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11-letter words containing d, i, a, l

  • spermicidal — that kills sperm
  • spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
  • spreadingly — in a spreading manner
  • spud island — Prince Edward Island.
  • stalactited — having or containing stalactites
  • stand still — not move
  • staphylinid — rove beetle.
  • starlighted — lit by the stars
  • stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
  • stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
  • strand line — a shoreline, especially one from which the sea or a lake has receded.
  • streamlined — streamlined.
  • studio flat — a flat with one main room
  • subcardinal — (of veins) next to the cardinal veins
  • subdiaconal — of or relating to a subdeacon.
  • subjudicial — pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice: judicial proceedings; the judicial system.
  • sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
  • swear blind — to assert emphatically
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
  • swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
  • sylvic acid — abietic acid.
  • syndicalism — a form or development of trade unionism, originating in France, that aims at the possession of the means of production and distribution, and ultimately at the control of society, by federated bodies of industrial workers, and that seeks to realize its purposes through general strikes, terrorism, sabotage, etc.
  • synodically — by the authority of a synod
  • tabularised — to tabulate.
  • tabularized — to tabulate.
  • tailor-made — tailored.
  • tardis-like — having an interior that is more spacious than could be imagined from looking at the outside
  • tarradiddle — a small lie; fib.
  • tax holiday — a period of time during which the government reduces or suspends the collection of a tax, as payroll, property, or sales tax: The state legislature declared a hurricane preparedness tax holiday for items like flashlights and battery-powered radios.
  • telodynamic — pertaining to the transmission of mechanical power over considerable distances, as by means of endless cables on pulleys.
  • tetraploidy — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
  • thalidomide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 , formerly used as a sedative: if taken during pregnancy, it may cause severe abnormalities in the limbs of the fetus.
  • the islands — the islands of the South Pacific
  • think aloud — If you think aloud, you express your thoughts as they occur to you, rather than thinking first and then speaking.
  • third-class — of the lowest or poorest class or quality; inferior.
  • thread silk — silk yarn produced by a silk throwster.
  • tidal basin — an artificial body of water open to a river, stream, etc., subject to tidal action.
  • tidal datum — (in a hydrographic survey) a curved surface representing one phase of a tide, usually mean low water, taken as a datum level.
  • tidal force — the gravitational pull exerted by a celestial body that raises the tides on another body within the gravitational field, dependent on the varying distance between the bodies.
  • tidal light — a light placed at the entrance of a harbor to indicate the depth of the water and the direction of tidal flow.
  • tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
  • tiglic acid — a slightly water-soluble, poisonous compound, C 5 H 8 O 2 , derived from croton oil and occurring as a thick, syrupy liquid or in colorless crystals.
  • tolbutamide — a white crystalline substance, C 12 H 18 N 2 O 3 S, used to augment insulin secretion in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
  • toluic acid — any of four isomeric acids having the formula CH 3 C 6 H 4 COOH: derivatives of toluene.
  • tordesillas — a town in NW Spain, SW of Valladolid: treaty (1494) defining the colonial spheres of Spain and Portugal.
  • trade guild — a medieval guild composed of tradesmen.
  • traditional — of or relating to tradition.
  • traducingly — in a traducing manner
  • trailblazed — to blaze a trail through (a forest, wilderness, or the like) for others to follow.
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