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12-letter words containing d, i, a, c

  • handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
  • handicapping — Present participle of handicap.
  • handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
  • handkerchief — a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
  • handstitched — Stitched by hand.
  • hard science — any of the natural or physical sciences, as chemistry, biology, physics, or astronomy, in which aspects of the universe are investigated by means of hypotheses and experiments.
  • harmonichord — a musical instrument resembling an upright piano intended to fuse the sound of a violin with the functionality of a piano, the tone therefore produced using friction rather than through striking
  • harpsichords — Plural form of harpsichord.
  • headkerchief — A kerchief worn on the head.
  • hedge garlic — an erect, cruciferous herb, Sisymbrium officinale, having a garlicky odor.
  • hemichordate — belonging or pertaining to the chordates of the phylum Hemichordata, comprising small, widely distributed, marine animals, as the acorn worms.
  • hemodynamics — the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
  • heraldically — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
  • herbicidally — from a herbicidal point of view
  • heroic drama — Restoration tragedy, especially that popular in England c1660–1700, using highly rhetorical language and written in heroic couplets.
  • hexachloride — a chloride containing six atoms of chlorine.
  • hexadactylic — having six fingers or toes
  • hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
  • hiding place — location where sb is concealed
  • hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
  • hierarchized — Simple past tense and past participle of hierarchize.
  • high command — the leadership or highest authority of a military command or other organization.
  • highway code — In Britain, the Highway Code is an official book published by the Department of Transport, which contains the rules which tell people how to use public roads safely.
  • hitch a ride — hitchhike
  • holiday camp — In Britain, a holiday camp is a place which provides holiday accommodation and entertainment for large numbers of people.
  • hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
  • hydrodynamic — pertaining to forces in or motions of liquids.
  • hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
  • hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
  • hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  • hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
  • hydronically — in a hydronic manner; in a manner relating to a heating system that uses water
  • hydrostatics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the statics of fluids, usually confined to the equilibrium and pressure of liquids.
  • hydroxy acid — an organic acid containing both a carboxyl and a hydroxyl group.
  • hyperacidity — excessive acidity, as of the gastric juice.
  • hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
  • hypermediacy — Hypermedia literacy; the state of being conversant with hypermedia technologies.
  • hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
  • icbm address — (networking, humour)   (Or "missile address") The form used to register a site with the Usenet mapping project includes a space for longitude and latitude, preferably to seconds-of-arc accuracy. This is actually used for generating geographically-correct maps of Usenet links on a plotter; however, it has become traditional to refer to this as one's "ICBM address" or "missile address", and many people include it in their sig block with that name. (A real missile address would include target altitude.)
  • iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
  • iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
  • icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
  • idiodynamics — a system of beliefs in psychology emphasizing the role of the personality in choosing stimuli and in organizing responses.
  • idiomaticity — peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
  • idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
  • idiosyncracy — Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy.
  • idiosyncrasy — A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
  • ill-affected — not well disposed; disaffected
  • imidacloprid — The insecticide 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine used to control fleas in domestic pets.
  • immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
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