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

  • geodetically — pertaining to geodesy.
  • glycerolipid — (organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol.
  • glycopeptide — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
  • glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
  • goldbricking — Present participle of goldbrick.
  • gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
  • good offices — Someone's good offices are the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something.
  • grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.
  • graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
  • gynodioecism — the condition of having flowers that are only female in one example of a plant and flowers that have stamens and pistils in another example of a plant of the same species
  • haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
  • hamming code — (algorithm)   Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
  • 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.
  • helicoptered — Simple past tense and past participle of helicopter.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
  • hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
  • high command — the leadership or highest authority of a military command or other organization.
  • high-colored — deep in color; vivid.
  • 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.
  • historicized — Simple past tense and past participle of historicize.
  • holiday camp — In Britain, a holiday camp is a place which provides holiday accommodation and entertainment for large numbers of people.
  • hydrochloric — of or derived from hydrochloric acid.
  • hydrocolloid — a substance that forms a colloid when combined with water.
  • hydrocooling — the process or technique of arresting the ripening of fruits and vegetables after harvesting by immersion in ice 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
  • hydrofluoric — of or derived from hydrofluoric acid.
  • hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
  • hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
  • hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  • hydromorphic — of or relating to soil having characteristics that are developed when there is excess water all or part of the time.
  • 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.
  • hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.
  • hypochloride — Misspelling of hypochlorite.
  • 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.
  • hypocycloids — Plural form of hypocycloid.
  • hypotrochoid — a geometric curve or pattern formed by following a fixed point on the radial line of a small circle moving around the circumference of a larger circle
  • ibm discount — A price increase. Outside IBM, this derives from the common perception that IBM products are generally overpriced (see clone); inside, it is said to spring from a belief that large numbers of IBM employees living in an area cause prices to rise.
  • iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
  • 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.
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