12-letter words containing d, o, i, t
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- nonvitrified — Not converted into glass.
- north island — the northernmost principal island of New Zealand. 44,281 sq. mi. (114,690 sq. km).
- north riding — a former administrative division of Yorkshire, in N England, now part of North Yorkshire, Cleveland, and Durham.
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- obedientiary — The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
- objectivized — to cause to become concrete or objective; objectify.
- occidentally — In an occidental manner.
- octadecanoic — Of or pertaining to octadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
- octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
- odontologist — the science dealing with the study of the teeth and their surrounding tissues and with the prevention and cure of their diseases.
- odontophobia — an unnatural dread or terror of teeth
- of two minds — If you are of two minds, you are uncertain about what to do, especially when you have to choose between two courses of action.
- off the grid — not using any of the services, such as bank accounts, public utilites, etc, that allow a person's activities to be monitored by the authorities
- off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
- oil deposits — reserves of petroleum found underground (or under the sea)
- oil industry — petroleum-processing business
- old catholic — a member of any of several European churches professing to be truly Catholic but rejecting certain modern Roman Catholic doctrines, dogmas, and practices, especially the dogma of papal infallibility.
- old faithful — one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.
- old favorite — If you refer to something as an old favorite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- old identity — a person known for a long time in the one locality
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- oligodactyly — The presence of fewer than the usual number of fingers or toes.
- oligopeptide — A peptide whose molecules contain a relatively small number of amino-acid residues.
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- on the skids — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- opisthodomos — Also called posticum. a small room in the cella of a classical temple, as for a treasury.
- opium addict — someone who is addicted to the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy
- optical diff — vdiff
- 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.
- orbital road — a highway that circles a metropolitan area; ring road
- orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
- ornithomimid — (zoology) Any member of the Ornithomimidae.
- orthodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
- orthodontist — 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.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- orthopteroid — (zoology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- otitis media — inflammation of the middle ear, characterized by pain, dizziness, and impaired hearing.
- out-building — a detached building subordinate to a main building.
- outbuildings — Plural form of outbuilding.
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.