11-letter words containing d, e, t, i
- diarthroses — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diastematic — characterized by diastema
- diatessaron — (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fourth
- dicasteries — Plural form of dicastery.
- dichotomies — Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc.
- dichotomise — to divide or separate into two parts, kinds, etc.
- dichotomize — to divide or become divided into two parts or classifications
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- dicotyledon — any flowering plant of the class Dicotyledonae, normally having two embryonic seed leaves and leaves with netlike veins. The group includes many herbaceous plants and most families of trees and shrubs
- dictyostele — a form of stele found in some ferns, containing so many gaps that it is like a network of separate strands
- diddle with — Informal. to toy; fool (usually followed by with): The kids have been diddling with the controls on the television set again.
- die casting — the process of making a casting by forcing molten metal into a metallic mold, or die, under great pressure
- die-cutting — the cutting by machine of paper or card into shapes with sharp steel knives, such as in the manufacture of cardboard boxes
- dielectrics — Plural form of dielectric.
- dietary law — law dealing with foods permitted to be eaten, food preparation and combinations, and the utensils and dishes coming into contact with food.
- differentia — the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- differently — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- diffidently — lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
- diffractive — causing or pertaining to diffraction.
- 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.
- digestively — In a digestive manner; by means of digestion.
- 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.
- 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.
- dilatometer — a device for measuring expansion caused by changes in temperature in substances.
- dilettantes — Plural form of dilettante.
- dim-sighted — with weak or indistinct vision
- dimentional — Misspelling of dimensional.
- dimethicone — Polydimethylsiloxane.
- diminuitive — Misspelling of diminutive.
- diminutives — Plural form of diminutive.
- dinner suit — a dinner jacket and trousers, often worn with a bow tie at formal events
- dinnerplate — A plate on which dinner can be served.
- dinotherium — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- diophantine — Alternative capitalization of Diophantine.
- diopsimeter — an instrument for measuring the field of vision.
- dioptometer — an instrument for measuring the refraction of the eye.
- diotheletic — relating to diothelism
- dip-netting — the activity of catching fish using a dip-net
- dipeptidase — any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of dipeptides.
- diphosphate — a pyrophosphate.
- diphtheroid — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
- diplomatese — the type of language or jargon used by diplomats, thought to be excessively complicated, cautious, or vague
- diplomatize — to use diplomacy or tact.
- dipterocarp — A tall forest tree from which are obtained resins and timber for the export trade, occurring mainly in Southeast Asia.