10-letter words containing m, i, d, c
- decompiler — (computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
- deep magic — [possibly from C. S. Lewis's "Narnia" books] An awesomely arcane technique central to a program or system, especially one neither generally published nor available to hackers at large (compare black art); one that could only have been composed by a true wizard. Compiler optimisation techniques and many aspects of OS design used to be deep magic; many techniques in cryptography, signal processing, graphics, and AI still are. Compare heavy wizardry. Especially found in comments of the form "Deep magic begins here.". Compare voodoo programming.
- dekametric — (of a radio wave) having a wavelength between 10 and 100 meters: decametric wave.
- demicanton — either of the two parts of certain Swiss cantons
- demilancer — A soldier who carries a demilance.
- democratic — A democratic country, government, or political system is governed by representatives who are elected by the people.
- democritus — ?460–?370 bc, Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus
- demoniacal — of, relating to, or like a demon; demonic: demoniac laughter.
- deracemize — (chemistry) To convert a racemic mixture into one or other of the enantiomers.
- diathermic — of or relating to diathermy
- dichotomic — division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
- dichromacy — The quality of having two independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
- dichromasy — Alternative spelling of dichromacy.
- dichromate — any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72–
- dichromism — the state of being dichromic
- dicoumarin — any compound formed with two bonded coumarin molecules
- dicoumarol — a substance obtained naturally from sweet clover or produced synthetically as a drug, used as an anticoagulant
- dictyosome — a Golgi body, esp in a plant cell
- dilemmatic — a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- dipchemeng — Diploma in Chemical Engineering
- diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- direct sum — a composition of two disjoint sets, as vector spaces, such that every element in the composition can be written uniquely as the sum of two elements, one from each of the given sets.
- discectomy — Surgical removal of the whole or a part of an intervertebral disc.
- disclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of disclaim.
- disclaimer — a statement, document, or assertion that disclaims responsibility, affiliation, etc.; disavowal; denial.
- discomania — Enthusiasm for disco music.
- discomfits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discomfit.
- discomfort — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- discommend — to express disapproval of; belittle; disparage. The diners discommended the wine.
- discommode — to cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.
- discompose — to upset the order of; disarrange; disorder; unsettle: The breeze discomposed the bouquet.
- disconfirm — to prove to be invalid.
- diseconomy — a lack of economy.
- disencharm — To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to disenchant.
- ditch-moss — elodea.
- dochmiacal — of or relating to dochmiac verse
- docimastic — of or relating to docimasy
- docimology — the theory of the art of testing, as in assaying metallic ores
- dockmackie — a North American shrub, Viburnum acerifolium, of the honeysuckle family, having long stemmed clusters of white flowers and ovoid, almost black berries.
- dogmatical — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- domestical — Archaic form of domestic.
- domiciliar — a canon of a minor order.
- domiciling — Present participle of domicile.
- dominicale — a veil formerly worn by women during divine service.
- dosimetric — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- dracontium — (pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
- dramatical — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of drama or the theatre.
- drumsticks — Plural form of drumstick.
- duodecimal — pertaining to twelfths or to the number 12.
- duodecimos — Plural form of duodecimo.