13-letter words containing d, o, g, c
- cytodiagnosis — the diagnosis of disease through the study of cells in the body
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- dactylomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the fingers or toes.
- dancing shoes — shoes worn by dancers
- days of grace — days permitted by custom for payment of a promissory note, bill of exchange, etc, after it falls due
- decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
- decarbonizing — Present participle of decarbonize.
- decommunizing — Present participle of decommunize.
- decompounding — Present participle of decompound.
- decompressing — Present participle of decompress.
- deconflicting — Present participle of deconflict.
- decongestants — Plural form of decongestant.
- decorticating — Present participle of decorticate.
- degree course — an education course that awards degrees to those who complete it successfully
- demagogically — of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue.
- democratizing — Present participle of democratize.
- demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- demonological — the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
- dendroecology — The science that uses dendrochronology to analyze historic ecological processes.
- dendrological — Of, pertaining to dendrology.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- deontological — (of an ethical theory) regarding obligation as deriving from reason or as residing primarily in certain specific rules of conduct rather than in the maximization of some good
- depressogenic — Causing or tending to cause depression.
- dextroglucose — dextrose
- diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- diagnostician — a specialist or expert in making diagnoses
- dialling code — A dialling code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before a particular telephone number if you are making a call to that place from a different area.
- dichotomising — Present participle of dichotomise.
- dichotomizing — Present participle of dichotomize.
- diffractogram — An image produced by a diffractometer.
- digital clock — a clock that displays the time in numerical digits rather than by hands on a dial.
- digital logic — two-valued logic
- dignification — The act of dignifying; exaltation.
- disco dancing — dancing at a disco
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- discomforting — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconcerting — disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
- disconfirming — Not confirming.
- disconnecting — Present participle of disconnect.
- discontiguity — the quality of being discontiguous
- discontiguous — disconnected or without contact
- discontinuing — Present participle of discontinue.
- dna computing — (architecture) The use of DNA molecules to encode computational problems. Standard operations of molecular biology can then be used to solve some NP-hard search problems in parallel using a very large number of molecules. The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large problems.
- dog's mercury — a hairy somewhat poisonous euphorbiaceous perennial, Mercurialis perennis, having broad lanceolate toothed leaves and small greenish male and female flowers, the males borne in catkins. It often carpets shady woodlands
- domesticating — Present participle of domesticate.
- domiciliating — Present participle of domiciliate.
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- douglas scale — an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell
- driving force — impetus
- duck shooting — duck hunting with a gun