10-letter words containing n, d
- diazoamino — denoting or of a diazo compound containing the group N:N·NH
- dicationic — (chemistry) Having two missing electrons.
- dichlorine — (chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of chlorine in a molecule.
- dickensian — of Charles Dickens or his works
- dicoumarin — any compound formed with two bonded coumarin molecules
- dictaphone — a tape recorder designed for recording dictation and later reproducing it for typing
- dictations — Plural form of dictation.
- dictionary — (as modifier)
- dicynodont — any of various extinct Triassic mammal-like reptiles having a single pair of tusklike teeth
- didanosine — 2',3'-dideoxyinosine, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor effective against HIV.
- didelphian — of or relating to an animal in the Didelphia subclass of mammals
- didynamous — (of plants) having four stamens arranged in two pairs of unequal length, as in the foxglove
- die-sinker — a person who engraves dies for stamping coins, medals, etc
- dienophile — (organic chemistry) A compound that readily reacts with a diene; especially an alkene in the Diels-Alder reaction.
- dieselling — (in a combustion engine) a fault or malfunction in which the engine continues to run after the ignition has been switched off
- dieselpunk — A postmodern genre of art as well as a budding subculture that combines the aesthetics of the interbellum period through World War II and ending circa 1950s (a range of time often referred to as the \u201cdiesel era\u201d by the dieselpunk community) with contemporary creations.
- diet drink — a type of drink, usually a version of an existing drink, that is marketed as being good for slimmers because it is low in calories
- diethylene — (organic chemistry, in combination) Two ethylene groups in a molecule.
- dieticians — Plural form of dietician.
- dietitians — Plural form of dietitian.
- difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- differency — difference
- differents — Plural form of different.
- diffidence — the quality or state of being diffident.
- diffluence — the act of flowing off or away.
- diflunisal — a substance, C 13 H 8 F 2 O 3 , used as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of rheumatoid diseases and other musculoskeletal disorders.
- dig around — If you dig around in a place or container, you search for something in every part of it.
- digestions — Plural form of digestion.
- digitation — digitate formation.
- digitising — Present participle of digitise.
- digitizing — Present participle of digitize.
- dignifying — Present participle of dignify.
- digoneutic — producing offspring twice yearly
- digressing — to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot, study, etc.
- digression — the act of digressing.
- dihydrogen — (chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions.
- dilatation — a dilated formation or part.
- dilettante — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
- dilettanti — a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler.
- diligences — Plural form of diligence.
- diligently — industriously
- diluteness — The state or quality of being dilute.
- dilutional — Of or pertaining to dilution.
- dime novel — a cheap melodramatic or sensational novel, usually in paperback and selling for ten cents, especially such an adventure novel popular c1850 to c1920.
- dimensions — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- dimetrodon — an extinct carnivorous mammallike reptile, of the genus Dimetrodon, dominant in North America during the Permian Period, up to 10 feet (3.1 meter) long and usually bearing spinal sails.
- diminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- diminishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diminish.
- diminuendo — a gradual reduction of force or loudness.
- diminution — the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.