12-letter words containing e, d, i
- digressively — In a digressive fashion.
- diisocyanate — (chemistry) Any compound containing two isocyanate anions or functional groups, but especially such an organic compound used in the preparation of polyurethane.
- dilacerating — Present participle of dilacerate.
- dilaceration — the act of dilacerating.
- dilatometers — Plural form of dilatometer.
- dilatoriness — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dilettantish — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
- dilettantism — the practices or characteristics of a dilettante.
- dillydallies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dillydally.
- dime a dozen — a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dimensioning — Present participle of dimension.
- dimerization — (chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which two monomers react to form a dimer.
- diminishable — That may be diminished.
- diminishment — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- diminutively — In a diminutive manner.
- dineolignane — (organic chemistry) Any derivative of a lignane having four propylbenzene residues.
- dining table — a table, especially one seating several persons, where meals are served and eaten, especially the major or more formal meals.
- dinner dance — a formal social gathering that includes a dinner followed by dancing.
- dinner dress — a dress, often long and having sleeves or a jacket, more elaborate than one designed for daytime wear but less formal than an evening gown.
- dinner knife — a knife used in eating the main course of a meal.
- dinner money — money given to school children to buy dinner at school
- dinner party — social gathering over evening meal
- dinner plate — a plate for holding an individual serving of the main course of a meal.
- dinner table — dining table.
- dinner-dance — a formal social gathering that includes a dinner followed by dancing.
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- dinucleotide — a molecule composed of two nucleotide subunits.
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- diphosphates — a pyrophosphate.
- diphtheritic — pertaining to diphtheria.
- diphtheroids — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
- diphthongize — to change into or pronounce as a diphthong.
- diplodocuses — Plural form of diplodocus.
- diplogenesis — the double production or formation of something that is normally single, such as a doubled part in a fetus or a double fetus
- dipropellant — bipropellant.
- dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.
- dipsy-doodle — a quick dipping, sliding motion of the body, as made by ball carriers in football to evade tacklers.
- dipyridamole — a yellow crystalline powder, C 24 H 40 N 8 O 4 , used prophylactically for angina pectoris and in combination with other drugs to reduce thrombus formation.
- direct debit — regular automatic bank payment
- direct input — a device, such as a keyboard, used to insert data directly into a computerized system
- direct labor — labor performed, as by workers on a production line, and considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- directed set — (theory) A set X is directed under some relation, <= (less than or equal), if it is non-empty and if for any two elements x and y there exists an element z such that x <= z and y <= z. I.e. all pairs have an upper bound.
- directedness — guided, regulated, or managed: a carefully directed program.
- directorates — Plural form of directorate.
- directorship — a person or thing that directs.
- dirty blonde — woman's hair colour: dark blonde
- dirty-minded — tending to have vulgar, obscene, or lewd thoughts, interpretations, etc.
- disabilities — Plural form of disability.
- disablements — Plural form of disablement.
- disaccharide — any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis.