12-letter words containing m, e, a, d, o
- determinator — a person who or a thing that determines
- deviationism — ideological deviation (esp from orthodox Communism)
- diamond head — promontory in SE Oahu, Hawaii, near Honolulu, consisting of the rim of an extinct volcanic crater
- diamond lane — a highway or street lane for buses and passenger vans marked with a large diamond shape on the pavement.
- diastereomer — either of a pair of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other.
- diatomaceous — of, relating to, consisting of, or containing diatoms or their fossil remains
- diazomethane — a yellow odourless explosive gas, used as a methylating agent. Formula: CH2:N:N
- dilatometers — Plural form of dilatometer.
- dime a dozen — a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dimerization — (chemistry) Any chemical reaction in which two monomers react to form a dimer.
- 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.
- discomedusan — a member of the Discomedusae, an order of jellyfish with flattened bodies
- disenamoured — to disillusion; disenchant (usually used in the passive and followed by of or with): He was disenamored of working in the city.
- disharmonize — (intransitive) To cause disorder.
- disopyramide — a substance, C 21 H 29 N 3 O, used in its phosphate form in the symptomatic and prophylactic treatment of certain cardiac arrhythmias.
- disseminator — to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse: to disseminate information about preventive medicine.
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- docutainment — infotainment (def 2).
- domain model — (systems analysis) 1. A definition of the functions, objects, data, requirements, relationships and variations in a particular domain. 2. A product of domain analysis which provides a representation of the requirements of the domain. The domain model identifies and describes the structure of data, flow of information, functions, constraints and controls within the Domain that are included in software systems in the domain. The Domain Model describes commonalities and variabilities among requirements for software systems in the domain.
- domestic cat — feline kept as a pet
- domesticable — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- domestically — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- domesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- domesticates — Plural form of domesticate.
- domiciliated — to domicile.
- dominatrices — Plural form of dominatrixThe 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary' [Eleventh Edition].
- domino paper — a marbleized or figured decorative paper, used for wallpaper, end papers, etc., printed from wood blocks and colored by hand.
- don't ask me — You reply 'don't ask me' when you do not know the answer to a question, usually when you are annoyed or surprised that you have been asked.
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- double album — a commercial recording sold on two CDs or LPs
- double cream — (in France) a fresh, soft cheese with at least 60 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.
- double major — a major with concentration in two separate fields of study
- double modal — a syntactic construction in which two modal auxiliaries occur consecutively within a clause, as might could in I might could help you.
- douglas-home — Alexander Frederick (Baron Home of the Hirsel) 1903–1995, British statesman and politician: prime minister 1963–64.
- down payment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- drapetomania — (dated) an overwhelming urge to run away (from home, a bad situation, responsibility, etc.).
- dream vision — a conventional device used in narrative verse, employed especially by medieval poets, that presents a story as told by one who falls asleep and dreams the events of the poem: Dante's Divine Comedy exemplifies the dream vision in its most developed form.
- dromaeosaurs — Plural form of dromaeosaur.
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- early modern — designating or of the period of European history from the end of the Middle Ages (c. 1450) to c. 1750
- earth almond — chufa.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- emerald moth — any of various green geometrid moths, esp the large emerald (Geometra papilionaria) a handsome pale green moth with white wavy markings
- enamoredness — Quality of being enamored; love; infatuation.
- endeavorment — Act of endeavouring; effort.
- endomembrane — (biology) All the membraneous components inside a eukaryotic cell, including the nuclear envelope, endoplastic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus.
- endometrioma — An ovarian cyst caused by endometriosis.
- endothelioma — Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.