11-letter words containing d, i
- anisodactyl — (of the feet of passerine birds) having the first toe directed backwards and the other three toes directed forwards
- annihilated — to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly: The heavy bombing almost annihilated the city.
- anno domini — advancing old age
- annunciated — Simple past tense and past participle of annunciate.
- anodization — the action of electroplating a metal with an ornamental or protecting layer of oxide
- antagonised — Simple past tense and past participle of antagonise.
- antagonized — Simple past tense and past participle of antagonize.
- antependium — a covering hung over the front of an altar
- antheridial — Of, pertaining to, or produced in, the antheridium.
- antheridium — the male sex organ of algae, fungi, bryophytes, and spore-bearing vascular plants, such as ferns, which produces antherozoids
- antherozoid — one of many small male gametes produced in an antheridium
- anthropoids — Plural form of anthropoid.
- anticandida — (medicine) Acting to combat or prevent an infection with the yeast Candida albicans.
- anticathode — the target electrode for the stream of electrons in a vacuum tube, esp an X-ray tube
- anticipated — If an event, especially a cultural event, is eagerly anticipated, people expect that it will be very good, exciting, or interesting.
- antidotally — in the manner of an antidote
- antidumping — a method of trade protection intended to stop other countries dumping goods cheaply on a domestic market
- antifeedant — a chemical agent that causes a pest, as an insect, to stop eating.
- antijudaism — Alternative form of anti-Judaism.
- antioxidant — An antioxidant is a substance which slows down the damage that can be caused to other substances by the effects of oxygen. Foods which contain antioxidants are thought to be very good for you.
- antiradical — opposed to radicalism
- antistudent — opposed to or acting against students
- antisubsidy — opposed to or acting against subsidization
- antisuicide — acting to prevent suicide
- antithyroid — acting against excessive thyroid activity
- antityphoid — preventing or acting against typhoid
- anvil cloud — another name for a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be anvil-shaped
- aphidicolin — A tetracyclic diterpene antibiotic with antiviral and antimitotical properties.
- aphrodisiac — An aphrodisiac is a food, drink, or drug which is said to make people want to have sex.
- apicodental — articulated with the apex of the tongue near the upper front teeth, as ( (θ) ; t h) ) and (; ð) ; th) )
- apodictical — (archaic) Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain.
- apodization — (mathematics) Any of several techniques to modify the form of a mathematical function, or of a spectrum etc. by smoothing or removing irregularities.
- apodyterium — the changing room in an ancient Roman bathhouse
- apostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostatize.
- apostlebird — an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray-brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals.
- appendiceal — of or relating to the vermiform appendix.
- apperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of apperceive.
- appertained — Past participle of appertain.
- apple cider — non-alcoholic juice drink
- applied art — design used for practical purposes
- apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- appreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- aptitudinal — capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent: She has a special aptitude for mathematics.
- arabidopsis — Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis.
- arabinoside — a glycoside yielding arabinose when hydrolysed
- arachidonic — related to arachidonic acid or the derivatives of arachidonic acid
- arachnoidal — relating to the arachnoid
- arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
- archdiocese — An archdiocese is the area over which an archbishop has control.