11-letter words containing d, o, c
- dedications — Plural form of dedication.
- deep pocket — extensive financial resources; great wealth
- deep-voiced — having a voice that is low in pitch: a deep-voiced young man.
- defaecation — Alt form defecation.
- defalcation — the amount embezzled
- deflazacort — A glucocorticoid prodrug used as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant.
- deflections — Plural form of deflection.
- deforcement — (legal) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
- deification — If you talk about the deification of someone or something, you mean that they are regarded with very great respect and are not criticized at all.
- deinonychus — a genus of carnivorous dinosaur which existed in the early Cretaceous period, notable for the unusually large curved claws on the second toe of its feet
- delectation — pleasure; enjoyment
- deliciously — In a delicious manner.
- delocalised — (British) alternative spelling of delocalized.
- delocalized — (chemistry) describing the π-electrons in a conjugated, aromatic or mesoionic compound that are not associated with any particular atom or bond.
- delta force — (in the US) an élite army unit involved in counterterrorist operations abroad
- delta stock — any of the fourth rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange. Market makers need not display prices of these securities continuously and any prices displayed are taken only as an indication rather than an offer to buy or sell
- demagogical — Demagogic.
- demarcation — Demarcation is the establishment of boundaries or limits separating two areas, groups, or things.
- demi-cannon — a large cannon of the 16th century, having a bore of about 6½ inches (17 cm) and firing a shot of from 30 to 36 pounds (14 to 16 kg).
- democracies — Plural form of democracy.
- democratise — To make democratic.
- democratism — The principles or spirit of a democracy.
- democratize — If a country or a system is democratized, it is made democratic.
- demographic — Demographic means relating to or concerning demography.
- demoniacism — the state or practice of being possessed by a demon
- demonically — In a demonic way.
- demonocracy — power of or rule by demons
- demy octavo — a book size, 81⁄2 by 51⁄2 inches
- deprecation — to express earnest disapproval of.
- deprecatory — expressing disapproval; protesting
- depreciator — One who depreciates.
- derecognise — Alternative spelling of derecognize.
- derecognize — to cease to recognize (a trade union) as having special negotiating rights within a company or industry
- dereliction — If a building or a piece of land is in a state of dereliction, it is deserted or abandoned.
- dermatropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- dermotropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- descamisado — an extreme liberal of the Spanish revolution 1820–23.
- deschooling — to abolish or phase out traditional schools from, so as to replace them with alternative methods and forms of education.
- descloizite — a mineral, lead zinc vanadate.
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
- descriptors — Plural form of descriptor.
- desecration — a desecrating or being desecrated
- desert rock — a type of heavy-metal music that has strong country-rock and folk influences
- desiccation — Desiccation is the process of becoming completely dried out.
- desk copier — a photocopier compact enough to fit on a desk, table, or similar surface.
- desk jockey — an office worker who sits at a desk, often as contrasted with someone who does more important or active work: desk jockeys at the CIA.
- desmodromic — (of mechanisms, almost exclusively of valves) that are controlled in both directions of their movement. A desmodromic valve is one which is actively both opened and closed by a mechanism rather than by a spring
- desocialize — to remove from a customary social environment: Imprisonment desocializes the inmates.
- despondence — state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection.
- despondency — Despondency is a strong feeling of unhappiness caused by difficulties which you feel you cannot overcome.