10-letter words containing d, o, a
- drosophila — a fly of the genus Drosophila, especially D. melanogaster, used in laboratory studies of genetics and development.
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- drug baron — the head of an organization that deals in illegal drugs
- drum major — the marching leader of a drum corps or a band.
- drunkathon — a session in which excessive quantities of alcohol are consumed
- drupaceous — resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.
- dual-homed — (networking) A kind of connection to a FDDI network where a host is simultaneously connected to two separate devices in the same FDDI ring. One of the connections becomes active while the other one is automatically blocked. If the first connection fails, the backup link takes over with no perceptible delay. A dual-homed device can tolerate a fault in one of its "homes" whereas a dual-attached device can tolerate a fault in one of the rings.
- dubitation — doubt.
- duckboards — Plural form of duckboard.
- dummy load — a resistive component that absorbs all the output power of an electrical generator or radio transmitter in order to simulate working conditions for test purposes
- duodecagon — dodecagon.
- duodecimal — pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12.
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.
- durational — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- durnovaria — the Latin name for a town in S England, administrative centre of Dorset: associated with Thomas Hardy, esp as the Casterbridge of his novels. Pop: 16 171 (2001)
- dutchwoman — a female native or inhabitant of the Netherlands; a woman of Dutch ancestry.
- dwarf door — a door of approximately half normal height, as the lower half of a Dutch door.
- dyalog apl — (language) Arguably the current (2001) market-leading implementation of APL, from Dyalog Limited. Dyalog APL runs under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000; and several popular UNIX systems including Linux. Dyalog APL complies with ISO 8485 and has many features that make it good for complex GUI applications. Dyalog APL was introduced in 1983 and is currently (2002) in active development.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- dysmorphia — Deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
- dystrophia — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- early wood — springwood.
- earthbound — headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
- eavesdrops — Plural form of eavesdrop.
- ectodermal — Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
- ecuadorean — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- ecuadorian — person from Ecuador
- edaphology — The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
- eddication — (UK, dated) eye dialect of education.
- edificator — (rare) One who or that which edifies; an edifier.
- editorials — Plural form of editorial.
- educations — Plural form of education.
- edulcorant — tending to edulcorate
- edulcorate — to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
- eicosanoid — (biochemistry) Any of a family of naturally-occurring substances derived from 20-carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids; they include the prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids; they function as hormones.
- elucidator — One who elucidates.
- embassador — Archaic form of ambassador.
- emblazoned — Simple past tense and past participle of emblazon.
- embrocated — Simple past tense and past participle of embrocate.
- emendation — The process of making a revision or correction to a text.
- emendatory — (archaic) Pertaining to emendation; corrective.
- emolliated — Simple past tense and past participle of emolliate.
- emulsoidal — of or relating to an emulsoid
- encomienda — A grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area.
- encouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of encourage.
- encroached — Simple past tense and past participle of encroach.
- end around — a play in which an offensive end or wide receiver, after running across the field behind the line of scrimmage and taking a handoff from the quarterback, attempts to advance downfield
- endamoebic — relating to endamebae
- endeavored — Simple past tense and past participle of endeavor.
- endeavours — Plural form of endeavour.