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

  • spotted dick — a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit
  • stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • sticky blood — a condition of the blood, particularly associated with Hughes syndrome, in which antibodies tend to adhere to platelets and glue them together, leading to an increased likelihood of clotting
  • store credit — A store credit is a document offered by a store to a customer who returns an item not eligible for a refund. It can be used to buy other goods at the store.
  • studio couch — an upholstered couch, usually without a back, convertible into a double bed by sliding a bed frame out from beneath it and covering the frame with the mattress that forms the upper thickness of the upholstery.
  • sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
  • subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
  • subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
  • subintroduce — to introduce subtly
  • suction disc — a device for attaching to a non-porous surface by means of suction
  • suicide note — letter left by person ending own life
  • syndiotactic — (of a polymer molecule) having a regular alternation of opposite configurations at successive regularly spaced positions along the chain. See also configuration (def 4).
  • synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
  • technobandit — a person who steals technological secrets, as from the government or a place of employment, and sells them to agents of foreign governments or to competing firms.
  • the in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
  • the occident — the Occident. the West; the countries of Europe and America. Western Hemisphere.
  • thiodiglycol — C4H10O2S, a yellowish viscous liquid used as a solvent
  • thionic acid — any of the five acids of sulfur of the type H 2 S n O 6 , where n is from two to six.
  • third sector — the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.
  • tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
  • transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
  • tredecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.
  • trial docket — docket (def 1).
  • trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
  • trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
  • trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
  • tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
  • tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
  • trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
  • turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
  • two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
  • unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
  • unchronicled — not chronicled or recorded
  • unconductive — having the property or capability of conducting.
  • unconfinedly — in an unconfined manner
  • unconsidered — thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion.
  • undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
  • undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
  • undercooling — Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool.
  • underscoring — the practice of drawing or scoring a line or mark under
  • undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
  • undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
  • undiscovered — 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.
  • uninoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
  • unintroduced — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
  • unmethodical — characterized by lack of method or disorderliness
  • unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • unrecognized — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • unreconciled — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
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