12-letter words containing d, i, s, c
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misericordia — (legal, obsolete) An amercement.
- misperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of misperceive.
- misspecified — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- mockingbirds — Plural form of mockingbird.
- molluscicide — A substance that kills molluscs.
- monorchidism — a prenatal or postnatal condition in which one testis is absent or has not descended into the scrotum.
- morris dance — a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- mucopeptides — Plural form of mucopeptide.
- musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- necessitated — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- non-decision — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- non-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- non-domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- noncustodial — Not having custody of one’s children after a divorce.
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nondualistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- nonresidence — (uncountable) The state or condition of being nonresident.
- nordic skier — a person who practises cross-country racing and ski-jumping
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
- old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- optical disc — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- orthodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
- orthodromics — the act or art of sailing on a great circle
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- paludicolous — inhabiting marshland
- paradisaical — paradisiacal.
- paradisiacal — of, like, or befitting paradise.
- parascending — parasailing
- parasiticide — an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.
- pas d'action — a dramatic, pantomimic dance sequence serving to advance the plot.
- pascal-linda — Ian Flockhart, U Edinburgh, 1991. Under development.
- peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- pericarditis — inflammation of the pericardium.
- period costs — Period costs are general costs that cannot be associated with a particular product, such as utilities or insurance.
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.