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14-letter words containing d, i, a, m

  • diaphragm pump — A diaphragm pump is a pump in which a diaphragm is used to move a fluid.
  • diastereomeric — having the properties of or pertaining to a diastereoisomer
  • diathermaneity — the quality of being diathermanous
  • diazonium salt — any of a class of compounds with the general formula ArN:N–M+, where Ar is an aryl group and M is a metal atom; made by the action of nitrous acid on aromatic amines and used in dyeing
  • dicamptodontid — (zoology) Any member of the Dicamptodontidae.
  • dichotomically — division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
  • dichromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts. Formula: H2Cr2O7
  • dictionary.com — a popular online dictionary site that includes a wide selection of electronic reference resources, including dictionaries of American and British English, specialized dictionaries, a thesaurus, translator, crossword solver, and other reference works and games.
  • diffie-hellman — (cryptography)   A public-key encryption key exchange algorithm.
  • diffractometer — an instrument that is used to study atomic crystal structure by measuring the angles at which x-rays, neutrons, or electrons are diffracted by matter.
  • diffractometry — The elucidation of the structures of crystalline materials by the use of X-ray diffraction.
  • digital camera — a camera that records images in digital form by means of a device that converts the optical image to an electrical signal.
  • dimenhydrinate — a synthetic, crystalline, antihistamine powder, C 17 H 22 NO⋅C 7 H 6 ClN 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergic disorders and as a preventive for seasickness and airsickness.
  • dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
  • diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.
  • diplomatically — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
  • direct primary — a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
  • direct-examine — to subject to direct examination. Compare cross-examine (def 2).
  • disaccommodate — to inconvenience (a person)
  • disaffirmation — The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.
  • disambiguating — Present participle of disambiguate.
  • disambiguation — to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”.
  • disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
  • disarrangement — Upset of the normal order.
  • disassemblable — That can be disassembled.
  • disaster movie — a film in which a disastrous event such as an earthquake, fire, air crash etc is the focus of the action
  • discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
  • disciplinarium — a scourge for flogging penitents
  • discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
  • discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
  • disconformable — of or relating to a disconformity.
  • discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
  • discriminately — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
  • discriminating — to make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate: a mark that discriminates the original from the copy.
  • discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
  • discriminative — constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.
  • discriminators — Plural form of discriminator.
  • discriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
  • disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
  • disembarrassed — Simple past tense and past participle of disembarrass.
  • disenchantment — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
  • disencumbrance — the removal of an encumbrance
  • disengagements — Plural form of disengagement.
  • disentrainment — the act of discharging troops from a train
  • disheartenment — The act of disheartening.
  • disimpassioned — calm; dispassionate.
  • disinformation — false information, as about a country's military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, especially of other countries.
  • dismal science — the science of economics
  • dissimulations — Plural form of dissimulation.
  • distemperature — a distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health, mind, or temper.
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