11-letter words containing n, d, o, u
- double knot — any of various knots that are reinforced with a second tying
- double-bank — to have two rowers pull (each of a number of oars).
- double-hung — (of a window) having two vertically sliding sashes, each closing a different part of the opening.
- double-knit — a weft-knit fabric that consists of two single-knit fabrics intimately interlooped.
- double-ring — being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.
- doublethink — the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.
- douchecanoe — (vulgar, slang, pejorative) A rude, obnoxious, or contemptible person.
- doughtiness — steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.
- downdraught — Alternative spelling of downdraft.
- doxorubicin — a cytotoxic antibiotic, C 27 H 29 NO 11 , derived from a variety of the bacterium Streptomyces peucetius and used in the treatment of sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, acute leukemia, and other cancers.
- dreadnought — a type of battleship armed with heavy-caliber guns in turrets: so called from the British battleship Dreadnought, launched in 1906, the first of its type.
- drouthiness — the state or condition of being thirsty or dry
- druid stone — sarsen.
- drunkalogue — an account of a person’s problems with alcohol
- drunkometer — a device for measuring the amount of alcohol in a person's breath to determine the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream.
- dualization — to make dual.
- dubiousness — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- dumbed down — (jargon) Simplified, with a strong connotation of *over*simplified. Often, a marketroid will insist that the interfaces and documentation of software be dumbed down after the designer has burned untold gallons of midnight oil making it smart. This creates friction. See user-friendly.
- dumbfounded — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- dumfounding — Present participle of dumfound.
- dummy joint — a slot cut into a concrete slab to prevent serious fractures.
- duns scotus — John ("Doctor Subtilis") 1265?–1308, Scottish scholastic theologian.
- duo-decagon — dodecagon.
- duplication — an act or instance of duplicating.
- dysfunction — Medicine/Medical. malfunctioning, as of an organ or structure of the body.
- edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
- educational — pertaining to education.
- eglandulose — eglandular
- elucidation — Explanation that makes something clear; clarification.
- encountered — Simple past tense and past participle of encounter.
- end product — result of a process
- endeavoured — Simple past tense and past participle of endeavour.
- endocardium — The thin, smooth membrane that lines the inside of the chambers of the heart and forms the surface of the valves.
- endochylous — having water-storing cells
- endocranium — (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.
- endocuticle — the inner layer of the cuticle of an insect
- endogeneous — Alternative spelling of endogenous.
- endoluminal — Lb anatomy Within the lumen.
- endometrium — The mucous membrane lining the uterus, which thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.
- endoneurium — the delicate connective tissue surrounding nerve fibres within a bundle
- endophagous — relating to endophagy
- endothecium — (biology) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules.
- endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
- enfouldered — charged with lightning
- enough said — understood
- enshrouding — Present participle of enshroud.
- eudaemonism — A system of ethics that bases moral value on the likelihood that good actions will produce happiness.
- eudaemonist — A supporter of eudaemonism.
- fairgrounds — Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
- fart around — a flatus expelled through the anus.