes before entering