11-letter words containing i, d, o, t
- cropdusting — the spreading of fungicide, etc on crops in the form of dust, often from an aircraft
- cryptorchid — an animal or human in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum
- crystalloid — resembling or having the appearance or properties of a crystal or crystalloid
- curtain rod — A curtain rod is a long, narrow pole on which you hang curtains.
- cuspidation — decoration using cusps
- cyanidation — (metallurgy) The extraction of gold or silver from their ores using the cyanide process.
- cyprinodont — any small tropical or subtropical soft-finned fish of the mostly marine family Cyprinodontidae, resembling carp but having toothed jaws. The group includes the guppy, killifish, swordtail, and topminnow
- daffynition — A form of pun involving the reinterpretation of an existing word, on the basis that it sounds like another word or phrase.
- dative bond — coordinate bond
- dative-bond — a type of covalent bond between two atoms in which the bonding electrons are supplied by one of the two atoms.
- deactivator — Any device used to deactivate something.
- deamidation — (biochemistry) The conversion of glutamine, asparagine, glutamine residues in a polypeptide to glutamic acid or aspartic acid by treatment with strong acid, transamidase or deamidase.
- deamination — to remove the amino group from (a compound).
- deauthorize — to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding): Congress authorized the new tax on tobacco.
- debarkation — Disembarkation.
- decantation — the act of decanting a liquid
- decapitator — One who decapitates.
- decimations — Plural form of decimation.
- declamation — a rhetorical or emotional speech, made esp in order to protest or condemn; tirade
- declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- declination — the angular distance, esp in degrees, of a star, planet, etc, from the celestial equator measured north (positive) or south (negative) along the great circle passing through the celestial poles and the body
- declinatory — a plea that has the aim of demonstrating that the accused is exempt from legal authority and punishment
- declivitous — fairly steep
- decollating — Present participle of decollate.
- decollation — to behead; decapitate.
- decomposite — a composite element that is itself composed of other elements
- decondition — to take away or cancel conditioned responses in (a person)
- decorations — Plural form of decoration.
- decorticate — to remove the bark or some other outer layer from
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- decussation — a decussating or being decussated
- dedications — Plural form of dedication.
- deevolution — any process of formation or growth; development: the evolution of a language; the evolution of the airplane.
- defaecation — Alt form defecation.
- defalcation — the amount embezzled
- defamations — Plural form of defamation.
- defiliation — the denial of or lack of a male child
- definitions — the formal statement of the meaning or significance of a word, phrase, idiom, etc., as found in dictionaries. An online dictionary resource, such as Dictionary.com, can give users direct, immediate access to the definitions of a term, allowing them to compare definitions from various dictionaries and stay up to date with an ever-expanding vocabulary.
- deflections — Plural form of deflection.
- defloration — the act of deflowering
- defoliating — Present participle of defoliate.
- defoliation — to strip (a tree, bush, etc.) of leaves.
- deforesting — Present participle of deforest.
- deformation — the act of deforming; distortion
- deformative — making worse by alteration
- deformities — Plural form of deformity.
- deglutition — the act of swallowing
- deglutitory — of or relating to swallowing
- degradation — You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.