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12-letter words containing d, i, o

  • doctrinarian — A doctrinaire.
  • doctrination — (nonstandard) indoctrination.
  • docudramatic — Of or relating to docudrama.
  • docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
  • dodecagynian — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
  • dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
  • dog's dinner — mess, failure
  • 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.
  • doloriferous — causing pain or sadness, dolorific
  • dolphin kick — (in the butterfly stroke) a kick in which the legs move up and down together, with the knees bent on the upswing.
  • dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
  • domain model — (systems analysis)   1. A definition of the functions, objects, data, requirements, relationships and variations in a particular domain. 2. A product of domain analysis which provides a representation of the requirements of the domain. The domain model identifies and describes the structure of data, flow of information, functions, constraints and controls within the Domain that are included in software systems in the domain. The Domain Model describes commonalities and variabilities among requirements for software systems in the domain.
  • domestic cat — feline kept as a pet
  • domestic pig — Sus scrofa; an artiodactyl mammal of the African and Eurasian family Suidae, having a long head with a movable snout and a thick bristle-covered skin
  • 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.
  • domesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
  • domesticates — Plural form of domesticate.
  • domesticized — Simple past tense and past participle of domesticize.
  • domiciliated — to domicile.
  • dominatrices — Plural form of dominatrixThe 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary' [Eleventh Edition].
  • dominion day — Canada Day
  • domino paper — a marbleized or figured decorative paper, used for wallpaper, end papers, etc., printed from wood blocks and colored by hand.
  • don giovanni — an opera (1787) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • donationware — (Internet) A variant of freeware that offers an option to its user to donate money to the program's author.
  • donatistical — relating to a Donatist or Donatism
  • donets basin — a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
  • doomwatching — the act of watching the environment to warn of and prevent harm
  • door curtain — a curtain that fills a doorway
  • doorstepping — talking to someone at the door of their home, for political canvassing or to gather information
  • dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
  • dorothea dix — Dorothea Lynde [lind] /lɪnd/ (Show IPA), (Dorothy) 1802–87, U.S. educator and social reformer.
  • dorsiflexion — flexion toward the back.
  • dorsiventral — Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
  • dosing strip — (in New Zealand) an area set aside for treating dogs suspected of having hydatid disease
  • dot notation — (networking)   Berkeley Unix notation for an Internet address, consisting of one to four numbers (a "dotted quad") in hexadecimal (leading 0x), octal (leading 0), or (usually) decimal. It represents a 32-bit address. Each leading number represents eight bits of the address (high byte first) and the last number represents the rest. E.g. address 0x25.32.0xab represents 0x252000ab. By far the most common form is four decimal numbers, e.g. 146.169.22.42. Many programs accept an address in dot notation in place of a hostname.
  • dotted swiss — a crisp, sheer muslin that is constructed in plain weave, bleached white or dyed, and often ornamented with raised dots or figures (dotted swiss) used chiefly in the manufacture of curtains and women's summer clothes.
  • double drift — a method of calculating wind direction and velocity by observing the direction of drift of an aircraft on two or more headings.
  • double first — a first in two subjects.
  • double helix — the spiral arrangement of the two complementary strands of DNA.
  • 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-blind — of or relating to an experiment or clinical trial in which neither the subjects nor the researchers know which subjects are receiving the active medication, treatment, etc., and which are not: a technique for eliminating subjective bias from the test results.
  • 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-digit — of or denoting a percentage greater than ten.
  • double-quick — very quick or rapid.
  • double-sided — double-faced (defs 2, 3).
  • double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
  • double-width — twice the usual width: double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.
  • doughnutlike — Resembling a doughnut.
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