12-letter words containing d, i, c, l, o
- diabolically — having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked: a diabolic plot.
- dialectology — the study of dialects and dialectal variations
- dialogically — in a dialogic manner
- diatonically — In a diatonic manner.
- dicarboxylic — containing two carboxyl groups in the molecule
- dichotically — in a dichotic manner
- dicotyledons — Plural form of dicotyledon.
- dictyostelic — Of or possessing a dictyostele.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- difunctional — Bifunctional.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dilucidation — elucidation
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- diploblastic — having two germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm, as the embryos of sponges and coelenterates.
- diplocardiac — having the right and left sides of the heart somewhat or completely divided, as in birds and mammals.
- diplodocuses — Plural form of diplodocus.
- diplomatical — Obsolete form of diplomatic.
- direct labor — labor performed, as by workers on a production line, and considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- disclamation — the act of disclaiming; renunciation; disavowal.
- disco lights — coloured lights that flash on and off in time to the music at a disco etc
- discolorated — Simple past tense and past participle of discolorate.
- disconsolate — without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable: Loss of her pet dog made her disconsolate.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- 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.
- discussional — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- dislocatedly — in a dislocated manner
- dislocations — Plural form of dislocation.
- dissociality — the fact or characteristic of being dissocial
- dissocialize — to render dissocial
- divorce mill — a divorce court, especially such a court in a state or country that does not impose difficult requirements, as a long period of residence or humiliating grounds, on those who wish to dissolve their marriage.
- docking keel — one of two keellike projections for bracing a hull of a ship against bilge blocks when the ship is in dry dock.
- dogmatically — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dolphin kick — (in the butterfly stroke) a kick in which the legs move up and down together, with the knees bent on the upswing.
- 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.
- domiciliated — to domicile.
- donatistical — relating to a Donatist or Donatism
- double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
- double piece — a piece of plate armor for reinforcing or replacing a piece ordinarily used in a suit.
- double-click — to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file: Double-click on the desktop icon.
- double-quick — very quick or rapid.
- dow compiler — An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
- draconically — (often lowercase) Draconian.
- drill collar — A drill collar is a thick tubular piece at the bottom of a drillpipe, which concentrates the weight on the rotating drill bit.
- drove chisel — a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- duodecennial — relating to twelve years